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First Nations Ecology: Traditional Indigenous Ecology
Lesson6 of 8 in this unit
Cool+SecondaryYear 10ScienceHuman EndeavourHumanities and Social SciencesAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and CulturesSocialIndigenous Education
Summary
Exploring First Nations peoples understanding of and adaptation to changing ecologies such as water ecology and fire management contributes to scientific knowledge and practices being adopted more broadly by society.
Learning intentions
Students will:
recognise that changes in climate and ecology have been experienced, collated and communicated by First Nations peoples for millennia.
Success criteria
Students can:
describe how First Nations knowledge of changing ecologies is being reaffirmed by, as well as contributing to, Western Scientific knowledge
define and communicate the multiple variables impacting water ecology in Central Australia
define and communicate the relationship between First Nations peoples fire-burning practices and the generation of carbon credits in contemporary Australia.
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