My Heritage Module - Term 2 1996
Cross-curricula Plan and Module Outline |
| Learning Area | Suggested Concepts and Foci |
| Mathematics |
- problem-solving
- Mathematics in an Australian cultural sense
- 3-D shapes in our past and present
- Locations and paths - topology, compass directions and applications, simple navigation, Our Heritage Trail Project?
- Data - collect, organise, display, summarise and interpret
- Scales, weights and measures
- Currency
- Imperial to metric
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| Science |
- Famous scientists - Australian
- Living things - Life and living
- Our natural environment - Native flora and fauna, habitats, adaptation, naturalisation of plants
- Land erosion - farming and agricultural impact
- Tree felling vs trend towards reforestation
- Chemical misuse - ignorance - pollution
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| Technology & Enterprise |
- Information T&E - Letter formatting, emigration documents, propaganda posters, advertising
- Textiles T&E - Photo frames, patchwork, stitching by hand, cottage crafts, stuffed toys
- Food T&E - Aussie cooking and its origins, cultural influences on our food today
- Materials T&E - Hand tools of yesteryear, photo frames wooden toys with moving parts (eg camshaft)
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| Health & Physical Education |
- Sports - their history and how they have influenced our culture
- History of Sports - ie. netball, volleyball, soft cross
- Food - ethnic differences and cultural influences
- Health - 1946 - 1996 attitudinal changes in society
- Childhood diseases
- Old wives' tales
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| English |
- Biography
- Report writing
- Narratives
- Letters from the past (eg war years)
- Short stories - The Inside Story
- Cultural appreciation and understanding
- Australian women - No Time to Spare
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| Society & Environment |
- Generations - family tree
- Research - produce or describe the "typical Australian" and the intersection of indigenous and ethnic cultures
- Stepping out Senior Citizens Centre, Bayswater Historical Society, Subiaco PS (old classrooms) Ballajura Community Centre
- Invite elders of our community (eg Retired Senior Helpers, volunteers program)
- Videos - news reels/film
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| LOTE |
- Australia as an integrated culture
- Cultural swap - ie swap LOTE classes for a lesson on cultural appreciation
- Cultural influences on the language of Australia
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| The Arts |
- Patch theatre
- Australian designs
- Australian music
- Folk dancing
- Australian film and the impact of television and radio on society
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