Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
Year levels: 3 2 lessons
Students connect with Country/ place, people and the Culture of the Barkandji, Mutthi Mutthi and Ngiyampaa peoples through stories, maps and various sources. They explore the Willandra Lakes and the importance of caring for Country.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
Year levels: 3 3 lessons
This unit provides students with the opportunity to investigate the materials used to create rope and other First Nations resources and to apply this knowledge when creating their own sustainably designed products. Be sure to explore the films in links in the Tools and Technology Discovery Map
Design and Technology
Geography
Science
We would like to acknowledge all of the communities contributing to the Discovery Maps ‘Tools and Technology’ content. These include the Elders; Storytellers; Songmen and Custodians of the Ḻiya Dhälinymirr; Wamba Wamba; Bangerang and the Barkandji; Mutthi Mutthi and Ngiyampaa Peoples of the Lake Mungo region. Students are invited to journey across the land, engaging with each community on Country, exploring the cultural knowledge passed down from generation to generation.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
Year levels: 3 2 lessons
Students learn how First Nations peoples used tools, weapons and everyday items for cooking and many other practices!
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
Design and Technology
Year levels: 7-8 4 lessons
This unit provides students with the opportunity to investigate the materials used to create rope and other First Nations resources and to apply this knowledge when creating their own sustainably designed products. Be sure to explore the films in links in the Tools and Technology Discovery Map
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
Geography
Science
Sustainability
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!
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
Geography
Year levels: 7 4 lessons
In this unit, students explore the importance of rivers for nourishing ecosystems and facilitating trade in First Nations communities both pre and post colonisation. They make diagrams, create comparative frameworks, and reimagine environmentally sustainable futures using digital design technologies.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
Design and Technology
Science
Sustainability
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!
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
Arts
English
Science
Poppy-May Woora is a Ghungalu story shared by Uncle Steve Kemp and Milton Lawton about a mother kangaroo and her baby joey. Poppy-May faces a difficult situation involving a pack of wild dogs but uses her knowledge of the Country to attempt to overcome the challenge!

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