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Waters of Kamay

Learning objects Waters of Kamay

TLF ID M025765

This learning sequence explores the salt and fresh waters of Kamay Botany Bay, its importance as a life source and the cultural connection it has to the Aboriginal people living at Kamay. Water is essential for life. It nourishes our bodies, our lands and supports all life on earth. It is home to wondrous and significant species that play a vital role in food webs as well as food sources for the world's people. It provides a conduit for travel and became the path that led the HMB Endeavour to the shores of Kamay in 1770. This resource is one part of the 'Endeavour – eight days in Kamay' resource.

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Educational details

Educational value
  • This resource can be used by students as part of a guided inquiry or for independent inquiry, depending on the ability of the students. The resource draws heavily on primary sources including excerpts from 1770 journals, sketches and illustrations, as well as contemporary videos and photographs.
  • The resource comprises three sets of activities, organised as three tabs. Within each tab, learning experiences are organised using the 'Five Es' inquiry model.
  • Activities within each tab can stand alone and do not need to be completed sequentially.
Year level

3; 4

Topics Dreaming (Spiritual) Aboriginal peoples Aboriginal history Land custodianship Technologies Cultural interaction Metals Temperature Recreation Habitats Australia Australian history States of matter Phase transformations Cultural diversity Climate Water resources Materials Thermometers Glass Solids (Matter) Liquids Properties Social history Local history Heat flow Fibres (Materials) Curiosity Scientific inquiry Vegetation Environmental stewardship Energy resources Heat Predictions (Science) Lifestyles Patterns Torres Strait Islander history Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Sense of place
Learning area
  • Humanities and social sciences
  • Geography
  • History
  • Science
  • Design and technologies

Other details

Contributors
  • Author
  • Name: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Organization: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Description: author
  • Contributor
  • Name: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Organization: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Description: author
  • Name: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Organization: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Description: Data contributor
  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
  • Description: Data manager
  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
  • Publisher
  • Name: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Organization: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Description: Publisher
  • Resource metadata contributed by
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
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  • Generic
Learning Resource Type
  • Interactive
Rights
  • © State of New South Wales, Department of Education.