Essential Question

How do First Nations people use chemistry to safely prepare food?

Warning — First Nations teachers and students are advised that this curriculum resource may contain images, voices or names of deceased people.

Unit details

Y10 Science
Lesson Time: 40 minutes
Lessons: 6
Duration: 2 weeks
Australian Curriculum
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures cross-curriculum priority.

Unit overview

In this unit, students:

  • understand the long history of bread making and how First Nations people are the first bakers
  • explain chemical processes used by First Nations people to detoxify seeds so they’re safe for consumption
  • explain the process of fermentation and apply this to the practices of First Nations people in making ethanol
  • identify different methods being used in different regions of the continent based on availability of resources.

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