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Focus: Indigenous Plants, Weapons and

Lesson Date: 20/5/2014
Instruments

Learning Outcome: After completing the required activity, Grade: 3/4 Lesson
each pair of students will have a wide knowledge of either Duration: 2
a weapon, plant or instrument that Indigenous Australians Hours (spread
have used/created. In presenting their poster to the class, over 2 lessons)
it then gives the other students a broad knowledge other
than their allocated weapon or plant. This will assist the First lesson: 1.5
students when they visit Narana Creations to gain a wider hours.
knowledge of the lesson focus, and help them to further
ask any questions they didnt understand in their research. Second lesson:
Once the visit has been completing, the students will 25 minutes.
discuss their findings all together and share what they
have learnt to add to the class posters at the end that
every student will receive a copy of. By completing this
outcome, it will help introduce a more in-depth
understanding of Aboriginal History as well as
understanding and respect of their culture to promote
reconciliation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islanders people and non-Indigenous Australians
Resources:
iPad or computer with internet connection
Pens/pencils/connector pens
Poster paper
Coloured paper
Printer
Glue/ruler/scissors
Camera/phone (to take photos of at the site visit)

Lesson Activity/Process Before Site Visit

5 mins Students are separated into pairs and allocated a weapon, plant or instrument
to research.

45 mins Students are required to research their allocated topic with computers or iPads
that have internet connection.
Students must include the headings and provide the information under these
headings

Plant (such as Dropping She-oak, Golden Wattle, Kangaroo Grass, Clustered

Sword-sedge, Manna Gum)
- What is the plants name?
- What is the plants indigenous name?
- What was the plant used for?
- Any other interesting facts about this plant?
- Provide a photo of the plant
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Weapon (such as the Nulla Nulla, Shields, Boomerang)
- What is the weapons name?
- What is the weapons indigenous name?
- What was the weapon used for?
- Any other interesting facts about this weapon?
- Provide a photo of this weapon

Instrument (such as the Didgeridoo, Clapsticks, Coolamon)

- What is the name of the instrument?
- What is the instruments indigenous name?
- What was the instrument used for?
- Any other interesting facts about this instrument?
- Provide a photo of the instrument

These questions will be displayed on the whiteboard. Students are also

required to write the websites they have used as a reference.

In this allocated time period, students are also asked to design a poster about
the research they have conducted.
5 mins
Students are told to finish up there posters and to sit on the floor in front of the
whiteboard.
30 mins
Each pair is to present their poster and inform the class of their findings and if
any students have any relevant questions to ask, then they may do so.
5 mins
To end the lesson, re-cap over plants, weapons and instruments the students
have learnt by a quiz like form such as, what was the plant that is used to
make a boomerang?

Each poster is kept for the after excursion activity

Site Visit

Students are too take photos of their site visit to Narana Creations
focusing on the plants, weapons and instruments they researched
Students are to be aware of the Site in order for further discussion after
the site visit
Students are to ask any questions about the topics they researched that
they dont understand
Students are too be respectful of the Site Visit and not cause any major
disruptions
Lesson Activity/Process After Site Visit

15 mins Students gather on the floor and discuss their findings after visiting Narana
Creations. Attempt to focus mostly on the Curragundi Garden Trial and the
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seminar on weapons and instruments.

10 mins Students are too write down any extra information on the poster they created
before the excursion, that they learnt at the site that is relevant to a specific
weapon, instrument or plant.
Note: They can write on any poster, it doesnt have to be the one they created
in prior lesson.

After completed, the students posters are copied into an information booklet
and given to each student to take home. The original copy is kept in the
classroom as a resource if children need/want to find out information about
these topics or further work in class.

Links to Further Knowledge

Students can now further their knowledge and studies by learning in order
about:
Frontier Violence
Missions and Reserves
Assimilation
Civil Rights- Activist Groups




























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