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  • Numinbah Valley Environmental Education Centre

Bush Cooking

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In this learning activity, students engage with bushcraft cooking methods including boiling a billy and cooking damper over an open fire. They explore how Science and Geography intersect with cultural practices, focusing on fire safety and sustainable use of resources in outdoor settings. Students also reflect on the connections and custodial responsibility that First Nations Australians have for Country/Place and how cultural & scientific knowledge helps informs decision-making for resource management. Students practice personal and social capability skills by working in small groups, navigating the challenge of cooking over a fire while maintaining safety. These experiences foster self-management and social management skills as students collaborate to achieve a common goal. They will also investigate how human actions impact natural environments and propose ways to make informed and sustainable decisions for the future.

Key Concepts:

  • Safety & Sustainability – Safety, risk management and sustainable use of resources.
  • Scientific Inquiry - The role of science in creation of heat & light energy, key survival techniques & for problem solving.
  • First Nations Connections – Valuing cultural diversity & respect for First Nations perspectives in caring for and managing Country.
  • Personal and Social Skills - Mental health, wellbeing, and sense of belonging in group & outdoor settings. 

AC(v8) Curriculum Links ​

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AC(v9) Curriculum Links
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Year 4

Science as Human Endeavour

Use and Influence of Science

Consider how people use scientific explanations to meet a need or solve a problem. (AC9S4H02)


Geography

The importance of environments, including natural vegetation and water sources, to people and animals in Australia and on another continent (AC9HS4K05)

Sustainable use and management of renewable and non-renewable resources, including the custodial responsibility First Nations Australians have for Country/Place. (AC9HS4K06)

Concluding & Decision Making

Propose actions or responses to an issue or challenge that consider possible effects of actions. (AC9HS4S06)

 

Health & Physical Education

Making Active Choices

Participate in physical activities in natural and outdoor settings to examine factors that can influence their own and others' participation. (AC9HP4M05)

Making Healthy & Safe Choices

Investigate and apply behaviours that contribute to their own and others' health, safety, relationships and wellbeing. (AC9HP4P10)

Elaborations: Discussing the importance of a sense of belonging & connection in promoting mental health & wellbeing.

Identifying ways they can change their behaviours to support the sustainability of the Earth's systems.

Interacting with Others

Describe how valuing diversity influences wellbeing and identify actions that promote inclusion in their communities. (AC9HP4P05)

Elaboration: Recognising the important role of cultural narratives in describing the diversity, sharing beliefs and practices of First Nations communities.

Select, use and refine personal and social skills to establish, manage and strengthen relationships. (AC9HP4P04)

Elaboration: Discussing how demonstrating respect and empathy for First Nations Australians can build positive relationships.



Cross Curriculum Priorities & General Capabilities
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures 

First Nations communities of Australia maintain a deep connection to, and responsibility for, Country/Place and have holistic values and belief systems that are connected to the land, sea, sky and waterways. (A_TSICP1)

First Nations Australians' ways of life reflect unique ways of being, knowing, thinking and doing. (A_TSIC2)

The significant and ongoing contributions of First Nations Australians and their histories and cultures are acknowledged locally, nationally and globally. (A_TSIP3)

The First Peoples of Australia belong to the world's oldest continuous cultures. First Nations Australians demonstrate resilience in the maintenance, practice and revitalisation of culture and continue to celebrate and share the past, present and future manifestations of their cultures. (A_TSIC3)


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Last reviewed 18 November 2024
Last updated 18 November 2024