Match twelve modern place names to the Yugambeh names they came from, and discover what some of them mean.
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What students do
- Match modern place names to their Yugambeh names
- Find out what some of them mean
Australian Curriculum
- Year levels
- Years 5 to 8
- Learning areas
- LanguagesGeography
- A_TSIC1Diverse languages and cultural expressions, and the right to maintain and control themCulture
- 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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