9-12 Princes Pier
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Published on 5/12/2014
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- History/Social Studies: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.2 Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide ...
- History/Social Studies: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.3 Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text; determine whether earlier e...
- History/Social Studies: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including voca...
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Ages 14 - 18
Subject
History
Technology/ICT
Twenty-first century skills
21st Century Skills
Knowledge building & critical thinking
Global awareness & civic literacy
ICT for learning
Problem solving & innovation (creativity)
Required hardware
PC
Instructional approach
Project based learning (PBL)
Independent study
Learning activity details
(The walkable portion of Melbourne, Australia’s rebuilt Princes Pier ends just beyond 640 feet, leaving an additional 1200-plus feet of the exposed pilings from the old pier. The wooden skeleton that remains is a visual reminder of the city’s industrial past.
From 1915 to the end of the ‘60s, the pier was a major entry point for immigrants arriving in Australia’s second-largest city. A rail line conveyed travelers from the pier – originally called New Railway Pier – into the city.
Princes Pier’s size was inadequate to accommodate modern container ships, so it was closed down, and was eventually destroyed by fire during the 1990s. The rebuilt pier reopened for foot-traffic in 2011, giving visitors a clear view out into Port Philips Bay.)
How did immigration impact people and groups indigenous to Australia?
© Getty Images
From 1915 to the end of the ‘60s, the pier was a major entry point for immigrants arriving in Australia’s second-largest city. A rail line conveyed travelers from the pier – originally called New Railway Pier – into the city.
Princes Pier’s size was inadequate to accommodate modern container ships, so it was closed down, and was eventually destroyed by fire during the 1990s. The rebuilt pier reopened for foot-traffic in 2011, giving visitors a clear view out into Port Philips Bay.)
How did immigration impact people and groups indigenous to Australia?
© Getty Images