This resource is a short video that details migration to South Australia from the colony’s beginnings to the present day. It is locally produced content covering local historical events and is an excellent resource to build essential knowledge of South Australia's recent migration history. This video provides several stepping stones for students to explore key elements in more detail and at a length of 6:48 min its easy to watch and entertainingly presented.
Structure and features
Structure and features
The From across the seas: Migration to South Australia, 1861 to 2011 resource includes clear concise information on:
- particular waves of migration
- trends and patterns
- push and pull forces for migration
- explanations of the diversity of groups that have migrated to South Australia.
For teachers
Teachers can use this video for discussion and research on migration to South Australia. Key Ideas and concepts about migration are well presented, providing several opportunities for note-taking and the identification and selection of a particular specific field of focus. Students can respond to teacher-directed questions about the information presented, or write an analysis of the key ideas and forces for migration. Students could extend learning by creating a deeper study into a particular migratory movement that occurred in regards to South Australia. Students can conduct more detailed research on such topics as:
- the gold rushes
- the Irish potato famine
- the white Australia policy
- religious persecution (German migrants)
- post WW Two migration
- assisted passage schemes
- temporary skilled migration policy.
