Humanities & Social Sciences · Year 5

Lesson 1

Learn about the founding of the early British colonies in Australia.

⏱ 22 min · 12 questions

Lesson 2

Discover how the discovery of gold in the 1850s changed Australia.

⏱ 20 min · 9 questions

Lesson 3

Learn about goods and services, and how trade helps connect people.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 4

Explore the countries and environments near Australia in the Asia-Pacific region.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 5

Explore the lives of convicts and free settlers in early colonial Australia.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions

Lesson 6

Learn how laws and government decisions affect daily life in Australia.

⏱ 18 min · 7 questions

Lesson 7

Explore why water is precious in Australia and how we can use it wisely.

⏱ 18 min · 7 questions

Lesson 8

Discover how the separate colonies joined together to form the nation of Australia in 1901.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions

Lesson 9

Explore the difference between rules and laws and how laws keep society fair and safe.

⏱ 18 min · 7 questions

Lesson 10

Explore Australia's varied climates and how environments differ across the country.

⏱ 20 min · 7 questions

Lesson 11

Learn about the Eureka Stockade and famous bushrangers of colonial Australia.

⏱ 17 min · 7 questions

Lesson 12

Learn how mapmakers use scale, legends and grid references on maps.

⏱ 16 min · 7 questions

Lesson 13

Learn about the local, state and federal levels of government in Australia.

⏱ 16 min · 7 questions

Lesson 14

Learn about people who shaped Australia, including First Nations leaders.

⏱ 16 min · 7 questions

Lesson 15

Investigate how people change environments and how we can protect them.

⏱ 16 min · 7 questions

Lesson 16

Understand how British colonisation affected Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

⏱ 17 min · 7 questions

Lesson 17

Explore Australia's natural resources and the industries that use them.

⏱ 16 min · 7 questions

Lesson 18

Discover how citizens can take action and influence decisions in a democracy.

⏱ 16 min · 7 questions

Lesson 19

Trace how the right to vote in Australia changed over time to include more people.

⏱ 16 min · 7 questions

Lesson 20

Explore the different types of vegetation across Australia and the resources they provide.

⏱ 16 min · 7 questions

Lesson 21

Learn how a proposed law becomes an Act of Parliament in Australia.

⏱ 16 min · 7 questions

Lesson 22

Explore how advertising and other factors influence the choices consumers make.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 23

Learn about the colonial explorers who travelled inland and the role of First Nations guides.

⏱ 17 min · 7 questions

Lesson 24

Explore Australia's river systems, how water moves, and why water is so important on a dry continent.

⏱ 17 min · 7 questions

Lesson 25

Discover the ways citizens can take part in Australian democracy beyond just voting.

⏱ 16 min · 7 questions

Lesson 26

Learn how advertising influences spending and how to make informed consumer choices.

⏱ 16 min · 7 questions

Lesson 27

Explore how the spread of sheep and cattle farming changed colonial Australia and affected First Nations peoples.

⏱ 16 min · 6 questions

Lesson 28

Understand how bushfires affect the land and how people and ecosystems respond.

⏱ 16 min · 6 questions

Lesson 29

Discover how citizens can take action on issues they care about in lawful ways.

⏱ 16 min · 6 questions

Lesson 30

Learn what banks do and how saving in a bank can help your money grow with interest.

⏱ 16 min · 6 questions

Lesson 31

Understand how British colonisation changed life for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 32

Explore how bushfires, floods and droughts affect Australian environments and communities.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 33

Learn about different types of businesses and the enterprising skills people use to run them.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 34

Discover how Australian governments use taxes to provide services like schools, hospitals and roads.

⏱ 15 min · 7 questions

Lesson 35

Learn about the experiences of Chinese miners during the Australian gold rushes.

⏱ 16 min · 6 questions

Lesson 36

Investigate how climate affects where most Australians choose to live.

⏱ 16 min · 6 questions

Lesson 37

Sort out which level of government is responsible for different services in Australia.

⏱ 16 min · 6 questions

Lesson 38

Learn how to make good choices when spending money and your rights as a consumer.

⏱ 16 min · 6 questions

Lesson 39

Discover how railways and the telegraph changed life in the Australian colonies.

⏱ 16 min · 7 questions

Lesson 40

Learn how wool, wheat, gold and mining shaped Australia's economy over time.

⏱ 16 min · 7 questions