People, Plants and Places

Stage 1 History

• HT1-2 Identifies and describes significant people, events, places and sites in the local community over time.

Stage 2 History

•  HT2-2 Describes and explains how significant individuals, groups and events contributed to changes in the local community over time.
• HT2-3 Describes people, events and actions related to world exploration and its effects.

Stage 3 History

• HT3-1 Describes and explains the significance of people, groups, places and events to the development of Australia.
• HT3-2 Describes and explains different experiences of people living in Australia over time.

Inquiry Questions

• What aspects of the past can you see today at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney?
• What remains of the Garden’s past are important to the local community?

• How has the Garden changed?  What features have been lost and what features have been retained?
• What is the nature of the contributions made by different groups and individuals (convicts, colonists, scientists, etc.) to the Garden?
• How and why do people choose to remember significant events of the Garden’s past?

• How did colonial settlement change the environment around Port Jackson, the present-day site of the Garden?
• What were the significant events and who were the significant people that shaped the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney?

• Literacy capability
• Numeracy capability
• Critical and Creative Thinking capability
• Personal and Social capability
• Ethical Understanding capability
• Work and Enterprise capability

European Arrival

Garden Palace

Botany

Royal Botanic Garden Sydney History

Further Reading