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First Nations Chemistry: Reactions in Food and Medicine
Lesson5 of 8 in this unit
Cool+SecondaryYear 10ScienceChemistryHumanities and Social SciencesAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and CulturesSocialIndigenous Education
Summary
Exploring Western Sciences' understanding of Chemistry, including identifying synthesis, decomposition and displacement reaction patterns through investigating how First Nations cultures have observed and adapted chemical reactions for millennia.
Learning intentions
Students will:
explore reactions utilised by First Nations peoples in medicine and cooking and identify patterns in synthesis, decomposition and displacement reactions.Success criteria
Students can:
identify types of reactions as synthesis, decomposition and displacement based on their reactants and products
describe types of reactions employed by First Nations Australians in the baking of bread.
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