Migration to Australia

Students are expected to:

• Be familiar with using HHVR headsets and student devices.
• Have experience in accessing AR experiences using the CoSpaces app.
• Have a basic understanding of the concept of migration and push & pull factors.

Teachers should make sure that:

• All hardware has been charged and sanitised.
• Student Devices have the most recent updated version of Youtube installed.
• Slide Deck has been checked and the teacher has accessibility.
• A copy of the Migration to Australia Student Digital Notebook has been distributed to students and they have downloaded/ made a copy for themselves.
• Students have been divided into pairs or groups depending how many devices and HHVR Headsets are available.

Suggested Rotation Format:

Learning Sequence

Introduction

• Invite students to think / pair / share for the question on Slide 2 of the Migration to Australia Teaching Deck’Why would people from other countries move to Australia?’ 

• As students share their ideas with the class, encourage them to decide whether it is a ‘push’ or ‘pull’ factor (‘push’ meaning they are forced to leave their home country, ‘pull’ meaning they choose to leave their home country for better opportunities).

• Talk through the push and pull factors on Slide 3 of the Migration to Australia Teaching Deck to give students a deeper understanding of the concept. 

Development

Introduce the stations students will engage in, as shown on Slide 4 of the Migration to Australia Teaching Deck.

Station based learning

Station-based Learning in 10-15 min interval rotations

Station 1 – HHVR

Students watch A 360 tour of Sovereign Hill in Ballarat, Australia using a student device and HHVR headset. After viewing, students can answer the questions on slide 3 of the Migration to Australia Student Digital Notebook.

• Why did people migrate to Ballarat in 1851?
• Was this a push or pull factor? 
• Which countries did the migrants come from?
• What challenges do you think they would have come across?

Station 2 – AR

Students explore the German Lutheran Migration Story – CoSpaces using a student device. After viewing, students can complete a ‘See / Think / Wonder’ on slide 4 of the Migration to Australia Student Digital Notebook.

Station 3 – Photo Response

Students will find a series of photographs on slide 5 of the student digital notebook. They need to choose one of these photographs and respond to the following questions on slide 6 of the Migration to Australia Student Digital Notebook:

• Describe what you see in the photograph.
• What do you think is happening?
• How do you think the people in the photograph might be feeling?
• What question would you like to ask the people in the photograph?

Conclusion

• Invite students to find a partner and take turns sharing their photo responses on slide 6 of the Migration to Australia Student Digital Notebook. 

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