Floods and Drought Lesson 1
Engage with the Multi-touch book Dunggula: Murray River with the class. Using the Map of Indigenous Australia | AIATSIS and the VACL Aboriginal Languages of…
Engage with the Multi-touch book Dunggula: Murray River with the class. Using the Map of Indigenous Australia | AIATSIS and the VACL Aboriginal Languages of…
Form a yarning circle to discuss elements from the Dunggula: Murray River story. Ask about how the rain fell. What might the weather have been…
Following on from the last lesson, students discuss in pairs how rainfall might cause floods in their communities. Investigate the different types of floods that…
Facilitate class reflection exploring the themes of the previous lessons. Consider solutions to extreme weather events. Can extreme weather events be prevented? If not, how…
Read and engage with the Dunggula: Murray River Multi-touch Book. Using both the VACL and Map of Indigenous Australia | AIATSIS, identify where Bangerang Country…
Recap the Dunggulla: Murray River story. Discuss the sacrifices Gunyak made for her community. What did she do to ensure her community had enough food…
Following on from the last lesson, students further explore portraiture and the medium’s ability to convey meaning and portray emotions. On an interactive whiteboard or…
Introduce the task of taking photographs of community members to present as portraits. On an interactive whiteboard or device, watch the film Chaos and Stillness…
Students analyse the features of photographs and portraits. They celebrate the diversity of their communities by interviewing and photographing com…
Students investigate both the natural and human-made factors contributing to floods and drought. With a focus on extreme weather events, they desig…