Australian Curriculum / General Capabilities / Intercultural Understanding / Recognising culture and developing respect / Explore and compare cultural knowledge, beliefs and practices

describe and compare a range of cultural stories, events and artefacts

Into the Unknown Change Preview Unit

Australian Symbols: Research About Symbols · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about important Australian symbols by studying posters that other students created during the previous task.
Australian Symbols: Creating A Poster · Learning Opportunities
Your students will work in pairs to create a poster about an important Australian symbol.

First Contact Community Preview Unit

Experiences of First Contact · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about the experiences of first contact with European settlers.
Researching an Artefact: Europeans · Learning Opportunities
Your students will work in pairs to design an artefact that a convict or marine would have used in their day-to-day life and write a journal entry from the perspective of this person.
Historical Artefacts · Learning Opportunities
Your students will compare artefacts from the cultures of First Peoples of Australia and the European settler community, and draw and label an imaginary artefact from the future.