Classroom activities for students in years 5 to 12 Knowing &
understanding 1. Develop criteria for determining reliability of
sources including public documents, personal documents,
paintings, photographs, oral histories, artefacts and
multimedia. You could do this in groups or as individuals. Which
historical sources do you consider the most reliable and why?
Which historical sources do you consider to be unreliable and
why? Why is it important for historians and curators to use a
range of historical sources? Applying & analysing 1. Investigate
how the Museum represents controversial history. Use the Bells
Fall Gorge interactive and accompanying resource as an example
representation of a controversial event in our history. Discuss
as a class or in groups. The Bells Falls Gorge interactive is at
nma.gov.au/education-kids/classroom_learning/multimedia/interact
ives/bells_falls_gorge 2. Closely examine a museum display.
Visit your local museum and in groups or as individuals,
consider how the museum has presente