Connecting to Country

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Through hands-on investigation, students will describe the importance of Country to First Nations peoples, linking to the traditional custodians of our centre's land. They will examine the ways traditional knowledge and the use of materials/resources link to sustainability concepts and practices. Students will identify the connection between First Nations peoples and Country/Place (land, sea, waterways), and the changing conditions and environment that is a characteristic of this relationship.

Key Concepts: Seasons, Place, Environment, Plants, Animals, Changes, Traditional materials/resources, First Nations histories & cultures

Curriculum Links

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Prep

HASS

The Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Country/ Place on which the school is located and why Country/Place is important to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. (ACHASSK016)

Science

Daily and seasonal changes in our environment affect everyday life. (ACSSU004)

General Capabilities & Cross Curriculum Priorities

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities maintain a special connection to and responsibility for Country/Place. (OI.2)

All life forms are connected through ecosystems which they depend on for their survival. (OI.2)

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Year 1

HASS

The weather and seasons of places and the ways in which different cultural groups, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples describe them. (ACHASSK032)

Science

Everyday materials can be physically changed in a variety of ways. (ACSSU018)

Observable changes occur in the sky and landscape. (ACSSU019)

General Capabilities & Cross Curriculum Priorities

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities maintain a special connection to and responsibility for Country/Place. (OI.2)

All life forms are connected through ecosystems which they depend on for their survival. (OI.2)

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Year 2

HASS

The ways in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples maintain special connections to particular Country/Place. (ACHASSK049)

Science

Different materials can be combined for a particular purpose. (ACSSU031)

Earth's resources are used in a variety of ways. (ACSSU032)

General Capabilities & Cross Curriculum Priorities

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities maintain a special connection to and responsibility for Country/Place. (OI.2)

All life forms are connected through ecosystems which they depend on for their survival. (OI.2)

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