Technology Essential Learnings by the end of Year 5 — Example learning experience Essential Learnings Generate ideas for the design of a water-carrying vessel to be made K&U from natural materials found in your local environment. Technology as a human Example online resource endeavour This resource, developed by the Australian National Botanic Technology influences and Gardens, is useful for exploring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander impacts on people, their people’s use of flora and fauna. communities and <http://www.anbg.gov.au/education/pdfs/aborigainal_plant_use_ environments. and_technology.pdf> Aspects of This Aboriginal culture information site describes traditional appropriateness influence Aboriginal life in different regions of . is featured using primary product design and source photographs. production decisions. <http://www.aboriginalculture.com.au/basketry.shtml> Technology Essential Learnings by the end of Year 9 — Example learning experience Essential Learnings Investigate different methods used by Aboriginal people and Torres K&U Strait Islander people to maintain healthy land environments Technology as a human (ecosystem) e.g. controlled seasonal burning, seasonal movement of endeavour community groups. Technology influences and Investigate use of resources and land management practices of impacts on people, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, reflecting on and communities and analysing the impact and sustainability of traditional practices, e.g. environments. controlled seasonal burning; seasonal movement of community groups; and gathering practices that plants and animal People can influence populations intact, such as taking resin, bark or wood from a tree decisions made about the without chopping it down. design, development and use of technology to Example online resource change the impact on This site provides a list of Indigenous land management practices, people, their communities including controlled burning and care of the land. and environments at local and global levels. This site offers information on the way the Kaanju people of central are planning to maintain healthy and sustainable homelands. <http://www.kaanjungaachi.com.au/FireManagement.htm> This site offers information on fire management <http://www.environment.gov.au/parks/kakadu/management/ programs/fire.html>
Technology — Essential Learnings by the end of Year 5 Essential Learnings K&U Technology as a human endeavour Technology influences and impacts on people, their communities and environments. Aspects of appropriateness influence product design and production decisions. Example learning experience Generate ideas for the design of a water-carrying vessel to be made from natural materials found in your local environment. Example online resource This resource, developed by the Australian National Botanic Gardens, is useful for exploring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s use of flora and fauna. <http://www.anbg.gov.au/education/pdfs/aborigainal_plant_use_ and_technology.pdf> This Aboriginal culture information site describes traditional Aboriginal life in different regions of . is featured using primary source photographs. <http://www.aboriginalculture.com.au/basketry.shtml> Technology — Essential Learnings by the end of Year 9 Essential Learnings K&U Technology as a human endeavour Technology influences and impacts on people, communities and environments. People can influence decisions made about the design, development and use of technology to change the impact on people, their communities and environments at local and global levels. Example learning experience Investigate different methods used by Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people to maintain healthy land environments (ecosystem) e.g. controlled seasonal burning, seasonal movement of community groups. Investigate use of resources and land management practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, reflecting on and analysing the impact and sustainability of traditional practices, e.g. controlled seasonal burning; seasonal movement of community groups; and gathering practices that plants and animal populations intact, such as taking resin, bark or wood from a tree without chopping it down. Example online resource This site provides a list of Indigenous land management practices, including controlled burning and care of the land. This site offers information on the way the Kaanju people of central are planning to maintain healthy and sustainable homelands. <http://www.kaanjungaachi.com.au/FireManagement.htm> This site offers information on fire management <http://www.environment.gov.au/parks/kakadu/management/ programs/fire.html>
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