WINNING THE VOTE: MAKING A NATION

In our ‘Winning the Vote: Making a Nation’ program, students will gain a clear understanding of significant civil movements that changed the democratic rights of miners, women, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia. Students will utilise our interactive exhibition space to investigate the lives and stories of people who have created social change, including through the events surrounding the Eureka Stockade. Looking at Chartism and the suffrage movement, they will explore the rights and responsibilities of Australian citizens and reflect on how they can personally participate in and strengthen Australia’s democratic processes today.  

Students will work in groups of roughly 20 and rotate through a range of hands-on, guided and self-directed activities. They will view the original Eureka Flag, undertake guided research in our exhibition space, and participate in a workshop about Australia’s democratic reforms and civic responsibility. 

 

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  • Cost/Duration

    Length: 90 minutes (120 minutes for groups larger than 80)
    Cost: $9.50 (inc GST) per student. Teachers are free of charge.
    Ballarat Schools: $5.00  (inc GST) per student. Teachers are free of charge.
    Maximum participants: 100

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    CIVICS AND CITIZENSHIP

    Australian Curriculum: 
    The key values that underpin Australia’s democracy (ACHASSK115)
    How people with shared beliefs and values work together to achieve a civic goal (ACHASSK11)

    Victorian Curriculum: 
    Discuss the values, principles and institutions that underpin Australia’s democratic forms of government and explain how this system is influenced by the Westminster system* (VCCCG008) *Italicised will be touched on in your education session but not fully explored.
    Identify different points of view on a contemporary issue relating to democracy and citizenship (VCCCC015)

    HISTORY

    Australian Curriculum: 
    Examine primary sources and secondary sources to determine their origin and purpose (ACHASSI098)
    The role that a significant individual or group played in shaping a colony (ACHASSK110)
    The impact of a significant development or event on an Australian colony (ACHASSK108)

    Victorian Curriculum: 
    Identify the origin, content features and the purpose of historical sources and describe the context of these sources when explaining daily life in colonial Australia, reasons for migration and causes and effects of Federation (VCHHC083)
    The role that a significant individual or group played in shaping and changing a colony (VCHHK092)
    The effects of a significant development or event on a colony (VCHHK090)

     

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    CIVICS AND CITIZENSHIP

    Australian Curriculum:
    How values, including freedom, respect, inclusion, civility, responsibility, compassion, equality and a ‘fair go’, can promote cohesion within Australian society (ACHCK052) (Y7)
    The freedoms that enable active participation in Australia’s democracy within the bounds of law, including freedom of speech, association, assembly, religion and movement (ACHCK061) (Y8)
    Appreciate multiple perspectives and use strategies to mediate differences (ACHCS057) (ACHCS071) (Y7/8)
    Reflect on their role as a citizen in Australia’s democracy (ACHCS060) (ACHCS074) (Y7/Y8)

    Victorian Curriculum:
    Identify how values can promote cohesion within Australian society, including the values of freedom, respect, inclusion, civility, responsibility, compassion, equality and a ‘fair go’ (VCCCC025)
    Discuss the freedoms that enable active participation in Australia's democracy within the bounds of law, including freedom of speech, association, assembly, religion and movement (VCCCG019)

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    CIVICS AND CITIZENSHIP

    Australian Curriculum:
    How and why individuals and groups, including religious groups, participate in and contribute to civic life (ACHCK079)
    Use democratic processes to reach consensus on a course of action relating to a civics or citizenship issue and plan for that action (ACHCS087)
    Critically evaluate information and ideas from a range of sources in relation to civics and citizenship topics and issues (ACHCS084)

    Victorian Curriculum:
    Discuss challenges to and ways of sustaining a resilient democracy and cohesive society (VCCCC036)
    Analyse contemporary examples and issues relating to Australian democracy and global connections, including key aspects of citizenship in a pluralist society (VCCCC035)

    HISTORY

    Australian Curriculum:
    Identify the origin, purpose and context of primary and secondary sources (ACHHS169)
    The emergence and nature of key ideas in the period, with a particular focus on ONE of the following: capitalism, socialism, egalitarianism, nationalism, imperialism, Darwinism, Chartism (ACDSEH019)
    Reasons why ONE key idea emerged and/or developed a following (ACDSEH086)
    The role of an individual or group in the promotion of ONE of these key ideas, and the responses to it, for example from workers, entrepreneurs, land owners, religious groups (ACDSEH087)
    Key people, events and ideas in the development of Australian self-government and democracy, including, the role of founders, key features of constitutional development, the importance of British and Western influences in the formation of Australia’s system of government and women's voting rights (ACDSEH091)

    Victorian Curriculum:
    Analyse the different perspectives of people in the past and evaluate how these perspectives are influenced by significant events, ideas, location, beliefs and values (VCHHC124)
    Key social, cultural, economic, and political features of one society at the start of the period (VCHHK133)
    Significant events and influencing ideas in the development of the society, including different perspectives of the events at the time and different historical interpretations and debates (VCHHK135)

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    AUSTRALIAN HISTORY UNIT 3

    Creating a nation (1834–1913)
    Power and resistance (1788–1913)
    Power and resistance (1957–1998)
     

  • Pre and post activities

    Eureka Education Kit

    Teacher Resources

  • Bookings

    To request a booking date and time please fill in our booking form. 
    For any other program enquiries please contact us at
    E | eurekaeducation@ballarat.vic.gov.au
    P | 03 5333 0308

    Booking Form

  • Planning your visit

    You will find everything you need to plan your excursion on our planning your visit page. If you require any further information, please contact our Education Officer on 03 5333 0308 or eurekaeducation@ballarat.vic.gov.au. 

    Planning Your Visit