Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this worksheet contains the name and images of a person who has died.
Put the events of Uncle Bullum’s life in order, find the places he lived and worked in an atlas, and work out what his mail run earned.
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What students do
- Order the events of Uncle Bullum’s life
- Find his places in an atlas and do some money maths
Australian Curriculum
- Year levels
- Years 5 to 8
- Learning areas
- HistoryGeographyMathematics
- A_TSIP3Contributions acknowledged locally, nationally and globallyPeople
- A_TSICP1Deep connection to, and responsibility for, Country: land, sea, sky and waterwaysCountry/Place
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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