Remind yourselves of the countries in the Empire here:
http://www.commonwealthonline.org.uk/learning-teaching/learning-country/
Thinking about being a girl in the Empire:
http://www.girlmuseum.org/Exhibitions/EmpireGirls/Admin/HomeandAway-ActivityGuide.pdf
Australian: Aborigines and Convicts.
Australia was inhabited by the Aborigines before British settlers arrived and took over the land. The British government basically used Australia as a prison for criminals or 'convicts'. This was called 'transportation
What happened between the settlers and the Aborigines?
What did it feel like to have settlers come to your country? What was it like to be transported to Australia just for stealing a loaf of bread?
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/empire/pdf/g2cs2bkgd.pdf
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