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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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Year 3

HASS

The representation of Australia as states and territories and as Countries/Places of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples; and major places in Australia, both natural and human. (ACHASSK066)

The importance of Country/Place to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples who belong to a local area. (ACHASSK062)

General Capabilities & Cross Curriculum Priorities

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

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' ways of life are uniquely expressed through ways of being, knowing, thinking and doing. (OI.5)

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

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Year 4

HASS

The custodial responsibility Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have for Country/Place, and how this influences views about sustainability. (ACHASSK089)

The diversity of Australia's first peoples and the long and continuous connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to Country/Place (land, sea, waterways and skies). (ACHASSK083)

The importance of environments, including natural vegetation, to animals and people. (ACHASSK088)

Science

Natural and processed materials have a range of physical properties that can influence their use. (ACSSU074)

General Capabilities & Cross Curriculum Priorities

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

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' ways of life are uniquely expressed through ways of being, knowing, thinking and doing. (OI.5)

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

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Year 5

HASS

The influence of people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, on the environmental characteristics of Australian places. (ACHASSK112)

The environmental and human influences on the location and characteristics of a place and the management of spaces within them. (ACHASSK113)

Science

Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment. (ACSSU043)

General Capabilities & Cross Curriculum Priorities

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

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' ways of life are uniquely expressed through ways of being, knowing, thinking and doing. (OI.5)

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

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Last reviewed 15 June 2023
Last updated 15 June 2023