Lesson summary
Students explore Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditional understanding of seasons, and their relationship to traditional cool burning practices.
Learning intentions:
Students will...
- understand that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have deep connections to Country and a detailed understanding of the environment, and implement this knowledge in traditional land management practices.
Success criteria:
Students can...
- describe how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples use their knowledge of seasons and local conditions to produce cool burns for the benefit of their communities and the local environment.
Partner acknowledgement
Cool.org would like to acknowledge the support of the North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance Ltd (NAILSMA) in creating these resources.
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Lesson details
Curriculum mapping
Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content descriptions:
Year 5 Geography:
Students learn to:
- the management of Australian environments, including managing severe weather events such as bushfires, floods, droughts or cyclones, and their consequences (AC9HS5K05)
- the influence of people, including First Nations Australians and people in other countries, on the characteristics of a place (AC9HS5K04)
Cross Curriculum Priority: Sustainability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures.
Relevant parts of Year 5 achievement standards:
By the end of Year 5, students explain the influence of people on the characteristics of places and in the management of spaces.
Resources required
- Device capable of presenting a website to the class
- Individual devices capable of accessing the internet
- Materials for communication piece, such as poster-making materials or desktop publishing programs
- Student Worksheet - one copy per student
Skills
This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:
- communication
- critical thinking
- cultural understanding
- collaboration
Additional info
Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium - Explain new concepts explicitly, support students in independent work.
This is an original Cool+ lesson.
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