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Contents
Teacher’s guide to using this resource 4
Student activities 8
Inquiries Activity pages Page
Prepare to explore! 1–3 8
A ‘virtual visit’ to the Blue Mountains 4A–4B 13
Investigations
1
What are the Blue Mountains? 5A–5C 15
2
How were the Blue Mountains formed? 6A–6C 18
3
Why did explorers want to cross the Blue Mountains? 7A–7C 21
4
Who actually crossed the Blue Mountains? 8A–8E 24
5
How did the explorers achieve their crossing in 1813? 9A–9D 29
6
What was their journey like? 10A–10B 33
Were Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth really the
7 first to cross the Blue Mountains?
11A–11E 35
8
What impacts did the crossing have? 12A–12C 40
9
How is the crossing of the Blue Mountains
represented in the National Museum of Australia?
13A–13C 43
Conclusion and reflection: What does the crossing of
the Blue Mountains tell us about Australian history?
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