Creature Feature

Science Understanding

Biological Science

Compare characteristics of living and non-living things and examine the differences between the life cycles of plants and animals. (AC9S3U01)

Elaboration: Investigating how First Nations Australians understand and utilise the life cycles of certain species.

Science as Human Endeavour

Use and Influence of Science

Consider how people use scientific explanations to meet a need or solve a problem. (AC9S3H02)

Geography

The ways First Nations Australians in different parts of Australia are interconnected with Country/Place. (AC9HS3K04)

Health & Physical Education

Making Healthy & Safe Choices

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

Elaboration: 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.

Science Understanding

Biological Science

Explain the roles and interactions of consumers, producers and decomposers within a habitat and how food chains represent feeding relationships. (AC9S4U01)

Elaborations: Describing how animals, including humans, obtain their food from plants and other animals.

Representing feeding relationships of producers and consumers as a food chain and comparing food chains across different habitats.

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)

Health & Physical Education

Making Healthy & Safe Choices

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

Elaboration: 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.

Science Understanding

Biological Science

Examine how particular structural features and behaviours of living things enable their survival in specific habitats. (AC9S5U01)

Elaboration: Identify physical and behavioural characteristics that enable a plant or animal to survive.

Science as Human Endeavour

Use & Influence of Science

Investigate how scientific knowledge is used by individuals and communities to identify problems, consider responses and make decisions. (AC9S5H02)

Science Inquiry

Pose investigable questions to identify patterns & test relationships  & make reasonable predictions. (AC9S5I01)

Elaboration: Acknowledging & using information from First Nations Australians to guide the formulation of investigable questions about structural features & behaviours of living things.

Geography

The influence of people, including First Nations Australians and people in other countries, on the characteristics of a place. (AC9HS5K04)

Elaboration: Identifying how First Nations Australian communities altered the environment and sustained ways of living through their methods of land and resource management.

Health & Physical Education

Making Healthy & Safe Choices

Analyse how behaviours influence the health, safety, relationships and wellbeing of individuals and communities. (AC9HP6P10)

Elaboration: Describing strategies to support a sense of belonging & connection, and recognising the importance of social support for enhancing mental health & wellbeing.

Interacting with Others

Describe and implement strategies to value diversity in their communities. (AC9HP6P05)

Elaboration: Exploring the importance of cultural expressions of First Nations Australians in maintaining a continuing deep connection to Country/Place & its influence on wellbeing. 

Describe and demonstrate how respect and empathy can be expressed to positively influence relationships. (AC9HP6P04)

Elaboration: Recognising how words & labels used regarding First Nations Australians can cause offence and how this awareness can support & strengthen respectful relationships.

Science Understanding

Biological Sciences

Investigate the physical conditions of a habitat and analyse how the growth and survival of living things is affected by changing physical conditions. (AC9S6U01)

Elaborations: Identifying the physical conditions in an aquatic or terrestrial habitat and how they change over time.

Investigating First Nations Australians' knowledges and understandings of the physical conditions necessary for the survival of certain plants and animals.

Science as Human Endeavour

Use & Influence of Science

Investigate how scientific knowledge is used by individuals and communities to identify problems, consider responses and make decisions. (AC9S6H02)

Nature and Development of Science

Examine why advances in Science are often the result of collaboration or build on the work of others. (AC9S6H01)
Elaborations: Investigate how contemporary restorative ecology adapts and builds on the traditional ecological knowledges of First Nations Australians.

Examining why ecologists collaborate with engineers & computer scientists to develop remote sensing techniques, identify patterns in habitat change & make predictions.

Health & Physical Education

Making Healthy & Safe Choices

Analyse how behaviours influence the health, safety, relationships and wellbeing of individuals and communities. (AC9HP6P10)

Elaboration: Describing strategies to support a sense of belonging & connection, and recognising the importance of social support for enhancing mental health & wellbeing.

Interacting with Others

Describe and implement strategies to value diversity in their communities. (AC9HP6P05)

Elaboration: Exploring the importance of cultural expressions of First Nations Australians in maintaining a continuing deep connection to Country/Place & its influence on wellbeing. 

Describe and demonstrate how respect and empathy can be expressed to positively influence relationships. (AC9HP6P04)

Elaboration: Recognising how words & labels used regarding First Nations Australians can cause offence and how this awareness can support & strengthen respectful relationships.

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)

All life forms, including human life, are connected through Earth's systems (geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere) on which they depend for their wellbeing and survival. (SS1)

Sustainable patterns of living require the responsible use of resources, maintenance of clean air, water and soils, and preservation or restoration of healthy environments. (SS2)

Critical and Creative Thinking – Inquiring, Generating, Analysing, Reflecting.

Personal and Social Capabilities - Self-awareness, Self-management, Social awareness, Social management. 

Intercultural Understanding - Reflect on the relationship between cultures and identities; Examine cultural perspectives and worldviews and explore the influence of cultures on interactions.

Ethical Understanding - Explore ethical concepts; Examine values, rights and responsibilities and ethical norms; Recognise influences on ethical behaviour and perspectives.