Scan through these sources to get you started on your research. Before defining your topic, browse the glossary and index pages to get an idea of the scope in this topic.

Consider:

• making a list of  the names of some of the explorers.
• what is it that lead them to journey across the oceans?
• What was life like for Indigenous Australians before European settlement?
• What did the explorers expect or hope to do when they arrived?
• What does the facts tell you?

Keep a record of your search in a Google Docs Research Journal entry. This will be used weekly to reflect on your findings and list the resources you used.

This book contains brief introductory information about the first European Explorers to Australia. Information is grouped into categories, listing Portugese, Dutch and English explorers.  It also has helpful timelines at the end of each page. You’ll find it in the reference section of the library.

Call Number: 994 Gar

(Gard, 2000)

Type in the names of explorers to learn more about there journey and the reasons they set out on these expeditions.

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Click on the link to launch the page: https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/exploration-of-Australia-and-the-Pacific-Islands/606817