Essential Question

How do First Nations Peoples use rocks and minerals for different purposes and to solve different problems?

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

Unit details

Y3 Science
Lesson Time: 40 minutes
Lessons: 9
Duration: 9 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:

  • compare the observable properties of soils, rocks and minerals and investigate why they’re important resources 
  • discover how rocks and minerals are used by First Nations Peoples
  • cultivate a deeper understanding of the scientific knowledges and technical creativity that have been passed down for many thousands of years 
  • develop a greater understanding of the reasons certain materials are chosen for specific purposes 
  • extend their vocabulary to include the descriptions of properties for rocks and minerals.

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