Under Threat - Health of the Murray

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HASS

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Students investigate the Murray River’s geographical features and trace the impact of historical events on its health. They identify the challenges facing the river, deepening their understanding of its current state and sustainability concerns. This unit fosters environmental stewardship and advocates for honouring First Nations cultural connections.

This unit includes:

Multi-touch Books

Teacher Resource

Unit

Cultural Protocols

Learning Areas

Humanities and the Social Sciences

AC9HS4K05

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

AC9HS4K06

Sustainable use and management of renewable and non-renewable resources, including the custodial responsibility First Nations Australians have for Country/Plac

AC9HS4S01

Develop questions to guide investigations about people, events, places and issues

AC9HS4S02

Locate, collect and record information and data from a range of sources, including annotated timelines and maps

AC9HS4S03

Interpret information and data displayed in different formats

AC9HS4S04

Analyse information and data, and identify perspectives

AC9HS4S06

Propose actions or responses to an issue or challenge that consider possible effects of actions

AC9HS4K01

The diversity of First Nations Australians, their social organisation and their continuous connection to Country/Place

Cross Curriculum Priorities

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures

Country/Place

A_TSICP1

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_TSICP2

The occupation and colonisation of Australia by the British, under the now overturned doctrine of terra nullius, were experienced by First Nations Australians as an invasion that denied their occupation of, and connection to, Country/Place.

Culture

Sustainability

Systems

Worldviews

Design

Muyi Mir Mathematics “Leaf it to us!”

Year levels: 1 4 lessons

Students engage with the Muyi Mir and Pondi stories found in the Wamba Wamba multi-touch book. They will identify and extend mathematical concepts such as number, sequence and patterns within the narratives, and engage in hands-on activities using collected natural materials.

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Nurayill, Curlew, Platypus, Pondi!

Year levels: 3-4 4 lessons

Students engage with the Wamba Wamba multi-touch book and explore both Muyi Mir and Pondi stories. They gain an understanding of animal characteristics, habitats and behaviours. They research food chains, create artistic visual representations of the animals from the stories, and develop an appreciation for the cultural significance of native animals.

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Tree Huggers

Year levels: 5-6 4 lessons

Students explore the cultural, environmental, and historical significance of trees. They research the critical roles trees play in maintaining biodiversity and carbon sequestration for a healthy environment as well as investigating the harmful effects of deforestation and its widespread repercussions.

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Rock Cycles

Year levels: 8 4 lessons

This unit provides students with the opportunity to develop an understanding of how different types of rocks are formed, how they have been used by First Nations Peoples traditionally and in engineering today. Create a sedimentary rock slice to eat with the class or at home!

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The Boomerang Principle

Year levels: 7 4 lessons

This unit provides students with the opportunity to develop an understanding of the history and principles of aerodynamics and how to apply these when generating, modifying or communicating designed solutions. Explore how First Nations perspectives influence the development of scientific knowledge with a close look at some of David Unaipin's inventions!

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Middens on Pondi

Year levels: 2 3 lessons

Students will build an understanding of the clay middens found on Wamba Wamba Country.

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Under Threat – Health of the Murray

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In this unit

This unit includes:

Multi-touch Books

Teacher Resource

Unit

Cultural Protocols

Learning Areas

Humanities and the Social Sciences

Cross Curriculum Priorities

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures

Country/Place

Culture

Sustainability

Systems

Worldviews

Design

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Under Threat – Health of the Murray

Learning Areas

In this unit

This unit includes:

Multi-touch Books

Teacher Resource

Unit

Cultural Protocols

Learning Areas

Humanities and the Social Sciences

Cross Curriculum Priorities

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures

Country/Place

Culture

Sustainability

Systems

Worldviews

Design

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