What details do you notice on the map?

What / who is missing from the map?

What does it tell us about early colonial history?

Who is Bankstown named after?

Who was he and what did he do?

When did he arrive to Australia and why?

What was happening in the world during his time? What was the context like?

Name one interesting fact about this person.

When was Bankstown 'founded' by the colonial society?

What Aboriginal land does Bankstown sit on?

List 5 interesting facts about Bankstown's early history.

Who lives in Bankstown today? Find some statistics on demographics. Think about people, religion, etc.

Find a recent map of Bankstown. Compare it with the map from 1847. What is different? What is the same?

Think about context. What has changed overtime since 'first arrival' to Bankstown?

Find as many sources on Bankstown you can and list them in the comments.

Make sure they are reliable sources! Briefly explain why you think the sources are reliable or 'legit'.

Are they a primary source or a secondary source?

Did your research take you somewhere you didn't expect?

Did you learn something else about Bankstown that isn't listed in this Padlet?

Share your thoughts on your research process!