2014 Clem Burns Heritage AwardThe Clem Burns Heritage Award is an annual competition conducted by the Western Australian Museum - Geraldton for students in the Mid West. It aims to promote an understanding of the rich cultural heritage of the region. To celebrate the 25th year of this prestigious competition, the focus will be on migrants and it is hoped to attract a record number of entries to reflect the contribution migrants have made to the Mid West. The 2014 task for students is to research an aspect of history related to Migration in the Mid West. Students are then required to: Present their findings in less than 400 words. Who, What, When, Where and Why? Sources need to be acknowledged. Personal interviews are encouraged. Present a design or plan of a proposed model demonstrating their knowledge of the topic. Construct their model. Evaluate their model on completion. Evaluation forms will be supplied. Students may wish to base their research on individual migrants, a group of migrants, an incident involving migrants or one of the many ways migrants have contributed to the development of the region. Please consider this an open ended task designed to be a practical learning activity incorporating a number of learning areas. The competition is open to all primary school students in the Mid West. Students will be permitted to work in pairs to complete the project. Teachers please indicate if a child is ESU or requires special consideration. There will be no distinction between work completed at school and that completed at home, however, all students who complete work at home will require a form signed by their caregiver stating that the work was completed without assistance from others. Categories for 2014 Category 1: Years 3 and 4 Category 2: Years 5 and 6 Category 3: Year 7 The number of entries is limited to 12 per classroom due to a limited display area. Entry size is restricted to 40cm x 40cm and must be 3D. If possible, please attach the research and evaluation sheet to the bottom of the model in a plastic sleeve. The entry form is to be attached to the front or top of the model. The closing date is Friday 4 July 2014. Models will be accepted from Monday 30 June. For schools in outlying areas, models will be accepted over the weekend. The judges will include experienced primary school educators and their decision is final. The overall winner will receive a major prize in addition to an honour board for display in the administration area of their school. Prizes and certificates will also be awarded for the various categories. The presentation ceremony will be held on Friday 25 July 2014. The entries will be on display from 25 July until 15 August. For further enquiries phone 99215080 or email mary.callaghan@museum.wa.gov.au. We hope you find this competition a useful means of assessment and a rewarding learning experience for your class. Additional information for teachers What is the Clem Burns Heritage Award? The Clem Burns Heritage Award is an annual competition conducted by the Western Australian Museum - Geraldton for schools in the Mid West. It aims to promote an understanding of the rich natural and cultural heritage of the region. Each year we receive over one hundred entries as the competition is very popular with schools. The standard of entries is excellent, reflecting the hard work of both the students and teachers. Who was Clem Burns? The award is named after the first administrative officer of the Geraldton Museum. Clem Burns held the position from 1973 to 1980 when he retired. During this time he helped provide logistical support for the marine archaeological work on the Abrolhos Islands and assisted in several Government vegetation surveys of the Geraldton area. In 1978 he was awarded the Order of Australia. Some research suggestions for students Encourage students to research their own family tree or interview a migrant for ideas. Other suggestions include: the early lead miners explorers gold miners cameleers convicts fishermen farmers market gardeners British Child Migrants refugee boats of recent times ships used to carry migrants in the Post War era occupations of migrants on their arrival in the Mid West or festivals celebrated by these groups which have enriched our communities. AttachmentSize Entry Forms15.32 KB Student evaluation sheet16.66 KB