Sydney Harbour Bridge: The past in the present
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The construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge was a story of tumult and triumph. The State Library of NSW's online resource and podcast The Bridge is a ... Skiptomaincontent Hidemessage Newsflash: TheMitchellLibraryReadingRoomisnowopen. Moreinformation › Youarehere:Home Learning SydneyHarbourBridge:Thepastinthepresent StudentsexploretheSydneyHarbourBridgethroughtime andreflectontheimportanceofhistoricplaces. Keyinquiryquestion#1: Whataspectsofthepastcanyouseetoday?Whatdotheytellus? Keyinquiryquestion#2: Whatremainsofthepastareimportanttothelocalcommunity?Why? LearningIntention Wearelearningto: understandwhytheSydneyHarbourBridgeisimportanttoSydney,nowandinthepast. Successcriteria WhatI'mlookingfor: IcanexplainwhytheSydneyHarbourBridgeissignificanttothelocalcommunity. StudentActivities Activity1 Activity1 StudentsexploretheSydneyHarbourBridgethroughtimeandreflectontheimportanceofhistoricplaces. Numberofsettasks:5 NSWSYLLABUSFORTHEAUSTRALIANCURRICULUMHISTORYK-10 Outcomes Content HistoricalSkills HistoricalConcepts LAC Outcomes HT1-2identifiesanddescribessignificantpeople,events,placesandsitesinthelocalcommunityovertime HT1-4 demonstratesskillsofhistoricalinquiryand communication Content Theimportancetodayofanhistoricalsiteofculturalorspiritualsignificance;forexample,acommunitybuilding,alandmark,awarmemorial(ACHHK045) Students: Identifyahistoricalsiteorsitesinthelocalcommunity. Discusstheirsignificance,whythesesiteshavesurvivedandtheimportanceofpreservingthem. HistoricalSkills Comprehension:chronology,termsandconcepts Distinguishbetweenthepast,presentandfuture(ACHHS032,ACHHS048) Useofsources Exploreandusearangeofsourcesaboutthepast(ACHHS034,ACHHS050) Research Posequestionsaboutthepastusingsourcesprovided(ACHHS033,ACHHS049) Explanationandcommunication Usearangeofcommunicationforms(oral,graphic,written,roleplay)anddigitaltechnologies(ACHHS038,ACHHS054) HistoricalConcepts Continuityandchange:somethingschangeovertimeandothersremainthesame Significance:importanceofanevent,developmentorindividual/group LAC Learningacrossthecurriculum Literacy Criticalandcreativethinking Backgroundnotesforteachers TheconstructionoftheSydneyHarbourBridgewasastoryoftumultandtriumph.TheStateLibraryofNSW’sonlineresource andpodcast TheBridge isafive-partserieswhichtracesthejourneyofthisenormousundertakingandtellsthestoryofthepeoplewhomadetheSydneyHarbourBridgeareality.Itwasapublicworksfeatthatmadeitamarvelofitstime. WhenEuropeansfirstsettledinSydney,theylivedaroundSydneyCoveonthesouthernsideoftheharbour.Asthetowngrew,peoplebegantomoveacrosstothenorthshore;however,theycouldonlygettothenorthsidebytravellingacrossthewaterbyboatorbylandaroundtheharbour.Soonpeoplebegantohaveideasaboutbuildingabridgetojointhenorthandsouthshores. Itwouldtakeover100years,fourgovernmentbridgeplancompetitionsandover70designsforthoseambitionstoberealised. In1878afloatingbridgewasproposedtoconnectthetwosidesoftheharbour.In1885atunnelundertheharbourwassuggested.Sydneyandthenorthshorecontinuedtogrow.In1912engineerDrJohnBradfieldwasappointedtodesignabridgetospantheharbour, butconstructionwasdelayedwhenWorldWarIstartedin1914. TheStateLibraryofNSWhasmanydrawingsofsuggesteddesignsfortheHarbourBridge,andseveralalternatebridgedesignscanbeviewedin3DusingtheStateLibraryofNSW’s BridgeExplorer resource. AfterWorldWarIthegovernmentdecidedtogoaheadwiththebridgewhichwouldbeasinglearchacrossthewater.Constructionwasstartedatthesametimeonbothsidesin1922andtheyfinallymetinthemiddlein1930.Thedeckfortheroadandtherailwaywereaddedlater.SydneyHarbourBridgewasofficiallyopenedon19March1932withahugecelebration. SydneyHarbourBridgecouldhaveendeduplookingverydifferenttothebridgewehavetoday.Duringitsdevelopmentpeoplecouldhavemadedifferentdecisionsthatwouldhavechangedthewholething.Theycouldhavechosennottobuilditbecauseitwastooexpensive.Theycouldhavechosentobuilditinadifferentplace.Theycouldhavechosenabridgedesignthatlookedverydifferent. TheSydneyHarbourBridgeisnowan Australian iconandhashadenormousimportancetopeoplelivinginandvisitingSydneyforalmost100years. Recommendedreading TotheBridge:thejourneyofLennieandGingerMickbyCorinneFenton TheDayWeBuilttheBridgebySamanthaTidy&FionaBurrows LennietheLegend:solotoSydneybyponybyStephanieOwenReeder Jointheconversation NewsBlogsPodcasts Viewourmostrecentsocialmediaposts Viewalistofallouraccounts Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram Flickr Pinterest HistoryPin
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