Sharing
our Territory - connecting with the curriculum
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The
following are suggested links to curriculum which you may find useful
and/or relevant to your location or school. The ideas for possible culminating
tasks suggest ways that students can show evidence of learning. If you
have local examples please suggest a link by emailing the project coordinator
at sharingterritory.deet@nt.gov.au
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| Culture | Environments | History | Healthy living |
| Indigenous knowledge - food, games, lore, medicines, language. Create a bilingual talking book (an example from England) |
Parks and reserves - planning, management and issues. Design a visitor information centre or create a brochure for visitors. Participate in the Tourism in the NT webquest (secondary). |
Oral histories - investigate the past through interviews with people in your area. Make transcripts and audioclips available through your web page. | Healthy choices - develop strategies to promote the safety and well-being of people in your school or community. Design posters and create a virtual exhibition to display them. |
| Local festivals - investigate festivals across the NT or focus on special ones in your local area. Create an interactive calendar that provides images and information Invite other NT schools to contribute to a Multicultural Calendar for the NT. | Explore environmental issues such as the impact of developments, crocodile management, cane toads, endangered species. Present student work as an online newspaper. | Darwin - pre and post Cyclone Tracy. Investigate the impact on people and places. Publish a talking book to show the changing face of Darwin like Larrakeyah's 40 years ago project . | Investigate the health services and events in your area eg Arnhem sports. Share a particular event through digital images and student writing. See the National Musuem's Snapshots of Remote Communities as an example. |
| Local authors - literature study with a focus on books set in the Territory. Interview authors. Record and present as a news broadcast/chat show. Watch for the Territory Tales online event in Lteracy and Numeracy Week. | Town planning - research and describe decision making processes and the role of citizens in these processes. Record a role play using Star Impress or Powerpoint. | Territory pioneers - investigate the contributions of early Territory settlers. Create a virtual wax museum for others to visit. | Youth issues - evaluate behaviours, situations and programs for youth in your region. Create clay animations (like these examples on the Ulead website) using PowerPoint or Star Impress to promote healthy living. |
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First contacts - research and describe the diverse interpretations and reactions to major events in Australia. Create electronic journals written from various perspectives. Enter student work in the National History Challenge like this example from Braitling School. |
Local landscapes - how are features of the landscape shaped? What are the relationships between people and the landscape? Investigate and use the information to create a learning quest for other students to take part in. | The railway - past and present. Explore the Territory by train! Take a virtual trip by contacting other schools along the line. Students create a web page or web site.See also Leichhardt Lizard's journey on the first Adelaide to Darwin Ghan. | Community facilities - This is the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Many NT schools are in desert locations. Investigate and compare community health services in a desert community with those in the Top End. Collaborate with a partner school in the opposite region. |
| Celebrations and commemorations - describe key elements of culture in your community. Create a mural depicting these elements. Photograph and display in a web page. Link text to 'hotspots' on the photograph. |
In our school grounds - explore the mini ecosystems of your school grounds and participate in an action project to address an issue. Use KidPix, Draw or Paint to develop a plan for improving an area.Create a website or an image map with links to students' information. |
Life on a cattle station - investigate cattle stations in the past and the present. Particpate in the Stockman's Extravaganza WebQuest and share the results. | Who am I? - discuss the uniqueness of individuals and factors that influence the development of self concept. Use digital images to create a montage that shows who you are. Participate in the Identity online project. |
| Historical buildings in your area - their role in our culture. Create a virtual tour to share information about significant places. View examples on NZ's Living Heritage web site. Read about virtual tours on this Education World site. | Weather patterns - investigate the impact of the weather on people and the landscape. Collect data from other schools across the NT. Participate in an online project like Project Atmosphere. Create a web site to share results. | Shipwrecks - Darwin harbour has a number of sunken ships. How did they get there? Create a virtual tour of the harbour with photos and information about each wreck. Search for old photographs from the NT Library. |
Territory kids are healthy kids! What did you eat today? Conduct surveys, collate results, share data. Investigate issues related to your area - freight costs, fresh produce etc. Design a media campaign to promote healthy eating.This could be a web page or video. |
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To
share other ideas, please contact the project
coordinator.
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