Fire as a Traditional Land Management Practice

Syllabus Outcomes: AC9HG8K04

Cross Curriculum Priority: Sustainability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures. 

Relevant parts of Year 8 achievement standards: Students explain the interconnections between people and places and environments. They explain how these interconnections change places or environments. Students explain responses or strategies to address a geographical phenomenon or challenge, referring to environmental, economic or social factors.

• Device capable of presenting a website to the class.
• News Article Assessment Rubric
• Student Worksheet - one copy per student. 
• Tips For Writing A Great News Article
• Tropical Savanna - The Big Picture Presentation 
• Factsheet - How Do Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Peoples Use Fire To Manage Country?

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• critical thinking
• cultural understanding

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium - Explain new concepts explicitly, support students in independent work. 

This is an original Cool+ lesson.

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