Time Travel

A time machine has been discovered in Australia.

Schools have been given the opportunity to send a team of students back through time for one month to accompany a famous person in Australia's history.

The travel pack includes free travel to one time period for four people. You must decide on the person you would most like to be with on one of their adventures.

Will you decide to sail the seven seas with Captain Cook and discover new lands, ride with Ned Kelly the bushranger and his gang or you may prefer to explore the Antarctic with Douglas Mawson and ride on his dog sleds in the frozen snow.

First you must read about each of these people, then....

Select one of them and complete the worksheet attached.
Print out the sheet and answer all the questions.

Some may seem quite difficult, so read the story over again carefully, then try to answer the questions from your point of view.
Use Key Words not whole sentences.


James Cook
1728-1779
Cook's worksheet

Ned Kelly
1854-1880
Kelly's worksheet

Douglas Mawson
1882-1958
Mawson's worksheet

Present your information in the form of an oral report to your class. Your report must explain why you chose that particular time and person and include your completed worksheet.

We wish you good luck, as your safety cannot be guaranteed.
Enjoy your adventure!

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This research module was produced by staff at Koonawarra PS through the combined
Technology in Literacy and the DSP project. Many thanks for offering it to CAP for use on this site.