Units Archive - Jajoo Warrngara

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Reptile Researchers: Life Cycles

In this series of activities, students watch the Taribelang Bunda films Wake Up Meebar, Sea Country and Rangers on Country to explore the life cycles of freshwater and sea turtles. They investigate how scientists classify living things, play a game of animal Celebrity Heads, and create a life cycle wheel.

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Totally Turtle: Animal Classification

In this series of activities, students watch the Taribelang Bunda stories, Wake Up Meebar animation, Sea Country film and River Country film. They participate in yarning circles, and complete an animal classification activity. They explore how First Nations knowledges and science work together to care for native animals and protect Country.

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Little Milbi, Little Meebar: Shapes and Patterns

In this series of activities, students explore the Taribelang Bunda story Booral Booral Dreaming and learn about the milbi (freshwater turtle). They investigate the shapes that make up a turtle's shell, and create their own turtle artwork.

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Finding Your Way

In this series of activities, students watch the Taribelang Bunda story Wake Up Meebar and explore Meebar's remarkable journey. They discover how sea turtles navigate across vast oceans to return home, then reflect on the meaning of home and belonging through personal reflection and an art work.

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Changing Seasons

In this series of activities, students explore seasonal change, ecosystems and biodiversity through the Taribelang Bunda stories. They learn how Traditional Owners and scientists observe and monitor changes in nature to care for Country. Students then apply these ideas by investigating a local plant, animal or seasonal indicator and creating a seasonal calendar inspired by their own observations.

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Koorie Culture Map: Wurundjeri #1

Explore the seasonal movement of the short-finned eel and discover how Wurundjeri people used detailed knowledge of animals, waterways and weather patterns to live on Country. Investigate First Nations seasonal calendars and reflect on the seasonal changes you notice where you live.

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Koorie Culture Map: Wurundjeri #2

Explore significant places on Wurundjeri Country, including the Birrarung (Yarra River), scar trees and cultural sites. Travel through time, imagine what these places may have looked like in the past, and use your creativity to design a journey connecting important places across Country, whether by rail, canoe, public transport or an invention of your own.

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Koorie Culture Map: Wamba Wamba #1

Dive into the story of Pondi, the Murray Cod, and discover how this famous fish helped shape Wamba Wamba Country. Explore the power of storytelling, then create your own artwork celebrating Pondi and the rivers it calls home.

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Koorie Culture Map: Wamba Wamba #2

Explore the journey of the Mile (Murray River) from its source in the mountains to the sea. Discover how rivers are formed, investigate the features that shape their path, and imagine life as a droplet of water travelling through one of Australia’s most important waterways.

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Koorie Culture Map: Gunditjmara #2

Explore Gunditjmara place names and discover how Language can tell us about Country. Investigate the fish and other creatures that live in River Forest Country, then create a detailed scientific sketch showing the features that help identify them.

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Koorie Culture Map: Jaara #1

Explore a Jaara story that explains the creation of Mount Franklin and discover how volcanoes shape the landscape. Investigate the science behind volcanic eruptions, then create your own erupting volcano artwork.

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Koorie Culture Map: Jaara #2

Explore the animals featured in the Jaara story The Eagle, the Crow and the Bat. Investigate their habitats, life cycles and behaviours, then step into the shoes of one of these animals and write a poem from its perspective as it soars through the sky.

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Koorie Culture Map: Gunditjmara #1

Explore Gunditjmara Sea Country and Forest Country, investigating ancient midden sites and the unique Cherry Ballart tree. Discover how people, plants and places are connected, then use poetry or art to express ideas of growth, care and belonging.

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Koorie Culture Map: Gunaikurnai #1

Journey alongside Borun and explore the ingenuity behind traditional bark canoes. Discover how First Nations people used knowledge of materials, waterways and Country to design these remarkable vessels, then create, test and improve a canoe of your own.

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Koorie Culture Map: Gunaikurnai #2

Explore how dance helps people connect, heal and celebrate culture. Discover the important role movement plays in storytelling and community, then try a series of simple movements and reflect on how they affect your body, mood and energy.

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Koorie Culture Map: Bangerang #1

Explore Lake Barmah and discover why Uncle Kevin describes it as being “like living in a supermarket”. Investigate the foods, materials and resources found in this rich wetland environment, then create your own natural supermarket map inspired by a place you know.

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Koorie Culture Map: Bangerang #2

Explore Lake Barmah and discover why Uncle Kevin describes it as being “like living in a supermarket”. Investigate the foods, materials and resources found in this rich wetland environment, then create your own natural supermarket map inspired by a place you know.

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The Meaning of Welcome

Students explore the meaning and contemporary significance of a ‘Welcome to Country’ and an ‘Acknowledgement of Country’. By comparing diverse perspectives, including media commentary and panels, students investigate the origins, purpose, and evolving role of these practices in contemporary Australia. Finally, students apply their learning by co-creating a class ‘Acknowledgement of Country’ that is accurate, local, and meaningful, reflecting their understanding.

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Bush Botanists

In this project-based unit, students will learn how First Nations peoples have maintained and passed down cultural knowledge about traditional foods, medicine and tools for successive generations. Students will then share their learning by creating plant posters, prints, or T-shirts, that brings bush tucker knowledge to life.

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Stories That Shape Us

Students will watch several films which reveal both the harsh realities of exclusion and the resilience and joy found in family and community. Students will consider how these stories help us understand the impact of racism on identity and belonging, and why truth-telling is so important. Through yarning circles and visual mapping activities, students examine these themes before researching and gathering their own local stories from family histories, community accounts or national movements such as the Freedom Rides. These stories are then transformed into creative works such as biographies, poems, portraits or collages, which are brought together as a class story collection that honours resilience, identity and community voice.

Units

Reptile Researchers: Life Cycles

Totally Turtle: Animal Classification

Little Milbi, Little Meebar: Shapes and Patterns

Finding Your Way

Changing Seasons

Koorie Culture Map: Wurundjeri #1

Koorie Culture Map: Wurundjeri #2

Koorie Culture Map: Wamba Wamba #1

Koorie Culture Map: Wamba Wamba #2

Koorie Culture Map: Gunditjmara #2

Koorie Culture Map: Jaara #1

Koorie Culture Map: Jaara #2

Koorie Culture Map: Gunditjmara #1

Koorie Culture Map: Gunaikurnai #1

Koorie Culture Map: Gunaikurnai #2

Koorie Culture Map: Bangerang #1

Koorie Culture Map: Bangerang #2

The Meaning of Welcome

Bush Botanists

Stories That Shape Us

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