History - The past in the present

Pre-excursion tasks

Stepping into our 1878 classroom gives your students an opportunity to experience schooling in the past. Understanding history requires us to examine a range of primary and secondary sources of information.

For some guidelines on analysing primary sources as well as photographs and prints, use these links:

• Analyzing Photographs and Prints
• Analyzing Primary Sources
• The Inquiry Process
  

Download the teaching program, including pre- and post-visit resources S1 History.

Examples of historic images