Essential Question

How do First Nations people observe and communicate about the features of living things?

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

Unit details

Foundation Science & English
Lesson Time: 40 minutes
Lessons: 11
Duration: 11 weeks

Australian Curriculum
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures cross-curriculum priority.

Unit overview

In this unit, students will:

  • identify the differences between living things, non-living things and once living things
  • observe living things in nature using their senses
  • explore how First Nations people use their senses to connect to Country
  • identify the physical features of living things
  • understand how First Nations people observe and communicate knowledge of the physical features of living things
  • discover how using their senses to observe living things connects them to living things
  • communicate and share their knowledge with others.