Australian Geography Series Workbook 2: People Are Connected To Places

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Title: Australian Geography Series WORKBOOK Year 2: People Are Connected To Places

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Contents

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SECTION 1: PLACE NAMES

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Names Of Places Place Names Are Important 1 Place Names Are Important 2 The Meanings Of Place Names Addresses 1 Addresses 2 Australian Place Names 1 Australian Place Names 2 Indigenous Place Names Scale 1 Scale 2 Labelling A Globe

SECTION 2: CONNECTING TO PLACES I Am Connected To My Home Connecting To My Community Connecting To Places I Visit Connecting To Australia Connecting To Birth Places Connections To Asia Connections To Places Across The World World Connections 1 World Connections 2 Connecting And Communicating Connecting To Asia Connecting Through Food Things That We Buy

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Personal Connections The Torres Strait Islands Indigenous Connections Aboriginal Storytelling 1 Aboriginal Storytelling 2 Indigenous Storytelling 1 Indigenous Storytelling 2 Indigenous Storytelling 3 An Indigenous Connection 1 An Indigenous Connection 2 An Indigenous Connection 3 An Indigenous Connection 4 An Indigenous Connection 5 An Indigenous Connection 6

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SECTION 3: SPACES: NEAR AND FAR

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How Often?

Getting To Places Where Have I Been?

Places Everywhere Far Away Places Near And Far

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A Note For The Student

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Year 2: People Are Connected To Places is written for students living in Australia who are studying Geography in Year 2. It is divided into three parts: Place Names, Connecting To Places, and Spaces: Near And Far.

The first part, Place Names, will help you begin to understand that the names of places and features of places have meanings. You will learn the meaning of indigenous names and begin to understand that different places are different sizes and described in terms of scale. You will also learn to label major geographical areas on a globe.

The second part Connecting To Places, explores your connection with places near and far.

You will learn that connections can be formed not only with places where you have been, but also with places that you have heard of: on TV, in books or through other people.

Places you visit often in the local community, places of birth and places in other countries all feature in this section. The activities in this section also help yous to understand the special relationship that Indigenous Australians have with the land, sea and animals of their place.

The final section in this book entitled Spaces: Near And Far, is about how distance influences the places where we go and how often we visit those places. The activities presented in this section will help you discuss the reasons why people visit distant places less often than places which are nearby.

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Names

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Names Of Places Places have names and names have meanings.

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Place Names Are Important 1

Activity

Names of places help us to find where they are.

the passage below and mark Jenny and Ben’s route on the ThisRead is a Ready-Ed Publications' map. preview.

It is the first daybook of the holidays.

Jenny and Ben leave their house

and go to the library to borrow some books. Then they meet their friend Lee at the beach. In the afternoon they go to the park to see their other friend Kate. On the way home they have dinner at a restaurant.

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Compare the route that you have drawn with a friend's route. Did you both get the same route? Yes / No. Discuss your answer.

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Activity

Place Names Are Important 2 Naming places makes them easier to find.

Chooseis a place on the map below and mark it with an X. Without This a Ready-Ed Publications' showing your friend your map, give him/her directions to see if he/ she can place an book X on the samepreview. place that you have chosen.

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The Meanings Of Place Names Names of places mean things.

ThisTheis a Ready-Ed Publications' name of my school is: ______________________________ preview.

It is called thisbook because: ________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

The name of my suburb or town is: ______________________ It is called this because: ________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

A place that has an indigenous name in my area is: _________ ____________________________________________________ It is called this because: ________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________

A place that is in another country is: _____________________ ____________________________________________________

Go to www.readyed.net ____________________________________________________ It is called this because: ________________________________

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Addresses 1

Activity

Your address shows which area you live in.

Write your below.

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Number

Street Name

Suburb / Town

Number of Students

Colour in the graph to show how many people in your class live in different suburbs.

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Section 1: Place Names

Addresses 2

Activity

Addresses help us to find where people live.

at the envelope right. Circle the house ThisLook is a Ready-Ed Publications' number and highlight the suburb/town that it needs to be delivered to. book preview.

On the map below, colour pink the house Mr Pink 4 Park Street Tiny Town

where this letter will be delivered.

Pick a house on the map. Write the address: ___________________ _______________________________________________________ All the people in Tiny Town live on the same street. True / False All the people in Tiny Town live in the same town.

True / False Draw a line to show the route that Mr Pink might take to get from his house to the Bakery.

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Tiny Lake ive Pink Park r

Tiny Cafe

Library

Fruit n/Veg

Dine -in Bu

Tiny Road

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School

Diner

Park Street

Fish n' Chips

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Left Bank Beach

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Activity

Australian Place Names 1 Australia has many famous places.

Draw lines the pictures and names.

Discuss the meanings This is toamatch Ready-Ed Publications' of the names.

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1. Great Australian Bight

B 2. Bungle Bungles

C 3. Uluru

4. Sydney Opera House

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5. 12 Apostles

Label the map of Australia numbers.

1. Great Australian Bight 2. Bungle Bungles 3. Uluru 4. Sydney Opera House 5. 12 Apostles

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Section 1: Place Names

Activity

Australian Place Names 2 Australia has many places.

are a someReady-Ed places in Australia that you or other people in ThisWhat is Publications' your class have heard of? They might be towns, cities or natural landmarks. Write them below and mark them on the map. Discuss book preview. the meanings of these place names with the rest of the class.

1. __________________________________________________ 2. __________________________________________________ 3. __________________________________________________ 4. __________________________________________________ 5. __________________________________________________

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Activity

Indigenous Place Names

Indigenous Australians named places in Australia that were special to them.

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I have drawn ____________________________________________ The meaning of its name is _________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Draw a local place that has an indigenous name.

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Activity

Scale 1 Places can be described in terms of scale.

ThisDrawisyourahouse.

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What street is your house on?

What suburb or town is your street in?

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Draw a place in your suburb or town that you like to go to on the back of this sheet.

What state is your suburb/ town in? Colour and label it on the map of Australia.

What country is your state a part of? Colour and label it on the world map.

What planet is your country a Go to www.readyed.net part of? ___________________________ Section 1: Place Names

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Activity

Scale 2 Places can be described in terms of size.

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Brainstorm all the places that you have ever heard of. Write each place in the correct box below. Use numbers to rank the places in terms of size.

Landmarks

Cities

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Section 1: Place Names

Activity

Labelling A Globe

Read the information about our Earth, then complete the task.

• Our is Eartha is a globe that is always rotatingPublications' on its axis. We call the This Ready-Ed northern point of this axis, the North Pole and the southern point, the South Pole. book preview.

• We can also locate places on the Earth by dividing the globe with imaginary lines. The line that divides the globe in the middle is called the Equator.

• To the north of the Equator is the Tropic of Cancer. To the south is the Tropic of Capricorn. Between these two lines of latitude are the regions of the planet where the tropical rainforests, coral reefs and savannahs are located.

• Close to the North Pole we find the line called the Arctic Circle. At the South Pole, the line is the Antarctic Circle.

Label all of the bolded words in the information box above. Shade the land mass green.

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Connecting To Places

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Activity

I Am Connected To My Home People are connected to their homes.

ThisDraw isa picture a Ready-Ed Publications' of your house. book preview.

Write your address. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ Think about what makes your house special to you.

I like my house because ___________________________________ _______________________________________________________ What can you find out about your house from your parents? Write notes on another sheet of paper.

Questions you could ask them are:

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Go • to • What made you choose this house to live in?

• What do you think is the best thing about this house?

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Connecting To My Community People are connected to local places.

Write or draw in Ready-Ed the boxes to show places Publications' that you visit in the This is a local community. Write your name in the circle or draw a picture of yourself. book preview.

This is where I live.

This is where I go to school.

This is me.

This is where I go to have fun.

This is where my family go shopping.

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This is where I go to do after-school activities (swimming, dancing, etc.).

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Connecting To Places I Visit People are connected to places that they have visited.

ThisThinkisaboutaa Ready-Ed place in Australia that youPublications' have visited. Write down the name of this place. book preview.

Draw and write to show what you did there.

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Draw and write to show what you enjoyed most about this place. ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________

Draw and write to show what was different about this place compared to where you live. ______________________________

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Connecting To Australia Australians live in different parts of Australia.

Australians feel connected to the place in which they live.

This is a Ready-Ed Publications' The map shows where in Australia people live. The areas that are coloured black show where lots of people live. The individual dots book preview. show where only a few people live.

Darwin

Brisbane Perth Adelaide Estimated resident population.

Source: Australian Demographic Statistics

Sydney Canberra Melbourne

1 dot = 1000 people Hobart

Circle where you live on the map. Why is this place special to you? ____________________________________________________ Circle a place where you have visited on the map. Why is this place special to you? ____________________________________________________ Circle a place where friends or family members live on the map.

Tell one thing about this place. ____________________________________________________

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Connecting To Birth Places People are connected to the places where they were born.

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My Dad was born in: _____________________________________ Find and colour the countries that you have written down on the map below.

North America

Europe

Asia

Africa South America Australasia

My Grandparents were born in: __________________________________

Find and colour the countries that you have written down on the map below.

North America

Europe

Asia

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South America

Australasia

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Activity

Connections To Asia

Many people in Australia have connections to Asia because they were born there.

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The people who own this Chinese restaurant live in Australia. They came from China. China and Australia are important places to this family.

They feel connected to both places.

Label and colour China and Australia on the map. Mark a line to show the possible route that the Chinese family took to get to Australia.

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Connections To Places Across The World

Many Australians have connections to countries around the world because they were born there.

This is a Ready-Ed Publications' This man’s name is Captain Arthur Phillip. came to live in Australia many years bookHe preview. ago.

Where do you think he came from? _______________________________ What tells you this? _______________________________ Captain Arthur Phillip came to Australia by boat. It took him eight months! Join the dots to show his route.

How many stops did he make? _____ Is England bigger or smaller than Australia? _____________

England

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Canary Islands

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World Connections 1

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People come to Australia from places all over the world.

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Asia Australasia Ask people in your class which continents their parents have come from. Write their names in the correct boxes below. Choose one place to explore further.

North America

South America

Africa

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World Connections 2 People are connected to places all over the world.

someone in your class who fits onePublications' of the descriptions below ThisFindis a Ready-Ed and write his/her name in that box. You can only use each person’s name once. The first personpreview. to fill in all of the boxes is the winner! book

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Someone who was born in another country.

Someone who has friends living in another country.

Someone who has visited another country.

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Someone who has relatives living in another country.

Someone whose parents were born in another country.

Someone who has bought something from another country.

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Someone who follows a sporting team in another country.

Someone who has tried food from another country.

Someone whose grandparents were born in another country.

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Activity

Connecting And Communicating

We stay connected with people in other places using different forms of communication.

This issomeaofReady-Ed Publications' Think of the ways that you can communicate with people who live in a different place to you. Write them below. book preview.

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Verbal

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If you wanted to send someone a message quickly, which form/s of communication might you use? Colour your answer/s.

If you wanted to send someone a birthday card with a small gift inside, which form of communication would you use? Colour your answer.

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Connecting To Asia Australia has many connections to Asia - its neighbour.

of fia ve ways that Australia is connected to countries in Asia.

ThisThink is Ready-Ed Publications' List and explain them below. book preview.

1. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ 2. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ 3. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ 4. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ 5. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________

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Activity

Connecting Through Food

Places in the local community can provide a connection to other places in the world.

Find out thea names of different restaurantsPublications' in your local community.

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Name of restaurant: Colour in the country (or countries) where the food originates from.

Write the names of some of the dishes that this restaurant serves.

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On another sheet of paper, draw and label some common ingredients used in this restaurant’s meals.

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Things That We Buy

The objects that we buy and use everyday have connections to other places in the world.

Choose sixa objects from home or school and draw them in the boxes This is Ready-Ed Publications' below. Find out where they were made by reading the box, tag or label. Draw a line from each picture to the country where the object book preview. was made.

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Personal Connections There are special places to which we feel connected..

Draw ais picture a place that you feel connected to below.

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I have drawn ____________________________________________ I feel connected to this place because_________________________ ________________________________________________________ Interview a member of your family or a friend. Draw the place that he/she feels connected to below.

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The Torres Strait Islands

Torres Strait Islanders first settled in the Torres Strait Islands. The Torres Strait Islands are part of Queensland Australia. There are five island groups. The Torres Strait Islanders feel connected to these islands. These islands are special to them.

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Western region of the Torres Strait Islands. Colour these red on the map below.

Stephen, Darnley and Murray are the Eastern Islands. Colour these green.

Badu, Mabuiag, Banks and Mt Ernest Islands make up the Near Western region. Colour these yellow.

Yorke, Coconut, Sue, Yam, Warrior and Aureed Islands make up the Central Division. Colour these purple.

Prince of Wales, Thursday, Hammond, and Possession, Mt Adolphus Islands form the Inner region. Colour these places orange.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

SAIBAI ISLAND

MT CORNWALLIS ISLAND

STEPHEN ISLAND

TORRES STRAIT

TURNAGAIN ISLAND

WARRIOR ISLAND

DARNLEY ISLAND

YORKE ISLAND

MABUIAG ISLAND

MURRAY ISLAND

YAM ISLAND BADU ISLAND MT ERNEST ISLAND

COCONUT ISLAND SUE ISLAND

THURSDAY ISLAND HAMMOND ISLAND PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND

POSSESSION ISLAND

MT ADOLPHUS ISLAND

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Indigenous Connections

Indigenous stories explain how Indigenous Australians feel connected to a place.

Aboriginal Dreaming stories and Torres Strait Islander Tagai This is a Ready-Ed Publications' stories explain their connection to places. Go to: www.abc.net.au/ dustechoes/ to watch some local Dreaming stories. Explain one of book preview. the local Dreaming stories in the form of a storyboard below.

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Aboriginal Storytelling 1 Your teacher will read you this story. It shows how Indigenous Australians had a special connection to animals in their Country/Place.

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Tiddalick Greedy Frog (adapted by Lisa Craig) A long time ago before people lived on Earth, there was a big frog called Tiddalick.

Tiddalick lived in the hot Australian desert and he thought he was the boss of all the animals.

CHORUS: Tiddalick was nasty, Tiddalick was mean, Tiddalick was a green, mean drinking machine!

One day Tiddalick was very thirsty. He went to the only pond of water in the desert garden and he started to drink all the water. He drank and drank and drank. He grew bigger and bigger and bigger. (BLOW UP A GREEN BALLOON PAINTED WITH EYES TO ADD TO THE DRAMA.) He didn’t leave one drop of water in the pond. (CHORUS.) The other animals in the desert came to the pond to drink. There was no water! They were so thirsty. Then they saw big, fat Tiddalick. "Tiddalick drank all the water!” said the kangaroo.

"What can we do?” asked the kookaburra.

“I know!” said the sleepy wombat. “Let’s make him laugh and laugh and laugh, then all the water will come out of his mouth.” (CHORUS.) The kangaroo hopped on one leg. Then she hopped on the other. She hopped up and down, up and down, up and down. But Tiddalick didn’t laugh.

“My turn,” said the emu. The emu danced the can-can and wobbled his big bottom at the frog. Tiddalick didn’t laugh, Tiddalick didn’t even smile!

The frill-necked lizard was very confident. “Watch me, you big bad frog,” she cried. The lizard turned around and around and around like a ballerina on the desert sand until she was very dizzy, but Tiddalick didn’t laugh.

The eel that lived in the pond wriggled over to Tiddalick and started to tickle his leg with his tail… then he tickled him on the tummy… then under Tiddalick’s arms. Now the eel was around Tiddalick’s neck and suddenly Tiddalick started to laugh. He laughed and laughed and laughed. Tiddalick laughed so much that all the water came out of his mouth and there was water again for the animals of the desert.

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The kangaroo, the kookaburra, the emu, the eel, the wombat and the lizard laughed too and they danced under the desert sun. All the animals were happy again.

It’s true… (CHORUS). But Tiddalick learned something very important. Did you?

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Aboriginal Storytelling 2

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After the teacher has read Tiddalick The Greedy Frog, arrange the pictures so that they reflect the order of events in the Dreaming story. Cut out each picture and paste it onto a separate sheet.

Colour the pictures.

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Tiddalick laughed so much that all the water came out of his mouth.

The kangaroo hopped on one leg.

The wombat had an idea.

The lizard turned around and around and around.

Go to www.readyed.net The emu danced the can-can and wobbled his big bottom.

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The eel tickled Tiddalick with his tail.

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Indigenous Storytelling 1

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Your teacher will help you read the story below entitled The Sea Eagle Indigenous Australians have known for many generations that we must care for the land and the sea. Dreaming Stories often describe what would happen to people and animals if natural resources were not used responsibly.

and the Gull from the Bardi people of Cape Leveque, Western Australia.

The Sea Eagle and the Gull Long before people walked the Earth, there was a beautiful island in the ocean. This island was home to animals big and small. Snakes and lizards, birds and insects lived on the land. The ocean was full of dolphins, sharks, turtles, crocodiles and fish. All the animals were happy to call this island their home.

do as I please.” The gull started eating more than his fair share of food and then he invited his gull friends to do the same. Soon all the animals were eating much more than they needed. Dugongs and crabs, sharks and parrots were eating everything in sight. Weeks passed.

Food was not so easy to find. The Each animal had its place. The lizards animals realised that they had made ate the turtle’s eggs and the crocodiles a big mistake and had to leave the ate the lizards. In the ocean, the big island to look for food in other places. fish ate the little fish and the sharks ate the big fish. The animals only When the sea eagle returned, he ate what they needed. This was the found the island almost empty. He natural way. It was the sea eagle’s knew what had happened and went job to make sure that no animal was straight to the gull. He asked, “What’s greedy and ate more than it needed. been going on here?” The gull shook This was the job of all sea eagles, his head and replied in a cheeky voice, handed down from father to son since “Nothing. There’s still plenty of food the beginning. around if you know where to look!” To prove his point, the gull started eating One day the sea eagle needed to scraps of food, pretending they were leave the island. He asked the gull tasty. “Well then, Gull, since you like to look after the island while he was eating the scraps other animals leave, gone. The gull was happy to you will never eat a fresh fish again.” do this. As he watched the This is why you’ll see gulls on the eagle fly away he thought, beach fighting over the tidbits of food “Now I’m the boss, I can which you leave.

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Indigenous Storytelling 2

Make a storyboard of the main events in The Sea Eagle and the Gull.

The first scene has been done for you. Use your storyboard to retell this story to a classmate.

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Indigenous Storytelling 3

After reading The Sea Eagle and the Gull on page 37, answer the questions below.

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1. Why was the island a happy place for the creatures to live?

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2. What was the sea eagle’s job on the island? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 3. Why do you think the gull did such a bad job of looking after the island? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________

Image Analysis Study the image below. What could be some of the consequences for the people and sea creatures in this area?

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Activity

An Indigenous Connection 1

Aborigines were the first people to arrive in Australia.

They are the traditional owners of the land. Their land has helped them to survive therefore they have a strong connection to it.

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How did Aborigines arrive in Australia? Colour your answer.

The Aboriginal flag shows that the Aboriginal people have a very special relationship with Australia because they have lived here for so long. Colour the flag and talk about what each colour means.

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An Indigenous Connection 2

Photocopy Page

Aborigines were the first people to arrive in Australia.

They are the traditional owners of the land. Their land has helped them to survive therefore they have a strong connection to it.

This is a Ready-Ed Publications' Aborigines know where to find water in the outback and hunt book preview. animals for food.

They cleverly make their own tools to hunt animals and gather vegetables and water. Match the tools with the food by cutting and pasting.

Boomerang

Spear

Coolamon

Digging Stick

Fishing Net

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An Indigenous Connection 3

Aborigines were the first people to arrive in Australia.

They are the traditional owners of the land. Their land has helped them to survive therefore they have a strong connection to it.

This is a Ready-Ed Publications' Colour the boomerang in Aboriginal colours. Discuss why these colours are special to Indigenous Australians. book preview.

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Aborigines were the first people to arrive in Australia.

They are the traditional owners of the land. Their land has helped them to survive therefore they have a strong connection to it.

This is a Ready-Ed Publications' What does this picture tell us about how Aborigines used to travel preview. when they firstbook arrived in Australia? __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________

What does this picture tell us about what Aboriginal people did for shelter? __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ What does this picture tell us about how Aboriginal people used to catch food? __________________________ __________________________

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An Indigenous Connection 5

Aborigines were the first people to arrive in Australia.

They are the traditional owners of the land. Their land has helped them to survive therefore they have a strong connection to it.

This is a Ready-Ed Publications' What does this picture tell us about how Aboriginal people sourced water? book preview. __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________

What does this picture tell us about how Aboriginal people sourced vegetables? __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ What does this picture tell us about how Aboriginal people stayed warm? __________________________

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An Indigenous Connection 6

This is a Ready-Ed Publications' Research an indigenous clan.preview. book Indigenous Australians live in groups known as clans.

Clans share the same territory, the same language, customs and laws.

Clan name:

Approximate number of people in the clan:

Territory that they live in and own:

Language:

Customs:

Laws:

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Section 3: Publications' This is a Ready-Ed bookNear preview.

Spaces: And Far

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How Often?

There are some places that we visit regularly and other places that we don’t visit very often.

This is a Ready-Ed Publications' Colour the box next to each place to show how often you visit it.

Use the key below. book preview.

Green = once a week or more.

Blue = once or twice a month.

Yellow = one to three times a year.

your school

the beach

Orange = less than once a year.

Red = never.

the local shops

the local park

a sporting venue

another town or city in Australia

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Getting To Places Distance affects how we get to a place.

This is a Ready-Ed Publications' Draw a place where Draw a place where book you walk to often. preview. you cycle to often.

Draw a place where you drive to often.

Draw a place where you (or someone you know) has flown to.

Go to www.readyed.net Put a tick next to the place that is closest to your house.

Put a cross next to the place that is the furthest from your house.

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Where Have I Been?

Distance affects the places where we go.

ThisOnis a ofReady-Ed Publications' the map Australia, colour all book preview. of the states that you have visited and use numbers to mark how many times you have visited each state.

Northern Territory

Western Australia

Queensland South Australia

New South Wales Victoria

Tasmania

On the world map below, colour all of the places that you have visited red and use numbers to mark how many times you have been to these places. Colour all of the places that your parents have visited in blue and use numbers to show how many times they have been to each place.

Go to www.readyed.net Which place is the furthest from where you live?

Which place is the closest to where you live?

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Places Everywhere

Photocopy Page

Distance affects how often we visit a place.

This isthearectangles Ready-Ed Write in to show the placesPublications' where you have been in different areas. book preview.

Local Community

Town/City

State

Country

World

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Cut out the rectangles and arrange them in order from the places that are closest to your house to the places that are furthest away.

Now arrange them to show how often you have visited each place.

What do you notice? Does the order change much?

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Far Away Places

There are reasons why people don’t often visit places that are far away.

eacha of the places listed below onPublications' the map. Colour each box ThisMark is Ready-Ed and place on the map the same colour. Draw lines to the places from where you live. book preview.

China

Canada

Torres Strait Islands

Indonesia

Greenland

United Kingdom

Which of these places is the furthest away from where you live? ______________________________________________________ Why don’t most people in Australia visit these places very often? ______________________________________________________

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Near And Far Distance affects where people travel.

This isa survey a Ready-Ed Conduct at your school by askingPublications' students the three questions below. Record your results as a tally. book preview.

Tally Yes

No N

Have you visited another town or city in your state?

Total:

Total:

Yes

No

Have you visited another state in Australia?

Total:

Total:

Yes

No

Have you visited another country?

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