Virtual Reality – Lake JoondalupTeachers ResourceActivities to incorporate the virtual reality experience into classroom lessons.
Artwork detail Yellagonga and the Mooro People by Charmaine Cole.
3 – 28 JULY 2017JOONDALUP CITY CENTRE
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This project has been an initiative of the City of Joondalup and North Metropolitan TAFE, with voice over and creative input by Dennis Simmons. The video was created for 2017 NAIDOC celebrations, creating a view of Lake Joondalup 10,000 years ago before white settlement.
How to view the video
There are several ways you can view the video- either from YouTube or the City of Joondalup website. The easiest way to view the video is to use the YouTube app to search NAIDOC Joondalup, play the video, select the glasses icon and put your phone into the headset. The video can also be viewed online, in 360 degree without the VR glasses.
If the video is blurry you may not have selected the glasses icon (enables VR 360) or you may not have your phone in the glasses properly.
Notes to teachers
These activities are not complete lessons. They are suggestions as to how the video can be incorporated into class lessons or excursions. The activities are springboards for your teaching experiences. Teachers should contextualise the activities according to their needs and student capabilities.
The activities are designed to be used before, after or during lessons that focus on the topics presented in the video clip – flora, fauna, landscape, people, land use, water forms, shelter; or an (optional) excursion to the Joondalup Lakes area.
These activities do not require that the students visit the Lake Joondalup area.
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Video clip viewing
Focus: historical Joondalup Lakes area
Students make predictions about the glasses and video clip content
Students Materials Activity
class, half class or groups
video glasses Students
discuss/describe physical appearance of glasses
predict use of glasses
discuss what the video clip might show
video format, eg animated, photographs
the period/age the video clip will present, eg 10 000 years ago
discuss specifics that the video clip could show, based on focus area, eg
people, flora, fauna, water forms, buildings, shelter, landscape
substantiate their predictions
view video clip to clarify predictions, discuss content and topic focus.
Related activities Students
discuss how the people are represented in the video clip.
suggest reasons for this.
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Video clip quiz
Focus: video clip content
Students respond the questions about video clip content
Students Materials Activity
class, group, pairs video glasses Students
view the video clip
respond to questions (teacher or student) about content viewed. Quiz could
be oral, written, multiple choice, NAPLAN format, crossword.
Related activities Students create a quiz or puzzle (eg crossword) about the video clip content.
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Video clip view and discuss
Focus: historic landscape, flora, fauna, land use, water forms and people in the Joondalup Lakes area
Students view the video clip and compare findings
Students Materials Activity
groups video glasses
1 per group – graphic organiser or other written recording method
Students:
sit in small groups and take turns to view the video, describing and
discussing what they see.
make a group list /record the information presented in the video clip.
Groups compare and share their lists.
Related activities Students:
visit the Joondalup Lakes area(take list and video glasses)
try to pinpoint the area they viewed in the video clip.
describe and compare similarities and differences between what was
shown in the video clip (as per the group list) and what the area looks like
now:
o landscape
o vegetation
o animals
o land use
o people
o buildings
o water forms.
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Video clip view and compare
Focus: historic landscape, flora, fauna, land use, waterways and people in the Joondalup Lakes area
Students view and record information based on a focus area
Students Materials Activity
Small groups video glasses
1 per group – graphic organiser or other written recording method
Each group selects a focus area, eg flora; fauna; people, land use, shelter, water forms.
One student in the group views the video and describes the focus area, eg tall trees with pointed leaves, scrubby bush.
Other students in the group record information as pictures or words on the graphic organiser.
Groups compare and share their graphic organiser information.
Option: Groups combine information in a class description in a particular print or electronic format, eg graphic organiser, list, notes, pictures, written report.
Related activities Students
visit the Joondalup Lakes area, taking the class (or group) record (and
video glasses if wanted)
try to pinpoint the area they viewed in the video clip.
describe and compare similarities and differences between what was
shown in the video clip (as per the class or group record) and what the area
looks like now, in reference to the group focus area.
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Panoramic representation
Focus: flora, fauna, people, land use, water forms and shelter represented in the video
Students work as a group to produce a ‘panoramic’ representation of the video clip.
Students Materials Activity
small groups video glasses
art paper attached together to make a long strip (panoramic view), placed on floor or pinned along a pin up board or similar
drawing materials of choice
Students discuss and view panoramic photographs, with attention to details, eg positioning of each object/animal/person in the picture, foreground, background, middle ground, specific physical descriptions.
Explain the task: students will create a panoramic view of what they see in the video.
Discuss the importance of specific oral descriptions so others can replicate the positioning and physical appearance of various plants, animals, waterways and people in the panoramic artwork.
Students practice giving specific oral descriptions to a partner.
Divide groups into ‘viewers’ and ‘artists’.
Viewer 1 watches the video and describes what he/she sees
Artist 1 (based on information provided by the viewer 1) draws along the panoramic view art paper
Viewer 2 watches the video and describes features not included by Viewer 1
Artist 2 (based on information provided by the viewer 2) draws more detail along the panoramic view art paper
Continue until the students agree there is nothing more to add.
‘Viewers’ compare the panoramic view to what they viewed and make suggestions for changes to make the panoramic view more ‘true’ to the video.
Students add colour and labels.
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Panoramic representation (continued)
Related activities Take the artwork and visit the Joondalup Lakes area.
Students:
try to pinpoint the area they have depicted.
describe and compare similarities and differences between what is shown
in the artwork and what the area looks like now:
o landscape
o vegetation
o animals
o land use
o people
o buildings
o water forms.
work independently, in pairs or small groups to draw a panoramic view of
the area as it is today. This can be presented as separate panoramas or
separate drawings that are combined to one panorama.
use both panoramic artworks to make a film presentation that presents the
historic and current views of the area, describing similarities and
differences.
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Film strip representation
Focus: flora, fauna, people, land use, water forms and buildings
Each student produces a frame that replicates part of the video clip. The frames are joined to make a filmstrip.
Students Materials Activity
small groups or pairs 1 x video glasses per group
art paper – one per group or pair
art materials – charcoal and paint.
Prepare students by discussing and viewing film strips, with attention to details, eg positioning of each object/animal/plant in the picture, foreground, background, middle ground, specific physical descriptions.
Discuss the importance of specific descriptions so others can replicate the positioning and what the plant or animal looks like and where they are positioned in the section of the filmstrip to be completed.
Explain task: students will one filmstrip frame to represent part of the video clip. The frames will be joined together to make a filmstrip that replicates the video clip.
Each group is given one part of the video clip to view, discuss and draw.
Depending on the group size, students take turns to view and draw (in charcoal), discussing features as the frame is completed.
Students add colour (paint) and labels (or captions).
Frames are joined together to make the filmstrip.
Related activities Students take photos of the frames and form them into an electronic presentation, eg slideshow or powerpoint, adding notes, captions etc.
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Create a video report
Focus: Joondalup Lakes area as it is today
Students plan and create a filmed oral presentation
Students Materials Activity
small groups, pairs 1 x video camera per group or pair
Each group selects a focus for a video report, eg landscape, flora, fauna, land use, people, buildings, water forms.
Groups visit the Joondalup Lakes area and make notes to guide their video report.
Groups script their report including shots, actions etc.
Groups return to the Joondalup Lakes area to film their report.
option – make and use panoramic drawing of area as video report background instead of filming onsite
option – use panoramic drawing of the area as it was in the past, as background when filming report.
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View, record and share
Focus: flora, fauna, people, land use, water forms of the past
Students view and record information based on a focus area
Students Materials Activity
groups – based on the number of focus areas, eg flora; fauna; land use, water forms.
1 x video glasses per group
large art paper/graphic organiser divided into areas – one for each focus area
felt tip pens – a different colour for each student
scissors
Each group is seated around the art paper or graphic organiser.
Each student
prints a title on his/her section of the paper to show the focus of the information, eg flora
views the video clip once and then (as the next student views the video clip) records as much as possible about the selected focus area as either words, phrases or pictures.
moves one place to the right, around the art paper or graphic organiser, and
reads the title to find out the new focus
views the video clip again, looking for information about the new focus and
adding it to the recorded information.
Continue the rotation, viewing the video clip until the students have returned to their original positions at the art paper.
Students review the recorded information in each section.
Related activities Students
cut paper into the different focus areas
join with the same focus area to make a group
compare the recorded information, including descriptive language.
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Camera record
Focus: current flora, fauna, people, land use, water forms and buildings of the Joondalup Lakes area
Students make a photographic record of their area of focus
Students Materials Activity
groups, pairs or individuals 1 x camera per group Each group selects a focus area.
Students:
visit the Joondalup Lakes area and take photographs that show information
about their focus area.
research their focus areas
combine the photographs and research findings (as notes, captions, speech
bubbles etc) into an electronic presentation, information booklet, report,
poster etc.
Related activities Combine group representations into class format, eg one collective slideshow, film, book.
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Panoramic video
Focus: the Joondalup area as it is today
Students create a panoramic video clip
Students Materials Activity
small groups, pairs or individuals
video glasses
1 x video camera per group
Students:
view and examine the video clip, focussing on content and the way it has
been filmed
visit the Joondalup Lakes area
make a panoramic video in the same style as the video clip
(in groups or as a class) compare the content and style of their videos with
the historical video clip.
Related activities Students add music, voice over and other features to their videos, to enhance the viewers understanding of the:
project
content
similarities and differences to the Joondalup Lakes area of the past.
Whole class selects a video and use it as a basis for a class written or oral description, report etc
Each group of students selects a video and uses it as a basis for a group written or oral description, report etc
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Comparative artwork
Focus: Joondalup Lakes area today
Students create and compare artworks
Students Materials Activity
individual art media of choice – charcoal, paint, pastels, collage
Students
visit Joondalup Lakes area
plan and create an artwork to represent area as it is now
compare their artworks.
Related activities Students label and/or add informative captions to their artwork
Students use the artwork as a basis for a written piece (description, report etc)
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Voiceover
Focus: video clip historical content
Students create a voiceover for the video clip
Students Materials Activity
Pairs video glasses
sound recording devices
Students:
view the video clip
view the video again (or multiple times) and create a ‘voice over’ that explains
what is seen in the video clip.
Voiceover can focus on all video clip content or a specific area.
Voiceover can be a description of what is seen, movements etc.
Related activities Students review the voiceovers and examine according to clarity of speech, descriptive language, content included, descriptive clarity.
Each student chooses and listens to another voiceover and draws the scene described in the voiceover.
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What happened and why?
Focus: causes of change to the Joondalup Lakes area
Students predict and investigate the reasons for change in the area
Students Materials Activity
groups video glasses
recording materials
Students:
view the video clip
visit the Joondalup Lakes area (or view photos/film etc)
compare the differences and similarities between the past and present and
how the area has changed.
discuss and record possible reasons for the changes in the Joondalup Lakes
area.
work in groups to research the area (or an aspect of the area) to discover
possible reasons for change.
present findings in a print or electronic format, eg slide show, audio, report,
explanation.
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Fauna study
Focus: animals past and present
Students investigate and compare animals from the past and present Joondalup Lakes area
Students Materials Activity
groups or pairs video glasses
recording material eg graphic organiser, art paper
Discuss the general features of animals, eg covering, limbs, facial features, habitat, movement, prey or other food, predators, survival features.
Students:
create a table or organiser to record this information
view the video clip and record the information about any fauna shown in the
video clip
share their findings
discuss the similarities between the viewed animals and present day animals.
respond to questions eg which animals today could have descended from the
X in the video?
present findings/substantiation/justification/ similarities/changes between the
past and current ‘related’ animals, in a print or electronic format, video, audio.
Related activities Students
visit the Joondalup Lakes area and examine animal life in the area.
create a record of the animal life, eg labelled sketches, photographs
predict how the current animal life may change over the next 10 000 years
create a record to show an animal from the video clip, its current ‘relative’ and
a ‘future’ version of the same animal.
research the animal life shown on the video clip.
research other animal life that existed in the Joondalup area in the past.
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Water forms – past
Focus: water forms of the past
Students investigate past water forms of the Joondalup Lakes area
Students Materials Activity
class, groups or pairs video glasses
recording material eg graphic organiser, art paper, table.
Discuss and research water forms: natural, fresh, salt water, man made, eg rivers, lakes, swamps, ocean, dams.
Students:
create a table or organiser to record information
view the video clip and record the information about any water forms shown
in the video clip.
Groups share their findings.
Related activities Students research the animal and plant life in the water forms in the past.
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Water forms – present
Focus: water forms of the present Joondalup Lakes area
Students investigate present water forms of the Joondalup Lakes area
Students Materials Activity
class, groups or pairs video glasses
recording material eg graphic organiser, art paper, table.
Discuss and research water forms: natural, fresh, salt water, man made, eg rivers, lakes, swamps, ocean, dams.
Students:
create a table or organiser to record information
visit the Lake Joondalup area and investigate the water forms, recording their
findings.
Related activities Students:
view (on video clip) and research past water forms in the Lake Joondalup area
compare the ‘now and then’ water forms
predict what could have caused any changes evident over time
research to find out what caused the changes.
Students visit the Joondalup Lakes area and take a sample of the water to test.
Students research the animal and plant life in the present water forms.
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Flora – past
Focus: plant life of the Joondalup Lakes area in the past
Students examine plant life in the area in the past.
Students Materials Activity
class, groups or pairs video glasses
recording material eg graphic organiser, art paper, table.
Students:
view video clip
record information about the flora shown in the video
research and record information (illustrations, notes) about flora from that
time period including special features and adaptions eg camouflage, leaf
type.
Related activities Students compare past and present plant life of the area, looking for and discussing similarities and changes, including special features and adaptions.
Students identify one ancient plant and one current plant that may be ‘related’. Present findings/substantiation/justification in a print or electronic format, video, audio etc.
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Flora – present
Focus: plant life in the Joondalup Lakes area today
Students examine plant life in the area.
Students Materials Activity
group or pairs each group or pair:
magnifying glasses
tweezers
plastic gloves
small bucket or similar
camera
sketch pad/paper
drawing materials
Visit to Joondalup Lakes area.
Groups are allocated a specified area to examine and record.
Students
examine live and dead plants, trees and their parts
record their findings using drawings, labels, notes and photographs
present their findings in a print or electronic format, including sketches,
photographs etc.
Related activities View the video clip before or after the activity.
Compare collected/examined plant life with that presented in the video.
Students investigate and make a ‘dictionary’ of Aboriginal names of local plants.
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Land use – past
Focus: land use of the Joondalup Lakes area in the past
Students investigate land use in the past.
Students Materials Activity
class, groups or pairs video glasses
recording material eg graphic organiser, art paper, table
Discuss land use – eg natural (animal habitats) and man-made, eg crop growing.
Students:
take turns to view and compile a record of the land use shown on the video
clip
compare and discuss records
make labelled sketches that show the land use.
Related activities Students compare land use shown in video clip with current land use.
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Land use – present
Focus: land use of the Joondalup Lakes area now
Students investigate current land use.
Students Materials Activity
class, groups or pairs recording material eg graphic organiser, art paper, table
cameras or video cameras
Students:
visit the Joondalup Lakes area
record the natural and man-made land use evident in the area (or part of the
area) using cameras, video cameras, sketches, lists
compare and discuss the information.
Related activities Students research land use of the area since the early settlers.
Students compare the land use forms, past (video clip) and present, investigated and recorded by the students.
Students create a timeline to show land use from past to present.
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The early people – finding out
Focus: early Aboriginal people of the Joondalup Lakes area
Students Materials Activity
class, groups or pairs recording materials eg graphic organiser, art paper, table.
Students research:
the origins of the name ‘Joondalup’ (Nyoongar word is Doondalup meaning
‘the lake that glistens’)
the aboriginal name for the country surrounding the Joondalup Lakes area
(Mooro country)
original inhabitants (Oor-dal-kalla people, the family group of Yellagonga, a
prominent Aboriginal elder highly regarded in Nyoongar culture)
relationship between Nyoongar (culture), Mooro (people), Oor-dal-kalla
(people), Yellagonga (family group), Whadjuk (dialectal group) and the
Joondalup Lakes area
significant Nyoongar sites in the Joondalup area
meanings of local Aboriginal names in the Joondalup area.
Related activities Students create print, electronic or performance presentations to share the information they have researched.
Students visit local Aboriginal sites of interest or significance
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The early people – read and research
Focus: early Aboriginal people of the Joondalup Lakes area
Students Materials Activity
class interactive white board, computer
Students view and discuss the Joondalup Mooro Boodjar ebook http://www.joondalup.wa.gov.au/Welcome/History.aspx
Students discuss the information presented in the ebook.
Related activities Students research and share more about selected parts of the ebook information:
Aboriginal language
other Mooro stories
famous Aboriginal people from the area, eg the Charnock woman,
Yellagonga
mapped areas (and items listed on these pages)
local artists and authors
Students create a book in local Aboriginal language.
Invite a local Aboriginal person to speak with the students.
Contact various Aboriginal groups to find out more about the Aboriginal people, their history and current status in the area, eg https://www.noongarculture.org.au/
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The early people – video
Focus: early Aboriginal people of the Joondalup Lakes area
Students research the early people of the Joondalup Lakes area
Students Materials Activity
groups or pairs video glasses
recording materials eg graphic organiser, art paper, table.
Students:
view the video clip, and discuss how the Aboriginal people are represented
discuss what these representations (voices, music and songs) tell us
share what they know about local Aboriginal people (past/current).
Related activities Students research and present information about the local (historical) Aboriginal lifestyle in print, electronic or performance format:
clothing
food – what, how, where; catching, gathering and preparing, fishing
effects of the weather and seasons
celebrations – music and costumes, smoking ceremony
areas of importance
cooperative and collaborative living
land use
shelter
family or tribal relationships.
Invite Aboriginal musicians or performance groups to share aspects of local history, celebrations etc.
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The early people – music
Focus: listen to and interpret Aboriginal music
Students interpret Aboriginal music in a variety of ways
Students Materials Activity
groups or pairs video glasses
recording material eg graphic organiser, art paper, table.
Students
listen to the music on the video clip
discuss the purpose of the music in the video
discuss the purpose of the music in the lives of early Aboriginal people
list the sound types they hear (high, low, light, heavy, melody line, sharp)
list possible instruments making the sounds
interpret the music – what is it expressing?
share ideas and suggestions between groups.
Related activities Students
listen to the music and use lines and/or colour to show the sounds (loud, soft,
sharp)
listen to the music and use lines and/or colour to show how it makes them
feel
listen to the music and draw the picture they think it is describing
try to replicate the sounds using instruments (Aboriginal, classical, electronic,
made from natural objects)
choreograph dance to accompany the music
record a story that the music seems to be telling
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The early people – song
Focus: listen to and interpret Aboriginal song
Students interpret Aboriginal singing in a variety of ways
Students Materials Activity
groups or pairs video glasses
recording material eg graphic organiser, art paper, table.
Students
listen to the Aboriginal singing on the video clip
discuss the purpose of the song/singing in the video
discuss the purpose of the song/singing in the lives of early Aboriginal people
list the sound types they hear (high, low, light, heavy, melody line, sharp)
interpret the voices – what are they expressing (feelings or meaning)
share ideas and suggestions between groups.
Related activities Students
listen to the voices and use lines and/or colour to show the sounds (loud, soft,
sharp)
listen to the voices and use lines and/or colour to show how it makes them
feel
listen to the voices and draw the picture they think it is describing
try to replicate the sounds using their voices
create a piece of group singing using the same style as the voices on the
video clip
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Dreamtime
Focus: Aboriginal Dreamtime stories of the Joondalup Lakes area
Students research Dreamtime connections to the Joondalup Lakes area
Students Materials Activity
groups or pairs video glasses
recording materials eg graphic organiser, paper, table
Students:
view the video clip
discuss what information (about the Joondalup Lakes flora and fauna) the
Aboriginal people may have wanted to pass down to their people
research Dreamtime stories and information related to the Joondalup Lakes
area and its Aboriginal people
present findings in print, electronic or performance format.
Related activities Students
create a Dreamtime style story about the origins of a plant or animal depicted
in the video clip
share findings/stories with other year levels, eg Dreamtime stories made into
books or ebooks and shared with Year 1
illustrate their Dreamtime information/stories using Aboriginal artistic media
and styles.
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The early people – artwork
Focus: early Aboriginal art work in the Joondalup Lakes area
Students Materials Activity
class, groups or pairs video glasses
Students:
view the video clip, focussing on the Aboriginal music and song
discuss the purpose for the music and song in the video
discuss/research the ways Aboriginal people past their history and beliefs
down to younger people.
research any historic Aboriginal drawings in the Joondalup Lakes area
Related activities Students represent past or present Joondalup Lakes area using Aboriginal artistic media and styles.
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Aboriginal people
Focus: Aboriginal people today
Students use investigative techniques to find out about local Aboriginal people
Students Materials Activity
groups, pairs or individual recording materials eg graphic organiser, art paper, table, sound recording.
Students:
research/interview/collect media information about Aboriginal people of the
Joondalup Lakes area eg local or state sports people, artists, authors, elders,
storytellers etc
share findings in class
present findings in print, electronic or performance format.
Related activities Invite researched Aboriginal people to share information about their career, life.
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Welcome to country
Focus: Welcome to country
Students examine the ‘Welcome to country’ speech and its purpose
Students Materials Activity
groups or pairs video glasses
copy of Welcome to country (print, audio, video)
Students:
listen to or read the ‘Welcome to country’ speech
discuss/research its origin and purpose
discuss/research the meaning of the words
discuss/research when and why it is used
relate the ‘Welcome to country’ to the video clip content and Aboriginal
history.
Related activities Students say the ‘Welcome to country’ at a school event and explain its use and meaning.
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The settlers
Focus: early settlers in the Joondalup Lakes area
Students investigate the early settlers of the Joondalup Lakes area
Students Materials Activity
class, groups or pairs video glasses
recording material eg graphic organiser, art paper, table.
Students:
view and discuss the Aboriginal people featured in the video, eg clothing,
food, land use, family rules, celebrations, lifestyle
research European settlement in the area
o countries of origins
o why they came to Australia and the Joondalup Lakes area
o land use
o clothing
o shelter
o lifestyle
o relationship with local Aboriginal people
present findings in print, electronic or performance format.
Related activities Students compare Aboriginal and early settler lifestyle.
Students compare early settler lifestyle, land use etc with the lifestyle of the people who live in the area today.