Australian Aboriginal Tribes

Go to the webpage http://www.infomutt.com/l/li/list_of_australian_aboriginal_tribes.html and select the name of one Australian Aboriginal Tribe. Using Google or your prefered search engine, find out as much as you can about that tribe. For example, where that tribe traditionally lived, what the tribe ate, how the tribe captured food, cultural and art practices and any important sites in the region. Provide a overview of your tribe in this section of the blog. You should work independently and make sure that you select a tribe that is not being covered by other members of the class.

Boomerang Returning

Not all Boomerangs look the same, act the same or have the same purpose. Some Boomerangs are designed to return, and some are not. Using key words such as 'Boomerang Returning' and other work sheets completed in class, explain why some boomerangs return and others do not. Also, find as many different purposes for boomerangs as you can.

Dreamtime Stories

As a class we listened to some traditional dreamtime stories. Inspired by these stories of creation, we wrote our own.

Making Paper Aeroplanes

Designing paper aeroplanes was an outcome of our learning about aerodynamics. Some were clearly well designed, others were not so. This is a place to comment about what we learnt from this experience.

Force - How things fly

We were fortunate enough to have Mrs. Woodward come and work with us on understanding the forces that allow things to fly. This post is a place to comment on what we know, what we didn't know, what we found interesting and what we still don't quite understand.

Introductory Powerpoint for Aboriginal History

As a class we viewed and discussed a powerpoint about basic Aboriginal history. We learnt lots of new information about this, and were able to reflect on what we knew.

Canada asks 'Did you know?'

This short video shows Canadians being interviewed in the street about the rights and history of indigenous people in their country. There are many parallels between the way Australia and Canada treated their indigenous populations. 8H will reflect on whether the treatment of Canadian Indigenous people is fair and are we any better

Kevin Rudd says Sorry

When Kevin Rudd said 'Sorry' it was a major event in the relationship between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. After watching his speach, 8H were asked to reflect upon their thoughts.

Blue Eyes - Brown Eyes Experiment...8H Reflects

The Blue Eyes - Brown Eyes experiment is designed to show participants and viewers how easy it is to adopt discrimination. The version of this we watched as a class focused on Australians and Aboriginal Australians.