Embedding Indigenous Science

Astronomy

Meteorology and the seasons

Using Available Resources: Bush Tucker and Medicines, Ochres, Dyes and Utensils

Managing the Land

Weapons

Musical instruments and noise makers

General

Science Years 7-10 - from Aboriginal educational contexts, NSW Board of Studies
http://ab-ed.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/go/science-7-10

Aboriginal Studies Across the Curriculum - from Teachers on the Web, Aussie SchoolHouse
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/wattle/abstuds1/teachres.html

Indigenous Science - worksheet developed by UniServe Science, download in MS Word
IndigenousScience.doc

Teaching ideas and resources - by Michael Michie
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~mmichie/engag_ideas.htm

Indigenous Science Network - from convenor Michael Michie
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~mmichie/network.html

Creation Myths and Stories - collection of web-based resources sorted by regions
http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/curric/stage4_5/creation.html

Creation Myths - a worksheet developed by UniServe Science to support the above web page, download in MS Word
CreationMyths.doc

Astronomy

NSW Syllabus reference:

General

Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy: A web-based activity exploring how different cultures have interpreted constellations - from UniServe Science
http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/sheets/constellations.html

Australian Aborigines

Aboriginal Cosmology and Environmental Knowledge - from Aboriginal Education, NSW Board of Studies
http://ab-ed.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/go/science-7-10/units-of-work-and-teaching-sequences/story-3-wollongong/cultural-background

Aboriginal perspectives on planets - Aboriginal Education and Employment Services, South Australia
http://www.aboriginaleducation.sa.edu.au/files/links/Aboriginal_perspectives_o_1.pdf

The Sun and Moon - some Aboriginal perspectives and activities - Aboriginal Education and Employment Services, South Australia
http://www.aboriginaleducation.sa.edu.au/files/links/The_Sun_and_Moon_Aborigin_1.pdf

Astronomy and Australian Indigenous People - Astronomical Society of South Australia
http://www.assa.org.au/nacaa/aaaip.pdf

Australian Aboriginal Astronomy - from CSIRO
http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/AboriginalAstronomy/

Southern Stars: Aboriginal Astronomy - a ThinkQuest
http://library.thinkquest.org/C005462/index2.html?tqskip1=1

The Emu in the Sky - from Questacon
http://www.questacon.edu.au/html/aboriginal_astronomy.html

Seasons, Calendars and Constellations - teaching ideas from Holistic Education network
http://members.iinet.net.au/~rstack1/hent/hentnews/seasonsandconstellations.htm

Other

Traditions of the Sun - Native Americans in New Mexico and the ancient Maya in the Yucatan
http://www.traditionsofthesun.org/

Inuit Sky Culture - from The Stellarium
http://www.stellarium.org/wiki/index.php/Inuit_Sky_Culture

STARLAB Mythology Cylinders. . . - from StarLab Portable Planetariums
http://www.starlab.com/slcylmyth.html

Ancient Egyptian astronomy - also includes Chinese, from Ancient Egypt on a Comparative Method
http://www.aldokkan.com/science/astronomy.htm


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Meteorology and Seasons

NSW Syllabus reference:

Australian Aborigines

Indigenous Weather Knowledge - from Bureau of Meteorology
http://www.bom.gov.au/iwk/

The Lost Seasons - from The Lab, ABC's gateway to Science
http://www.abc.net.au/science/features/indigenous/default.htm

A Celestial Calendar (The Seasons) - from Questacon
http://www.questacon.edu.au/html/the_seasons.html

Seasonal Calendar - from Burarra Gathering, Questacon
http://burarra.questacon.edu.au/pages/seasonal_calendar.html

Aboriginal seasons - from Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
http://www.environment.gov.au/parks/kakadu/artculture/seasons.html

Seasons, Calendars and Constellations - teaching ideas from Holistic Education network
http://members.iinet.net.au/~rstack1/hent/hentnews/seasonsandconstellations.htm

5 Seasons - from Australian Screen, includes short video clip
http://australianscreen.com.au/titles/5-seasons/clip1/

ABORIGINAL WEATHER FORECASTING - from D'harawal Link, indigenous seasons in the Sydney area
http://seacliffbridge.com/scbdharawal.html

Other

The Inundation - from Tour Egypt
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/nile.htm


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Using Available Resources: Bush Tucker and Medicines, Ochres, Dyes and Utensils

NSW Syllabus reference:

Australian Aborigines

Aboriginal Use of Native Plants - resources developed by UniServe Science
http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/curric/stage4_5/nativeplants/

Making string: an ethnobotanical learning journey on the south coast of NSW - from Daphne Nash, Australian National University
www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/science/assets/docs/makingstring.doc

Traditional Aboriginal Painting Methods - from Aboriginal Art Online
http://www.aboriginalartonline.com/gallery/methods.php

Technology - of the Ngadjonji Rainforest People, includes baskets
http://earthsci.org/aboriginal/Ngadjonji%20History/food/weapons/Ngadjonji%20Technology.htm

Aboriginal Plant Use and Technology - from Australian National Botanic Gardens
http://www.anbg.gov.au/education/pdfs/aborigainal_plant_use_and_technology.pdf

ABORIGINAL TOOLS AND CULTURE - from CultureQuest
http://www.culturequest.us/aboriginal_tools/index.htm

Genuine Art Ochres - from Rick Roser
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~mavericktrading/aArtochres.htm

Mining by Aborigines – Australia's first miners - a PrimeFacts from NSW Department of Primary Industries
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/109817/mining-by-aborigines.pdf

The Aboriginal Flag - from Indigenous Australia
http://www.dreamtime.net.au/indigenous/flags.cfm

Indigenous technology - from Questacon
http://www.questacon.edu.au/html/aboriginal_technology.html

Rock painting - a lesson plan from CSIRO
http://www.csiro.au/resources/ps2pg.html

Iron Oxide Pigments - from Primary Industries and Resources, South Australia
http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/minerals/geology/commodities/iron_oxide_pigments


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Managing the land

NSW Syllabus reference:

Australian Aborigines

Environmental knowledge and land management - from Engaging with Australian Indigenous Science, Michael Michie
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~mmichie/engag_envir.htm

Mindjongork: Legacy of the firestick - talk by Rhys Jones at Country in Flames: Proceedings of the 1994 symposium on biodiversity and fire in North Australia
http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/publications/series/paper3/fire4.html

Fire - from Alice Springs Desert Park
http://www.alicespringsdesertpark.com.au/kids/culture/fire.shtml

The Future Eaters - from ABC
http://www.abc.net.au/science/future/

The Impact of Fire: An Historical Perspective - by Jim Kohen, Australian Societies for the Growing of Australian Plants
http://asgap.org.au/APOL3/sep96-1.html


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Weapons

NSW Syllabus reference:

Australian Aborigines

Weapons and Tools - of the Ngadjonji Rainforest People
http://earthsci.org/aboriginal/Ngadjonji%20History/food/weapons/Weapons%20and%20Tools.htm

Aboriginal Plant Use and Technology - from Australian National Botanic Gardens
http://www.anbg.gov.au/education/pdfs/aborigainal_plant_use_and_technology.pdf

ABORIGINAL TOOLS AND CULTURE - from CultureQuest
http://www.culturequest.us/aboriginal_tools/index.htm

Indigenous technology - from Questacon
http://www.questacon.edu.au/html/aboriginal_technology.html

How Boomerangs Work - from How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/boomerang.htm

TRADITIONAL TOOLS, WEAPONS & UTENSILS - from Partnership, Acceptance, Learning and Sharing Network
http://pals.dia.wa.gov.au/traditionalTools.aspx

Australian Indigenous tools and technology - from Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/indigenous/technology/

Other cultures

Hunting Tools and Techniques; Food Preparation and Storage - of the The Beothuks, the indigenous people Newfoundland
http://www.heritage.nf.ca/aboriginal/beo_hunting.html


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Musical instruments and noise makers

NSW Syllabus reference:

Australian Aborigines

Australian Aboriginal Musical Instruments: The Didjeridu, The Bullroarer And The Gumleaf - by Neville H. Fletcher, Australian National University
http://www.didjshop.com/austrAboriginalMusicInstruments.htm

Traditional Aboriginal Musical Instruments - from Aborignal Art Online
http://www.aboriginalartonline.com/culture/amusic2.php

Australian Aboriginal Music - from Southern Cross University
http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/sass/music/musicarchive/AusGeneral.html

TRADITIONAL ABORIGINAL MUSIC - from Australian Aboriginal Art and Culture Centre
http://www.aboriginalart.com.au/didgeridoo/instruments.html

Make a didgeridoo - didjeridu - either from wood or PVC pipe, from Didges We Doo
http://www.didgeswedoo.com.au/didgeridoo_didjeridu.html

Other

Checklist of Musical Instruments of the Indigenous Peoples of North America - from the National Music Museum
http://www.usd.edu/smm/AmericanIndigenous/Checklist.html

Musical Instruments: Music and Noisemakers - from the Canadian Museum of Civilisation
http://www.civilisations.ca/aborig/stones/instru/inmenu.htm

The Inuit Drum Dancer - from Inuit Art of Canada
http://www.inuitartofcanada.com/english/legends/drum%20dancer.htm

Extreme Singing - from The Pure Drop, ABC
http://thepuredrop.com.au/ep_extreme/default.htm

Index of Musical Instruments - from The Pure Drop, ABC
http://thepuredrop.com.au/instruments/default.htm


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