The 1989 Newcastle Earthquake: Online History Unit

The 1989 Newcastle Earthquake: Online History Unit

The 1989 Newcastle Earthquake Stage Online History Unit aims to engage NSW school students in Year 3-4 and beyond in the study of History.

Download the PDF Teacher Resource for the full History Unit including links to online content and teacher notes. The tabs below offer a summary of activities and links to media to spark interest in the classroom.

Designed using the Community Histories and Commemorating Shared Events content in Stage 2 Curriculum as focus, this resource is structured around four key inquiry questions:

• What is Commemoration?

• What skills do we need to investigate what happened during and after the 1989 Earthquake?

• What happened during and after the Earthquake?

• How does the Newcastle community remember the events of 28 December 1989?