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Education Module Years 2–7
T e a c h e r ’ s B o o k l e t
Welcome aboard!Welcome on board the Kuranda Scenic Railway, where students
will discover the pioneering history of North Queensland, learn
about one of the country’s great engineering feats, explore the
rainforest environment and meet some of the great characters
involved in the construction of the railway.
The Kuranda Scenic Railway Education Kit is designed to enrich the
curriculum and learning experience of students in Years 2 – 7 and
provides an opportunity for students to gain awareness of one of
Australia’s iconic engineering feats as well as understanding the role
Kuranda Scenic Railway has had in developing North Queensland.
In addition to the Kuranda Scenic Railway trip guide and
informative onboard commentary, the Education Module
provides students with the opportunity to develop an
understanding of the railway’s history and its important social,
cultural and environmental impacts on North Queensland through
a series of worksheets.
Further activities found in this Teacher’s Booklet can be tailored
to suit certain curriculum and learning outcomes. Furthermore the
activities can be completed prior, during or after the excursion.
The KSR Education Kit will help educators and students make the
most of this unique rail experience!
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A Timeless Rainforest Journey…
FURTHER ACTIVITY: Conductors and Trains
Students get to be conductors to ensure class is lined up in an orderly
fashion. This is when rules on how to behave on the train are provided
by teacher or Kuranda Scenic Railway representative.
The class may be introduced to Kuranda Scenic Railway Characters –
Christie Palmerston, Red Lynch, or perhaps one of our train drivers!
Turn on some music and let the kids become a train. As groups of
4 or 5 children hold on to the waist of the person ahead, they will
chug along to appropriate music, such as Johnette Downing’s
“Chugg-a-Lugg-a-Choo-Choo” from her Music Time CD.
As part of a health and safety curriculum, discuss train safety with
students. Look at a Railroad Crossing sign and discuss its meaning.
Teach the students to obey the railroad rules. Always pay attention to
sign and signals, and stay alert at all times. Only cross the tracks at
railway crossings, overpasses, or subways. On platforms, remember
to always stay behind the yellow line. Never take shortcuts when
crossing tracks. Always stop on the red signal, and don’t cross until
the signal turns green. You can find a more detailed safety message
on page 24.
Research the history and workings of steam engines. During the
Industrial Revolution, steam power partially replaced human and
animal muscle and powered massive societal and economic changes
starting in the 1850s in Europe and America. Research and discuss
steam power’s uses other than transportation in textile and iron
manufacturing, mining and farming.
Suggested reading:
Curious George Takes a Train by Margret and H.A. Rey
The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper
The Caboose That Got Loose by Bill Peet
Freight Trains by Donald Crews
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Freshwater Station
The key landmarks that make up Freshwater Station.
A Ticket office
B Main entry
C Souvenir shop
D Restaurant
E Platform
F Red Lynch’s cottage
G Museum
H Parking
I Engine
Mashalling area:
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Buy your ticket
Write out the sentences in the correct order to make a conversation.
Thank you, enjoy your trip.
May I have two tickets please?
Good morning!
They are $21 each.
Good morning, how can I help you?
Certainly, that comes to $42 dollars.
How much is a ticket?
Here you are, thank you.
1 Good morning!
2 Good morning, how can I help you?
3 How much is a ticket?
4 They are $21 each.
5 May I have two tickets please?
6 Certainly, that comes to $42 dollars.
7 Here you are, thank you.
8 Thank you, enjoy your trip.
Finish the following story
As editor of the Kuranda Chronicle, finish the following story using the
words provided below. Read your completed story to a classmate.
“On January 21st 1887, John Robb’s tender of £290,984-3s was accepted
for section two. He and his men tackled the jungle and mountains not with
bulldozers, jackhammers and other modern equipment, but with strategy,
fortitude, hand tools, dynamite, buckets and bare hands. Great escarpments
were removed from the mountains above the line and every loose rock and
overhanging tree had to be removed by hand.”
FURTHER ACTIVITY: Write a story
Encourage students to write a pioneer story. From moving to the area
and starting work, to dealing with the day to day toil, allow students to
imagine what it was like to live and work on the railway at that time.
Catch the train
Years 3–5
Catch the train
Years 6–7
A
Two o’clock
A
Ten minutes
past five
D
Ten o’clock
D
Twenty minutes
past eleven
B
Six o’clock
B
Twenty five
minutes past six
E
Half past three
E
Twenty minutes
to seven
C
Quarter past eight
C
Quarter to three
F
Half past one
F
Five minutes
to eight
G
Nine o’clock
G
Five minutes
past nine
H
Five o’clock
H
Half past seven
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Quarter to eight
I
Quarter to four
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Help explorer Christie Palmerston blaze a trail!
Get on track with Kuranda Scenic Railway
Years 3–5 Join the dots
Get on track with Word Tracks!
Years 6–7 Word Tracks
What will you find at the following coordinates?
Give the coordinates for:
A) M1 – Cairns Station
B) H6 – Freshwater Station
A) Kuranda Station – B12
B) Caravonica Terminal – G8
C) M4 – Trinity Bay
D) G5 – Redlynch
C) Barron Falls Station – B10
D) Cairns Northern Beaches – H12PATH
MATH
MATE
MAZE
PICK
SICK
SINK
SING
SONG
PACK
PACE
MACE
MICE
MITE
ROAD
LOAD
LOAF
LEAF
RAIL
RAIN
PAIN
TRIP
DRIP
DROP
FOOD
GOOD
GOLD
GOLF
GULF
TRACK
TRICK
THICK
THINK
THINS
SHINS
SEAT
BEAT
BEST
BUST
FURTHER ACTIVITY: More trains!
Visit RailSmart website: https://railsmart.com.au/RailsmartResources.html
and download Train Foldout activities where the students are able to
make various Train Foldouts: Baby Blue, Freight Train and Tilt Train.
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What we have learnt so far:
Review the exercises and reading we have completed so far to answer
the following questions:
Who was the bushman who found the route for the Kuranda Scenic Railway?
Christie Palmerston
What made the supply routes impassable in 1882?
Devastating wet season
What yellow metal was first discovered in North Queensland in 1873?
Gold
Approximately how much did it cost to construct the Kuranda Scenic Railway?
£290,984-5s
What was the Palmerston Highway originally known as?
Palmerston Track
Who is ‘Red’ Lynch?
Originally from Ireland, Red Lynch was the foreman
who organised the labour during the construction
of the railway line
Where is his cottage located?
Freshwater Station
HARD – Search down, across, diagonally and backwards!
KurandaFreshwaterLocomotiveBridgeCrossingTicketCarriageSteamTunnelRailTracksTrain
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EngineeringConstructionBarron GorgeCable
SuspensionConcretePioneering Carriages
HistoricalSteelSteam trainRoute
SpanDynamiteIronPassengers
TourismCairnsMiningExpedition
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Word prospecting – in the rainforest!
EASY – Search down and across (circle each letter)
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Help Red look for gold
Red wants to go prospecting. Help him by correctly labelling his tools.
knife / pick / axe / gold bag / pan / sieve / hook / brush / rope / shovel
knife
sieve
pickaxe
brushshovel
hook
pan
rope
gold bag
Build a timeline along the railway tracks
Write the correct dates next to the historical events on the railway timeline.
1873Gold discovered in North Queensland
1887John Robb’s tender for Section 2 approved
1888Victorian Labour League formed
1890The United Sons of Toil was formed
1891The Cairns to Kuranda Railway line was opened
1915Opening of Kuranda Station as it stands today
2002First Buda-dji locomotive painted
2011Kuranda Scenic Railway 120th Anniversary
DATES20021890 18871891
1873201119151888
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Life for the workers
From what countries were most of the workers from?A) England & New Zealand B) Ireland & Italy C) Russia & India
What were some of the facilities that could be found in a workers camp?
Accomodation, hotels, churches, stores: groceries and clothes
Up to how many men worked on the project at one time?A) 1800 B) 1500 C) 12 D) 10,000
Why were workers on the railway line called ‘Navvies’?
Short for the word ‘navigator’, used to describe workers on engineering projects
Navvies were once paid 8 shillings per day! In today’s currency 8 shillings is worth 80 cents. List what you can buy for 80c today.
A phone call. Some lollies. A stamp. A piece of fruit.
FURTHER ACTIVITY: The Gold Rush and Unions
The Australian labour movement has its origins in the early 19th century
and includes both trade unions and political activity. Discuss unions
and the role they play in industrial relations in Australia. Find out more
about the the Great Maritime Strike and The United Sons of Toil.
Research the gold rush in Australia and the resultant radical change in
the economic and social fabric of the nation.
The Eureka Stockade: Between 1851 and 1854 tension was building
on the goldfields. Clashes between the miners and the authorities
became more frequent with significant discontent brewing over the
injustice of the goldfield licensing system and police corruption. Have
students research this important historical event and its outcomes.
Have the students create thier own gold nuggets – find a rock, paint it
gold and measure its weight. Estimate its value as if it were real.
FURTHER ACTIVITY: Wheels in a gear chain
Allow students to discover that gears are wheels with cogs or teeth
that fit against one another: when one wheel turns, the wheel touching
it turn too. Your team of Kuranda Scenic Railway engineers (students)
will make a set of gear wheels and investigate how they work.
Team equipment
1 newspaper (to protect your work area)
1 wooden board
2 large lids
1 small lid
3 nails
1 thick elastic band
2 thin elastic bands
1 felt pen
Step 1
Put one large lid at one end of the
board and push a nail through the
lid and into your wooden board.
Write 1 on the lid.
Put the thick elastic band around
the second large lid
Wheels in a gear chain – continued Wheels in a gear chain – continued
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Step 4
Use your felt pen to mark where
the two wheels touch.
Step 5
Slowly turn one wheel and watch
what happens to the mark on the
other wheel.
Step 6
Put the small lid on the board
so that it touches wheel 2.
Push a nail down through the
lid and into the board.
Write 5 on this lid.
Stretch the other thin elastic
band around the nails in wheel 2
and wheel 3.
Step 7
Move the mark you made on
wheel 2 so that it touches wheel 3.
Use your felt pen to mark wheel 3.
Step 8
Turn wheel 3.
What happens to the mark
on wheel 2?
Step 2
Put the second lid on the board
so that it touches the first lid.
Push a nail down through the
lid and into the board.
Write 2 on this lid.
Step 3
Stretch a thin elastic band
around the two nails.
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Spot the difference
Look carefully at the two drawings of Kuranda Station. Can you find the 10 differences between them?
Kuranda Scenic Railway bridges
Which contractor completed the Kuranda Scenic Railway? John Robb
How many tunnels does the Kuranda Scenic Railway travel through? 15
What was the length of the longest tunnel? 490 metres
How high is Stoney Creek Bridge? 26.5m
What type of column was used to construct Stoney Creek Bridge?
Phoenix columns
What geographical features were the bridges built across?
Ravines and waterfalls
The Barron Gorge is how many metres above sea level? 329 metres
Shapes
Years 3–5
A 2
C 4
E 8
B 6
D 12
F 18
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Angles
Years 6–7
The Kuranda Scenic Railway locomotive
Today Kuranda Scenic Railway is driven by what kind of engine? Diesel Electric
What year was this type introduced? 1966
What type of train engine was used in the past? Steam
Name something the on board air compressor does? Brakes, sanding
equipment, windscreen wipers, warning whistle, crew observation equipment
How much horse power does the train’s engine generate? 1000HP
What is the weight of the Kuranda Scenic Railway locomotive? 60 tonnes
FURTHER ACTIVITY: Build a bridge
Have students visit the library and different websites to research
how to make a model bridge. Get them to draw a design and select
a suitable material (popsicle sticks, toothpicks, matchsticks, balsa
wood, or even lego). Once built, students should test its strength by
putting successively heavier weights on it. How long is their bridge?
How much weight can it hold before it bows? Or collapses?
Research famous world bridges. Have students find photos of the iconic
bridges and label them with their name and which country they can be
found in. When were they built? How were they built and what materials
did they use? Did any difficulties occur during the construction?
How do bridges work? There are three major types of bridges: The
beam bridge, the arch bridge and the suspension bridge. Have your
students research each of the major types of bridges so that they
understand how each one works. The main feature that controls the
bridge type is the size of the obstacle. How far is it from one side to
the other? Why was a certain type of bridge chosen over another?
FURTHER ACTIVITY: Engines and carriages
Visit RailSmart website: https://railsmart.com.au/_downloads/QRFleet.pdf
and download a pdf copy of all of Queensland Rail’s locomotives and
powered vehicles and discuss the different usages of each.
A straight angle = 180°
A right angle = 90°
Vertically opposite angles
Acute angle <90°
Reflex angle >180°
An obtuse angle >90°
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FURTHER ACTIVITY: The natural environment
The Wet Tropics World Heritage Area is home to Australia’s greatest
diversity of animals and plants. Have students research in detail one
plant and one animal unique to this region.
Encourage students to appreciate the natural world around them. How
many plants and animals can they identify in their immediate surrounds
in the schoolgrounds? At home?
Teach your students how animal classification works. Discuss the
different groupings; Kingdom, Phylum, Classes, Orders, Families, Genera
and Species. How do you decide where a particular creature belongs?
Draw up a classification chart which shows where cats, dogs, and
bears (for example) diverge in their classification.
Have your students research vertebrates and invertebrates, the
differences between them and some examples. How do certain
animals live without skeletons? What structures do they have instead?
Have each student study the human skeleton, then label the bones in a
diagram or on themselves. Let them discover why we need a skeleton.
Discuss the reproductive systems of mammals, marsupials,
monotremes and the differences between them.
Get your students to draw a picture of Kuranda Scenic Railway as it winds
through the rainforest and past various animals and plants that live there.
They could also write a story of their experience of the day, a narrative
account that helps the reader to visualise their experience and to gain an
understanding about what was special about the trip for the student.
Have students write a travel brochure detailing the historic value of
Kuranda Scenic Railway, the type of tour packages and experiences
available, what they may expect to see along the journey and the reasons
why it is such a popular activity with tourist. Drawings can be included, or
even photography that may have been taken on the day by students.
Rainforest structure
canopy
epiphyte
ulyssess butterfly
flying fox
giant liana vine
strangler fig
wait a while
understory
bracket fungi
cassowary
tree frog
leaf litter
buttress roots
Excursion day
You will need to look outside your booklet to answer the following:
What is the name of the river that you can see whilst travelling on the train?
A) Russel River B) Tully River C) Barron River
As the train travels up the mountain what is the name of the 180 degree loop?
A) Jungarra Loop B) Mango Tree Loop C) Redlynch Loop
On 6th Dec 1973 what happened to the Cairns to Ravenshoe Railmotor?
A) It was robbed B) It got stuck in tunnel 2 C) Delayed due to heavy rain
What is the name of the waterfall that the train stops for 15 minutes?
A) Mungalli Falls B) Millaa Millaa Falls C) Barron Falls
Name two distinctive landmarks in the Stoney Creek Gorge area?
A) Glacier Rock & Redbluff B) Glacier Rock &
Mt Whitfield C) Glacier Rock & Navibluff
How many metres tall is Robb’s monument?
A) 15 metres B) 21 metres C) 89 metres
What is the name of the waterfall that the trains
passes on a 4 chain radius curve?
A) Bridal Veil Falls B) Stoney Creek Falls
C) Surprise Falls
As the train climbs the McAllister Range what is the
island you can see as you look towards the Coral Sea?
A) Michaelmas Cay B) Fitzroy Island C) Green Island
Until 1958 the Barron River was a raging torrent, what
is the name of the dam that was built to contain it?
A) Tinaroo Dam B) Barron Weir C) Cania Dam
Name the lakes in the Atherton Tablelands which
used to be active volcanos?
A) Tinaroo Lake & Lake Morris B) Lake Dyer
& Lake Eyre C) Lake Eacham & Lake Barrine 2423
FURTHER ACTIVITY: Railsmart
Queensland has about 1,800 public level crossings, and all have warnings
for motorists. By law pedestrians and drivers must obey all road traffic
signs and signals. Only 30% of public level crossings have flashing lights
and/or boom gates.
Discuss distractions and your safety: It doesn’t matter if you are waiting
to catch a train or just crossing the tracks, if you are distracted you miss
the vital signs that are there to keep you safe. When using mp3 players,
mobile phones or even talking to someone, always be aware of what is
going on around you and be prepared for the unexpected.
Discuss these life saving rules when ever near to a railway crossing:
• Only cross the tracks at railway crossings, overpasses, or subways.
• On platforms, remember to always stay behind the yellow line.
• Always pay attention to signs and signals, and stay alert at all times.
• Never take shortcuts when crossing tracks. Always stop on the red
signal, and don’t cross until the signal turns green.
Discuss the following safety rules prior to travelling on
Kuranda Scenic Railway:
• Pay attention and follow signs and signals.
• Observe Do Not Cross Track safety signs and use Designated
Walkways only when entering the railway station.
• When on the platform keep clear and well behind the yellow safety line.
• Watch the gap between the train and the platform when boarding.
• Exit and enter the train at the front and rear of the carriages using the
hand rails for support.
Visit www.railsmart.com.au for further activities and information.
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Safety tips
Thank you for experiencing the
historic Kuranda Scenic Railway.
To ensure you have an enjoyable
day, please remember the following
important safety advice:
• Observe all safety signs and follow
the instructions of staff.
• Children must be supervised at
all times, especially around open
windows.
• Do not place any part of your body out of
carriage windows.
• Do not stand on the walk ways between
carriages.
• Do not try to board or disembark whilst
the training is moving.
• Do not open external doors or gates
whilst the train is moving.
• Do not throw rubbish or any other items
from the train.
• Take extra care and hold the handrails
when using carriage stairs.