Zu Beginn dieses Semesters ging die 2. Klasse auf einen Ausflug zum ‘West Head’, der vom Gibberagong Umweltzentrum angeboten wurde.
Ziel des Ausfluges war es den SchülerInnen die Geschichte der Ureinwohner Australiens näher zu bringen. Sie erfuhren, wie wichtig einige Orte für die Ureinwohner sind und wie sie diese erhalten können. Sie unternahmen eine Wanderung, auf der sie verschiedene Pflanzen und Naturmaterialien kennenlernten, die die lokalen Ureinwohner traditionell als Werkzeuge, Medizin oder Essen verwendeten. Sie sahen auch Felsgravuren anhand derer sie mehr über die traditionelle Lebensweise der Urweinwohner dieses Gebietes erfuhren. Die SchülerInnen durften auch ausprobieren, wie Farben aus Ocker hergestellt werden und lernten über die Bedeutung der verschiedenen Farben. Nach dem Ausflug reflektierten sie über ihre neuen Erkenntnisse. Einige ihrer Texte kann man hier lesen. - Rachel Hennig
Ausflug der 2. Klasse zum West Head
Year 2 – West Head Excursion
At the start of Term 3, Year 2 went on an excursion to West Head, through Gibberagong Environment Centre.
The focus of this excursion was to connect more deeply with Australia’s rich Aboriginal history and understand the significance of certain places and how we can help care for them. During a bush walk, students learnt about the traditional use of plants and other natural materials that provided tools, medicine, and food to the local Aboriginal peoples. They visited an Aboriginal engraving site to understand their importance and how they can provide an insight into the traditional lives of the Aboriginal peoples of this area. They also experimented with making ochre and learnt about the significance of different colours. Back at school, the students discussed and reflected on their learning. You can read some of their reflections here. - Rachel Hennig
by Luca L
Some things I learned:
• I learned that the Lomandra is useful for lots of things, and you can eat the base of the plants.
• The Banksia plant is useful for lots of things like brushing your hair and for paint brushes.
• I learned that cool burning can open seeds from trees for plants like the banksia.
One thing that surprised me is:
• that the grass tree can give glue.
Something that I would like to learn more about:
• I’d like to know more about how you can make a spear out of a grass tree.
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reflections
by Mina K
Some things I learned:
• The banksia flower was used by the Aboriginals to comb their hair.
• There is a plant that you can crush up and put it on an ant bite and it will stop stinging.
• Ochre is what the Aboriginal people used to paint their faces.
One thing that surprised me is:
• I never knew that you can’t put red ochre on your face, but you can if you went through special training.
Something that I would like to learn more about:
• When I use ochre on the ground, I wonder why sand doesn’t work.
by Leo M
Some things I learned:
• That the Aboriginal people use the bottom of the grass tree for glue.
• That you can use the grass tree for a spear.
• That you can use a plant for a band aid.
One thing that surprised me is:
• That you can use the spiky leaf of the Curara shrub and poke a wart to heal the wart.
Something that I would like to learn more about:
• I would want to learn more about the dried Banksia flower.
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by Annika Z
Some things I learned:
• The ochre is used for clay and paint.
• The banksia can be used for 3 different things: a hairbrush, a lantern, and a paintbrush. Birds use dry banksias for nest material.
• You can use Lomandra for different things like weaving baskets and making traps. You can also eat the bottom which is white.
Two things that surprised me:
• The sap found at the bottom of the grass tree is used to make glue.
• Ochre can come in different colours: red, white, yellow, and orange.
Something that I would like to learn more about:
• How old are the Aboriginal artworks?
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by Anna Maria S
Three things I learned:
• The grass tree as sap at its roots that Aboriginal people use to make glue.
• The banksia flower was used for paint brushes, a hairbrush, and a lantern.
• The ochre is extracted with stone and wooden tools as rock particles or compressed clay, which is then crushed and mixed with a fluid such as water.
One thing that surprised me is:
• The grass tree dried flowers are used to make fishing spears.
Something that I would like to learn more about:
• How the Aboriginal people lived.
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reflections