Description
Lesson 1: Australian culture, history, land and diversity (21 pages)
Students will learn about:
- The Great Southern Land- How did it get here?
- The Australian Continents Geographical History: The journey from Antarctica to the North
- How Tasmania was formed
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flags
- Difference between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Cultural diversity amongst the Indigenous people
Also includes:
- 4 quiz questions as a pre-test
- Worksheet template to complete the task comparing the daily life of Aboriginal people to Torres Strait Islanders
Lesson 2: A land of cultural diversity (25 pages)
Students will learn about:
- Indigenous peoples special relationship with the land
- How they lived sustainably and care for country
- Cultural diversity amongst Indigenous people: Saltwater people vs Freshwater people
- Kinship and Totemic Systems
- Languages and Aboriginal English
- Coming together: trade routes and songlines
- How Indigenous people maintain links to traditional country:
- Ecotourism, hunting and gathering, obligation to care for country, practice ceremonies
- The Indigenous Land Corporation (1995)
- National Parks and Aboriginal Sites
Also includes:
- 7 Quiz Questions to check understanding
- Worksheet to complete the ‘National Parks’ task
Lesson 3: Traditional cultural values and practices (16 pages)
Students will learn about:
- Traditional Storytelling
- Popular Aboriginal Dreamtime Stories
- Aboriginal Worldviews about Creation
- The Southern Sky
- The Importance of Sharing Resources
- ‘Men’s Business’ and ‘Women’s Business’
- Hunting and Gathering
- Australian Native Megafauna that became extinct 25,000 years ago
- Bush foods and medicines
- Technology used by Aboriginal People
- How they Controlled the Environment for Sustainability and Survival
- How Fire was Created
- European vs. Indigenous Cultural Values
Also includes:
- Task involving researching bush foods and medicines
- ‘Bush Foods and Medicines’ Worksheet (Table Template)
Lesson 4: First Contacts (14 pages)
Students will learn about:
- The many visitors that came prior to 1770
- Captain Cooks voyage to the east coast
- Cooks instructions given by the Kingdom of Great Britain
- British Perspective on Cook’s Discovery
- Indigenous Perspectives on the Arrival
- The First British Colony
- Establishing a Penal Colony
- A Tough Start for the British Colony on Australian Soil
- Notable Aboriginal People: Bennelong, Barangaroo and Pemulwuy
Also includes:
- Task involving writing from the perspectives of the Aboriginal and European cultures to develop understanding
- 2 ‘Writing Task- Journal Entry’ Worksheets