Introduction
Larrakia is a website powered through CSIRO which has information relating to the Indigenous Australian's calendar of the seasons. Individuals can gather information about the current seasonal changes and the behaviours and actions of different native plants and animals at this time.
Instructions
This website is perfect for science life skills students as it perfectly covers one of their dotpoints (see below) and is also simple and clean to use with lots of interactive features.
For use in class, ask each student to collect data from a season of their choosing (a current season, the season their birthday falls in etc.). Ask them to copy down information about the plants and animals in their chosen season and present to the class as a short, one minute, informal presentation.
Syllabus Dot Points
Science Life skills: explore a seasonal calendar used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Students communicate by: presenting ideas and information gathered through a scientific investigation in a variety of forms, using digital technologies as appropriate
compare the timing of the seasons in the Southern and Northern hemispheres
presenting ideas and information gathered through a scientific investigation in a variety of
forms, using digital technologies as appropriate
SCLS-14ES explores features of the solar system, including the Earth’s position and movement
SCLS-9WS uses a variety of strategies to communicate information about an investigation
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