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Tuning Into Traditional Farming Methods
Lesson1 of 11 in this unit
SecondaryYear 9Humanities and Social SciencesGeographyEnvironmentalSustainability
Lesson Summary
Students will explore the history of agricultural practices in Australia. They will research traditional agricultural practices since European arrival in Australia, the challenges that farmers faced and how practices were altered to suit the technological advances and methods of the time.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- understand the history of farming in Australia since European arrival and how/why farming practices have changed over time
- explore some of the economic and technological factors that have impacted agricultural productivity in Australia.
Success criteria
Students can:
- describe the challenges farmers have faced on Australian soil since European arrival in 1788
- explain how technology and changing principles have shaped Australia's farming practices over the last 200+ years.
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