Research how people managed in the 1850 s. List all the things that are different today. Mathematics 1 Weights and Measures You or your teacher may be able to borrow an imperial se t of scales and a metric set. Using common foods such as a jar of jam and a packet of cereal,weigh the item on both sets of scales and record the weights. Science 1 Food Storage Discuss changes in storing and transporting food.
Meat can become rotten and fly blown.
The Arts 1 Flags Discuss the logos and symbols that companies use to represent themselves today. During the goldrush, stores and boarding establishments, butchers shops and doctors, and even diggers, all used flags to announce to the world, who they were, and where they were. A small percentage of the diggers could not read or write, so the symbols and patterns on flags were of great help in finding their way around. Members of the class could design a flag that represents themselves. Maybe you can choose a symbol to repr esent a hobby or an interest in the arts, your nationality, where they live or the profession that they hope to follow, or even a simple geometric pattern using their favourite colours.