Using Fire To Manage Country

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content descriptions:

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. 

• Device capable of presenting a website to the class
• Student Worksheet - one copy per student
• 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:

• communication
• critical thinking
• cultural understanding
• collaboration

Level of teacher scaffolding: High - introduce new content, assist with student research, confirm that students understand the communication project, assess the achievement of student outcomes.

Special thanks to:
Fish River Station, John Daly, Dr Jeremy Russell-Smith, Peter Jacklyn, Peter McConchie, Dr Tommy George, David Claudie, Dale Musgrave, Carolyn George and Victor Steffensen.

This is a Cool+ original lesson.

Teach Caring for Country Using Fire

Quick summary: In this course, you will hear how John Daly uses fire stick techniques to care for Country. John works with scientists and farmers to reduce the impact of bushfires and protect communities.