Introduction
Lithgow was an important town in the early days of the colonial era, its railway and industry made it very important to the other areas in the colony. over time this connection has changed to tourism. Lithgow also has a local government that the students will be examining and learning about.
Task
access this link and read about the importance of Lithgow in the early days of settlement.
https://lithgow-tourism.com/history/partb_2.htm
Access this link to read about the State Parliament representative for Lithgow:
https://www.andrewgeemp.com.au/
Now access this site and navigate to the page that lists the Councillors and find out who the Mayor is, the deputy Mayor, and other councillors:
After this the task will be spent answering inquiry questions with sources from your source book.
Process
| Using research and Figure 11, discuss how Lithgow's importance was once again shown in the small arms factory. |
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| discuss Lithgow's importance now as a tourist spot, using Figures 6, 10, and 11, and how its natural beauty and attractions make it important. |
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| Discuss using Figures 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, and 28 how the changes in the job sector as well as the forecasted growth of Lithgow will increase its importance to the rest of the state. Discuss whether this data supports the claim that Lithgow will achieve greater importance in the future. |
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Evaluation
| Correct, Complete, Detailed | Correct, Complete | Mostly correct, Complete | Somewhat correct, Mostly Complete | Mostly Incomplete, Mostly Incorrect |
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All parts are complete.
Details have been incorporated.
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All information is correct.
All parts are complete. |
Most information is correct.
All parts are complete |
Information is somewhat correct.
Most Parts are complete |
Information is mostly incorrect.
Most parts are incomplete |
Conclusion
This lesson provided students to research and write about the importance of Lithgow to the wider economy and history of Australia, and how that importance has shifted to a different sector. Students also had the chance to create a prediction for how they interpret the data to argue how they believe Lithgow's importance will rise or fall in the future.
Students also had the chance to investigate the local government of Lithgow, who the council is comprised of, their initiatives on their website as well as other Parliament representatives.