Teacher background information
Year 1 Science Content Description
Science Understanding
Earth and space sciences
Observable changes occur in the sky and landscape (ACSSU019 - Scootle )In the construction of this teacher background information, a list of consulted works has been generated. The consulted works are provided as evidence of the research undertaken to inform the development of the teacher background information. To access this information, please read and acknowledge the following important information:
Please note that some of the sources listed in the consulted works may contain material that is considered culturally offensive or inappropriate. The consulted works are not provided or recommended as classroom resources.
I have read and confirm my awareness that the consulted works may contain offensive material and are not provided or recommended by ACARA as classroom resources.
The following sources were consulted in the construction of this teacher background information. They are provided as evidence of the research undertaken to inform the development of the teacher background information. It is important that educators recognise that despite written records being incredibly useful, they can also be problematic as they are often based on non-Indigenous interpretations of observations and records of First Nations Peoples’ behaviours, actions, comments and traditions. Such interpretations privilege western paradigms of non-First Nations authors and include, at times, attitudes and language of the past. These sources often lack the viewpoints of the people they discuss and can contain ideas based on outdated scientific theories. Furthermore, although the sources are in the public domain, they may contain cultural breaches and cause offence to the Peoples concerned. With careful selection, evaluation and community consultation, the consulted works may provide teachers with further support and reference materials that could be culturally audited, refined and adapted to construct culturally appropriate teaching and learning materials. The ability to select and evaluate appropriate resources is an essential cultural capability skill for educators. |
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Australian Government, Bureau of Meteorology. (2016). Indigenous weather knowledge: Language, culture and environmental knowledge. Retrieved from http://www.bom.gov.au/iwk/culture.shtml
Australian Indigenous Astronomy. (2019). Kamilaroi and Euahlayi. Retrieved from http://www.aboriginalastronomy.com.au/content/community/kamilaroi/
Australian Science Teachers Association, Science Web Australia. (n.d.). Unit 2: Changing lands and skies. Retrieved from http://scienceweb.asta.edu.au/years-f-2/unit2/overview/yrf2-unit2-overview.html
Barber, M. (2013). Where the clouds stand: Australian Aboriginal relationships to water, place, and the marine environment in Blue Mud Bay, Northern Territory (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/9708
Bowman, D. M., Walsh, A., & Prior, L. D. (2004). Landscape analysis of Aboriginal fire management in Central Arnhem Land, north Australia. Journal of Biogeography, 31(2), 207-223.
Bradley, J. (1997). Li-anthawirriyarra, people of the sea: Yanyuwa relations with their maritime environment (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from http://espace.cdu.edu.au/view/cdu:6190
Cahir, F., Clark, I., & Clarke, P. (2018). Aboriginal biocultural knowledge in south-eastern Australia: Perspectives of early colonists. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing.
Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation. (2015). Nijinda Durlga (Gangalidda) Indigenous protected area management plan. Retrieved from http://www.clcac.com.au/publications/2015/75
Dawson, J. (1881). Australian Aborigines: The languages and customs of several tribes of Aborigines in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. Melbourne: G. Robertson.
Gantevoort, M., Hamacher, D., & Lischick, S. (2016). Reconstructing the star knowledge of Aboriginal Tasmanians. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, 19(3), 327-347.
Gantevoort, M. K. H. K. (2015). Stingray in the sky. Astronomy in Tasmanian Aboriginal culture and heritage [Honours thesis]. Sydney: University of New South Wales.
La Terra, M. (2017, November 29). Morning Glory: Australia's rare meteorological phenomenon. Culture Trip. Retrieved from https://theculturetrip.com/pacific/australia/articles/morning-glory-australias-rare-meteorological-phenomenon/
Laudine, C. (2016). Aboriginal environmental knowledge: Rational reverence. Surrey: Ashgate Publishing Limited.
Parks Australia, Kakadu National Park. (2019). Caring for Country. Retrieved from https://parksaustralia.gov.au/kakadu/discover/culture/country/
Parks Australia, Kakadu National Park. (2019). Six seasons. Retrieved from https://parksaustralia.gov.au/kakadu/discover/nature/seasons/
Prober, S., O'Connor, M., & Walsh, F. (2011). Australian Aboriginal peoples’ seasonal knowledge: A potential basis for shared understanding in environmental management. Ecology and Society, 16(2).
Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority. (1999). Changes to features of the earth and sky. Retrieved from https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/downloads/p_10/kla_sci_sbm_eb_201.pdf
Smith, R. (2015). The morning glory and related phenomena. Retrieved from https://www.meteo.physik.uni-muenchen.de/~roger/AustralianProjects/TheMorningGlory/TheMorningGlory.html
Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre. (2017). Tasmanian Aboriginal place names. Retrieved from http://tacinc.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/PLACE-NAMES-HISTORY-BACKGROUND-18.5.17.pdf
Tonkinson, R. (1972). Da: Wajil: A western desert aboriginal rainmaking ritual (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from https://open.library.ubc.ca/cIRcle/collections/ubctheses/831/items/1.0101466
Toussaint, S., Sullivan, P., & Yu, S. (2005). Water ways in Aboriginal Australia: An interconnected analysis. Anthropological Forum, 15(1), 61-74.
Webb, E. K. (1997). Windows on meteorology: Australian perspective. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing.