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Meeting at Kamay

Learning objects Meeting at Kamay

TLF ID M025766

This resource explores the perspectives of the Aboriginal people of Kamay Botany Bay and the men aboard the HMB Endeavour upon their meeting in 1770. It aims to help students understand the history of Australia's Aboriginal peoples and why stories of the past are important to all of us. 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. The resource draws heavily on the events that occured during the eight days that the Endeavour was in Kamay Botany Bay. It includes primary sources including sketches and illustrations, as well as contemporary videos and photographs.
  • The resource comprises three sets of activities, organised as three tabs. Activities within each tab can stand alone and do not need to be completed sequentially.
Year level

1; 2

Topics Communities Aboriginal peoples Speaking Cultural interaction Social relations Reading Emotions Artefacts Historic places Attitudes Friendship Australian history Biographies Sacred places Heritage buildings Communication skills Local history Conversations Cultural identity Observations (Data) Judgement Environmental stewardship Heritage Respect Inquiry-based learning Language acquisition Social competence Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Historical inquiry Research questions Language usage Sense of place Action projects
Learning area
  • Humanities and social sciences
  • Geography
  • History
  • English
  • Health and physical education

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
Access profile
  • Generic
Learning Resource Type
  • Interactive
Rights
  • © State of New South Wales, Department of Education.