Transcript An Aboriginal Perspective in Geography

AN ABORIGINAL PERSPECTIVE
IN GEOGRAPHY
BY TRUPTI DEVARKONDA AND
ALEXANDRA RIVETT
Lesson Plan
1. Geography
Syllabus
2. Geographical
Perspective
3. Aboriginal
Perspective
4. Activity
5. Summary
6. Other syllabus
connections
7. References
"Kira Kira Trading Aboriginal Snake" Photo.
kirakirawholesale.com 6th Sept. 2012
<http://www.kirakirawholesale.com/asp_pages/products.a
sp?ID=45>
Whalley K. (2004) Science Focus. Pearson Education
Australia pp 120-131
Geography Syllabus
Stage 5: Australian Geography
Focus Area 5A1: Investigating Australia’s Physical Environments
Origins of the Continent:
Geographical Perspective
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Continental drift is the
tendency of landmasses to
move around the Earth.
Elizabeth Morales "Pangaea" Map. yourdictionary.com 7th Sept 2012
<http://images.yourdictionary.com/pangaea
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Provides an explanation of
how Pangaea was able to
break up and turn into the
seven continents that exist
today.
"Continental drift" Map. www.geography-site.co.uk 6th Sept. 2012
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<http://www.geography-site.co.uk/pages/physical/earth/tect.html
Origins of the Continent:
Geographical Perspective
• The liquid like layer under
the crust, called the
asthenosphere, causes the
plates to shift and separate
into the continents we have
today.
• Some evidence for the
theory of continental drift
comes from volcanic activity,
earthquakes, mountain
building and oceanic trench
formation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_IY
QdKkWsU
(0:0:43 – 0:0:1.42)
"The Ring of Fire" Map. nowpublic.com 8th Sept. 2012
<http://www.nowpublic.com/world/ring-fire-0>
Origins of the Continent:
Aboriginal Perspective
• The stories of the Dreaming tell of how
the world was created.
• Dreaming stories have been passed
down by word of mouth from
generation to generation.
• Ancestral beings created all the
landforms and life forms.
• They returned to where they came
from or merged into the features they
created. This is where they exist today.
Origins of the Continent:
Aboriginal Perspective
Norbett Lynch ‘Dreamtime painting’
aboriginalart.com 9th Sept 2012
http://aboriginalart.com.au/culture/drea
mtime2.html
• Dreaming stories are
preserved in traditional
Aboriginal paintings and
artefacts.
• Form a map depicting the
landscape and events of the
Dreaming.
• Hidden meaning only known
by those who understand the
Dreaming story.
Activity
Every group has an Australian landform and animal.
1. Create a possible creation story to explain how
your animal could have created your landform.
2. Create an illustration to depict your story.
3. Discuss a possible moral.
4. Present to the class.
Example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y3Ta5xcKV4&feature=plcp
Summary
• Clear outline for lesson and activity.
• Use of images and symbols during
explanations to engage the audience.
• Story telling was a key element of the activity.
• Local examples were used to enhance
community and land links.
• Humour was used in the videos and could
have been incorporated into the activity.
Other Syllabus
connections
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Aboriginal perspectives in all KLAs (NSW Board of
Studies, 2009)
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Holistic approach to learning (Harrison, 2011, p124)
• Geography
• Stage 4: the nature of geography, global environments,
community interactions.
• Stage 5: Australian environments, geographical issues.
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Science: Plate tectonics, ecosystems.
History: Australia 1788-1900.
PDHPE: A sense of self, connectedness.
English, Visual Art, Drama: Aboriginal artists and
texts.
Reference List
- Aboriginal Australia Art & Culture Centre – Alice Springs. (n.d.).
Aboriginal Art. Retrieved 30/9/2011, from http://aboriginalart.com.au/
- Harrison, N. (2011). Quality teaching practices for Aboriginal children. In
Teaching and Learning in Indigenous Education. (pp.59-86). South
Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
-New South Wales Board of Studies. (2003). Geography 7-10 Syllabus.
Sydney: Board of Studies NSW.
- New South Wales Board of Studies. (2009). Mapping Aboriginal
Perspectives and Cross-curriculum Content K-10. (pp. 23-31). Sydney:
Author.
-Paine, J., & Bliss, S. (2005). Geoactive 2: Stage 5 Australian Geography
(2nd ed.). Milton, QLD: John Wiley & Sons Australia.
- Whalley K. (2004) Science Focus (3rd Edition). Pearson Education Australia
pp. 120-131