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In this activity students use the Sydney Metro interactive map to answer questions about the Sydney metro Northwest route. This is part of stage 5, mandatory site study, a complete unit of work.

Topics covered: Linking the Nation and History. 

This resource sheet supports the lessons on Northwest Sydney has an ancient history. It includes the timeline of Aboriginal occupation of the Sydney region and North West Sydney for stage 4. 

Topics covered: A railway for Sydney's North West region and History. 

This activity sheet provides background information on Bush rangers and the Bush ranging Act in 1800's. It is linked to lesson 3, "Roads, convict bush rangers and the White Hart Inn" of stages 5, mandatory site study, a complete unit of work. 

Topics covered: Linking the nation, Stage 5 Mandatory site study, a complete unit a work and History. 

These source sheets support the lessons "Trip times, trains and the future of work", for stages 4 and 5.

Topics covered: A railway for Sydney's North West region, Geography.

Lists names of those who produced and contributed to this education resource. 

Sydney Metro worked with an Education Reference Group in the production and development of FastTracking The Future Education resources to ensure that they aligned with current curriculum requirements , would meet teachers’ needs and students’ interests and model sound pedagogical practice.

Topics covered: Production and development of resources.

This book and related online materials are curriculum resources for secondary teachers and students produced by Sydney Metro Northwest in consultation with practising teachers and curriculum specialists. Both teachers and specialists are members of the Sydney Metro Northwest Education Reference Group, an advisory body formed under the auspices of the Sydney Metro Northwest Education Program in March 2013.

Topics covered: A railway for Sydney's North West region, Linking the nation, Planning, designing and building a railway.

The lessons allow students to investigate how railways are planned, designed and constructed for stages 4 to 5.

Students consider how designers visualise a new station in the environment, calculate how many tonnes of rock have to be excavated to make the tunnels, find out how engineers measure sound and how to build a population pyramid of their local region.

Linking the present and the future of the Northwest region.

Topics covered: Planning, designing and building a railway, Science, Geography, Mathematics and English. 
Science 7-10; SC4-10PW (PWQ4-6); Geography K-10; GE4-1; GE4-2; GE4-3; GE4-7; GE5-2; GE5-3; GE5-7; Science 7-10; SC4-16CW (CW1 b,c); Science 7-10; SC4-7WS (WS7.1 a,b); Mathematics K-10; MA4-19SP; English K-10; EN4-2A; Geography K-10; GE5-1; GE5-7; Geography K-10; GE5-2; GE5-3; GE5-7; GE5-8; Mathematics K-10; MA5.2-2WM; Geography K-10; GE5-2; GE5-7; GE5-8; 

Map of the North West region supporting the lesson Landscape, rocks and tunnels, practical considerations in transport geography for stage 5.

Topics covered: Planning , designing and building a railway and Geography.

Analysis charts for students to analyse sources of information provided in activity sheets 1-3 for lesson 3, roads, convict bush rangers and the White Hart Inn. This is part of stage 5 mandatory site study. 

Topics covered: Linking the nation and History. 

These source information sheets support the lessons on Traffic forecasting for stages 4 and 5.

Topics covered: A railway for Sydney's North West region and Geography.