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AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM SITE VISIT OUR EXPERIENCE Exhibition: Garrigarrang Sea Country Year level/ Stage: 2 Kim, Amanda, Yesmina & Peter

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Garrigang Sea COUNTRY

Australian Museum site visit

Our experience

Exhibition: Garrigarrang Sea Country

Year level/ Stage: 2 Kim, Amanda, Yesmina & Peter

Welcome to the sea country'Garrigarrang sea and 'garrigarrang nura' encompasses the OceanPlantsAnimals BeachesLand The seasonsWeather and sky

People belong to their Sea Countries and their Sea Countries belong to them.

In Garrigarrang, freshwater and saltwater are essentials of life.

The aim of this exhibition is to allow students to explore Indigenous Australians' deep connections withthe sea.

The Gadigal people are one of the 29 clans that make up the Eora Nation in Sydney.

The Hawkesbury River to the NorthThe Nepean River in the West

The Georges River in the South

Links to history stage 2 content

First contacts

This topic introduces world history and the movements of peoples.

Beginning with the history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, students examine European exploration and colonisation in Australia.Students examine the impact of exploration on other societies, how these societies interacted with newcomers, and how these experiences contributed to their cultural diversity.Using the exhibition students will learn about the different sea countries present in aboriginal and Torres straight islander cultures and their ever-changing nature.

INTERACTING WITH THE EXHIBITION

Scattered all around the exhibition was small round boxes with questions which prompted children to attempt to answer the question before opening the lid which contained the answers

Interactive screens were also a vital part of the exhibition children have the option of choosing which song/story they would like to hear/see

Links to English Cross-curriculum stage 2Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures:

The exhibition allows children to gain a vast understanding of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures cross-curriculum area encompasses the concepts of Country and Place, People, Culture and Identity.Also, by incorporating texts in English studies, students are given the opportunity to increase their understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples beliefs and value systems. Recommended text : The rainbow serpent

Sustainability

Sustainability was an integral part of the exhibition and it was at the forefront of each section

Indigenous people invented sustainable, renewable, biodegradable technologies and tools that were flexible and adaptable. We aim to show, through this exhibition, the extensive knowledge and depth of Indigenous culture (Laura McBride, Creative Producer)

Link to Sustainability cross-curriculum stage 2

Through the understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders history students are able to develop world views, particularly in relation to actions that require judgement about past societies and their access to and use of the Earth's resources.Throughout the exhibition Students are provided with opportunities to develop an historical perspective on sustainability by understanding, for example, the positive impact on the environment and natural resources, the clans held within the Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander cultures.Students should be able to recognize the positive decisions made by Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders in the past in relation to the land, its environment and all its creatures. In order for students to make positive decisions about sustainability and to help shape a better future they must understand how the past relates to the present, and needs to be informed by historical trends and experiences.

Totems and their significance A Totem is an object or animal believed by a particular society to have spiritual significance.

Each mob has a collection of totems that represent special areas or animals to their community. Its a way of preserving the ecology. Mobs wont eat those particular totems, because if they ateeverything they found their would be nothing left for the other mobs to eat.

As an extra protection, each person within the mob has their own personal totem as well.

The range of totems includes:

Animals Insects plants weather elements geographical features or even human traits like coughingsome people have cultural artefacts as totems for example, fish trap or stone axe

Spiritually they believe that:Humans are not superior to other species or other things we are connected like close relatives. Totems create connections between humans and all other things and remind us of our responsibility -You live with respect and protect our totems

Critical and creative thinkingThe process of critical and creative thinking is central to historical inquiry. Students explore viewpoints and perspectives in the context of studying history. When investigating the past, sources are incomplete and in this context, both critical and creative modes of thinking are engaged in the construction of an historical explanation using limited evidence. Using totems to critically evaluate the most important aspect of their lives and create/ re-create an object or thing that represents their family home.

Difference and diversityHistory is well placed to develop students' knowledge and understanding about the difference and diversity amongst peoples of the past and within Australian society. Students learn to identify and empathise with the varying perspectives of individuals and groups over time and attempt to understand the actions, values, attitudes and motives of people from the past. Creating individual totems to represent themselves and their family homes will help them focus on difference and diversity and provide the opportunity to explore similarities and differences between today and the past. Totems link to syllabus & Learning object

The end

Thanks for watching!

Hope you enjoyed as well as benefited from our learning experience at the exhibition.

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