Introduction
Lithgow is seeing great shifts in its cultural makeup at the moment, from a blue-collar mining town to a growing urban area and popular tourist attraction. this lesson will examine the past cultural heritage of the town, investigate how it looks now, and make projections how it may continue to change.
Task
students will interact with the links provided, and then answer the questions using their source booklet.
access the link below and investigate the birthplace of Lithgow's population, comparing 2021 to the different years available. make note of what trends are seen as this, along with your sources in the source booklet will add in the answering of questions in the next portion.
https://profile.id.com.au/lithgow/birthplace?BMID=40&EndYear=2001&DataType=UR
Access the following link to get a description of the settlement history of Lithgow, acknowledging the First Nations people, the first European settlers, and the continued growth of the town.
https://forecast.id.com.au/lithgow/drivers-of-population-change
Process
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Using Figure 23, create a timeline of the history of the people who have lived in Lithgow in the earlier years of the settlement. |
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| Using Figures 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 24, discuss the change in the population of Lithgow. students should keep in mind when investigating this question these prompts, is Lithgow growing in population, is it's people more diverse? If so what does that diversity look like, what cultural heritages are more prominent, and which are less prominent? |
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| Using Figures 16, 17,18, 19, 20, and 24 which detail the documented population growth of Lithgow, as well as Figures 21 and 22 to create a forecast for what the population of Lithgow will look like 20 years from now. Students must make mention of population size, as well cultural make-up of Lithgow, students must support their proposed forecast with reference to the date in the Figures listed, with their own critical reasoning for their forecast. |
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| Before the lesson is completed, students must answer this question. compare and contrast the population growth of New South Wales and Lithgow. Using Figures 16, 17, 18, and 24 students should discuss whether the population growth and increase of diversity in NSW is mirrored in Lithgow. is Lithgow more or less diverse, and why? Students must support their answers with references to the data to support their position. |
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Evaluation
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Correct, Complete, Detailed
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Correct, Complete |
Mostly correct, Complete | Somewhat correct, Mostly Complete | Mostly Incomplete, Mostly Incorrect |
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work is answered with factual proof supporting each claim, the forecast is feasible and realistic based on trends. All parts are complete.
Details have been incorporated. |
Work uses data to prove most points, the forecast is mostly feasible.
All parts are complete. Details have been incorporated. |
The work uses data often to prove its claims, the forecast is somewhat feasible. All parts are complete. Details are used in a limited capacity. |
The work rarely cites data to support its claims, the forecast is unreasonable based on supplied trends. Most of the work is complete. Details are sparingly used, if at all.
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The work fails to cite data to support its claims, the forecast is completely unrealistic, defying in a great way the supplied trends. The work is incomplete. Details have not been used at all. |
Conclusion
Now this lesson is over, students should have an understanding of what the population of Lithgow looked like, how it has been changing, and endeavored to create a model that predicts how the population will look in the decades to come.