Sharing Memories of the Bombing of Darwin

An investigative scrapbook sharing perspectives about Bombing of Darwin

In this activity, students investigate focus questions:

• What actually happened in the attack on Darwin in 1942?

• What damage was done?

• How would it have felt to be there?

• How were these attacks viewed by civilians? How were they viewedAustralian Government?

• What effects would they have had on the war?

Resources for investigation include

Australian War Memorial (AWM) website:

• http://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/remembering1942/darwin/

Australians at War website:

• http://www.australiansatwar.gov.au/stories/http://www.australiansatwar.gov.au/stories/stories_ID=196_war=W2.html

Federation Frontline includes experiences of people living in Darwin during the bombing:

• http://www.darwin.nt.gov.au/sites/default/files/Bombing

Activity Summary

This is a group exercise to make a scrapbook (hardcopy or digital)compiled for a 12-year-old grandchild. areas of facts and figures, print text, visual material and audio material. Provide each student with the focus questions for this media (audio, visual or text-based) to collect information in order to answer the questionsUse the website resources listed aboveon this website. All team members will need to help the bulk of the resources on websites.

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Sharing Memories of the Bombing of Darwin

An investigative scrapbook sharing perspectives about

In this activity, students investigate the ‘Bombing of Darwin’. They consider the following

What actually happened in the attack on Darwin in 1942?

What damage was done?

How would it have felt to be there?

How were these attacks viewed by civilians? How were they viewedAustralian Government?

What effects would they have had on the war?

urces for investigation include

ian War Memorial (AWM) website:

http://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/remembering1942/darwin/

http://www.australiansatwar.gov.au/stories/ and ‘A day Harry Dale wilhttp://www.australiansatwar.gov.au/stories/stories_ID=196_war=W2.html

tline includes experiences of people living in Darwin during the bombing:

http://www.darwin.nt.gov.au/sites/default/files/Bombing-Darwin-FEDFrontline.pdf

to make a scrapbook (hardcopy or digital) that a grandparent has old grandchild. Each group will need people with expertise in the

areas of facts and figures, print text, visual material and audio material. Provide each student with the focus questions for this Activity. Students can choose one of several preferred

based) to collect information in order to answer the questionsthe website resources listed above or the additional website and resource list provided

mbers will need to help find print-based material, as this forms the bulk of the resources on websites.

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Sharing Memories of the Bombing of Darwin

An investigative scrapbook sharing perspectives about the

They consider the following

How were these attacks viewed by civilians? How were they viewed by the

‘A day Harry Dale will never forget’ http://www.australiansatwar.gov.au/stories/stories_ID=196_war=W2.html

tline includes experiences of people living in Darwin during the bombing:

FEDFrontline.pdf

grandparent has people with expertise in the

areas of facts and figures, print text, visual material and audio material. Provide each student udents can choose one of several preferred

based) to collect information in order to answer the questions. website and resource list provided

based material, as this forms

Identifying and analysing

Students will need to evaluate the information they have collected, and choose items suitable for a 12-year-old. Discuss withfamily friend may have told them, and ask them to consider what made the best stories so interesting.

The scrapbook will need to include:

• Photographs • A timetable of the events of • Maps or diagrams to assist understanding• Simple explanations of what occurred• One or two personal stories related to the events.

Presenting the findings The finished scrapbooks could be put on display, used as a class reading resource, presented to the library or read to younger students as a shared activity for the commemoration of the Bombing of Darwin, ANZAC Day or Remembrance Day

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Identifying and analysing

Students will need to evaluate the information they have collected, and choose items old. Discuss with students stories of the past that an older relative or

family friend may have told them, and ask them to consider what made the best stories so

The scrapbook will need to include:

timetable of the events of the 19th February 1942 aps or diagrams to assist understanding imple explanations of what occurred ne or two personal stories related to the events.

The finished scrapbooks could be put on display, used as a class reading resource, presented to the library or read to younger students as a shared activity for the

the Bombing of Darwin, ANZAC Day or Remembrance Day

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Students will need to evaluate the information they have collected, and choose items students stories of the past that an older relative or

family friend may have told them, and ask them to consider what made the best stories so

The finished scrapbooks could be put on display, used as a class reading resource, presented to the library or read to younger students as a shared activity for the

the Bombing of Darwin, ANZAC Day or Remembrance Day.