Develop an introductory understanding of First Peoples culture and connection to Country. Students will learn about unique plant usage, tools and caring sustainably for Country across Australia.
Students will:
- Learn about First People’s relationship to Country
- Discover indigenous plants and fibres, their uses and significance to First Peoples
- Examine tools and technologies designed and made by First Peoples
- Go on a discovery walk
Key focuses:
- First Peoples connection to Country
- Sustainable use of plants for food, tools, shelter and medicine
- Exploring the diverse living collections representing different environments
Curriculum links:
- This program supports the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures cross-curriculum priority across Country and Place, Culture and People.
- It also links to Geography:
- Level 3 and 4
- the relationships between people and their place and its environment VC2HG4K01
the functions of vegetation in the environment and the characteristics, spatial distribution and location of the main types of vegetation in Australia and the world, such as forest, woodland, savannah, grassland and desert, including the uses of vegetation by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples VC2HG4K04
- Level 5 and 6
- the importance of sustainability to places and environments, including the custodial responsibility Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have for Country and Place and how it influences their sustainability practices VC2HG6K04
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