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7–10Aboriginal Studies 7–10 Syllabus (2024)

Implementation from 2027
Expand for detailed implementation advice

Content

Stage 4

Options

Teachers select options from:

  • Aboriginal Peoples and the visual arts
  • Aboriginal Peoples and the performing arts
  • Aboriginal Peoples and the media
  • Aboriginal Peoples interaction with legal and political systems
  • Aboriginal Peoples and film and television
  • Aboriginal Peoples and technologies
  • Aboriginal Peoples and sport
  • School-developed option.
Aboriginal Peoples and technologies (option)
Aboriginal Peoples and technologies
  • A range of Loading  technologies developed and used by Aboriginal Peoples

  • Ways in which Aboriginal Peoples' technologies are an integral part of Aboriginal social and Cultural Practices

  • Relationship between Aboriginal Peoples' technologies and the environment, including Loading , sea and waterways management Practices

Impact of invasion and colonisation
  • Colonial representations of Aboriginal Peoples' technologies

  • Impact of Loading  on Aboriginal Peoples' technologies and environmental management practices

  • Ways in which Loading , and non-Aboriginal people have shared and adapted each other's technologies

  • Post-invasion perceptions of Aboriginal Peoples' technologies, and methods of challenging misconceptions

Contribution of Aboriginal Peoples' technologies
  • Links between Aboriginal Peoples' environmental management practices and sustainability

  • Impacts of recognition and use of Aboriginal Peoples' Loading  and technologies in the environment

  • Contribution of Aboriginal Peoples' Cultural Knowledges to contemporary scientific and technological development and innovation

Case study
  • Investigate ways in which Aboriginal Peoples continue to use their technologies and scientific Knowledges, using local examples where possible

  • Communicate ideas about ways in which Aboriginal Peoples continue to use their technologies and scientific Knowledges, using local examples where possible

  • Apply ethical research skills, including Loading  Loading , to work effectively with Aboriginal Peoples and Loading 

  • Demonstrate understanding of ethical responsibilities surrounding Loading 

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