
Learn how colonisation changed the plants, animals and foods of Yugambeh Country, how Yugambeh people care for Country today, and plan an action of your own.
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What students do
- Trace how colonisation changed plants, animals and foods
- Plan an action to care for a local place
Australian Curriculum
- Year levels
- Years 5 to 8
- Learning areas
- HASSGeographyScience
- A_TSICP1Deep connection to, and responsibility for, Country: land, sea, sky and waterwaysCountry/Place
- A_TSICP2Colonisation under terra nullius, experienced as an invasionCountry/Place
- SS2Responsible use of resources and healthy environmentsSustainability: Systems
- SF2Finding information, reflecting on the past and acting for changeSustainability: Futures
Suggested links to version 9.0 of the Australian Curriculum cross-curriculum priorities: First Nations histories and cultures and Sustainability. Summaries are in our own words; see ACARA for the full organising ideas.
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