Immigration Journeys

Victorian Curriculum Links

Years 5&6

Civics and Citizenship

Citizenship, Diversity and Identity

  • VCCCC014: Identify who can be an Australian citizen and describe the rights, responsibilities and shared values of Australian citizenship and explore ways citizens can participate in society.

  • VCCCC015: Identify different points of view on a contemporary issue relating to democracy and citizenship.

  • VCCCC017: Examine the concept of global citizenship.

History

Historical Concepts and Skills

  • VCHHC087: Explain the significance of an event and an individual or group that influenced change in the Australian colonies and in Australian society since Federation.

Historical Knowledge

  • VCHHK096: Significant contributions of individuals and groups, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and migrants, to changing Australian society.

  • VCHHK095: The stories and perspectives of people who migrated to Australia, including from one Asian country, and the reasons they migrated.

  • VCHHK091: The causes and the reasons why people migrated to Australia from Europe and Asia, and the perspectives, experiences and contributions of a particular migrant group within a colony.

Geography

Geographical Concepts and Skills

  • VCGGC085: Describe and explain the diverse characteristics of places in different locations from local to global scales.

  • VCGGC087: Describe and explain interconnections within places and between places, and the effects of these interconnections.

Geographical Knowledge

  • VCGGK093: Differences in the demographic, economic, social and cultural characteristics of countries across the world.

  • VCGGK097: Factors that influence people’s awareness and opinion of places.

  • VCGGK098: Australia’s connections with other countries and how these change people and places.