Learn why in Yugambeh, sorry (gijeri) is felt in the stomach (gijara), and how science calls the gut a “second brain”.
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What students do
- Learn why sorry is felt in the stomach in Yugambeh
- Connect it to the science of the “second brain”
Australian Curriculum
- Year levels
- Years 6 to 9
- Learning areas
- Health and Physical EducationScienceLanguages
- A_TSIC1Diverse languages and cultural expressions, and the right to maintain and control themCulture
- A_TSIC2Unique ways of being, knowing, thinking and doingCulture
Suggested links to version 9.0 of the Australian Curriculum cross-curriculum priorities: First Nations histories and cultures. Summaries are in our own words; see ACARA for the full organising ideas.
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