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Aboriginal People and Plants - Stages 2 & 3

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Your students will investigate a wide variety of local native plants which were integral in the life of the first Australians. In this lesson, Aboriginal Education Officers will provide a personal perspective of how indigenous people of the Sydney area used plants for food, medicine, tools and weapons, giving students a unique opportunity to meet and interact with members of our indigenous communities.

Stages

Stages 2 Geography & Stage 3 Science & Technology

Location

Rathborne Lodge
The Royal Botanic Garden
Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney

Contact

programs.info@bgcp.nsw.gov.au

Duration

2 hours

Cost

Click here. Minimum charges apply. Discounts apply for full day programs!

Excursion key themes:

  • Traditional customs within Aboriginal culture
  • Traditional methods of hunting and gathering local food sources 
  • Plants that can be used for food, medicine, tools, weapons and shelter by Aboriginal people 

Students will... 

  • Take a walk through the Cadi Jam Ora and learn about the traditional and contemporary uses of native plants
  • Examine plants that were used by original custodians for food, medicine, shelter, tools and weapons
  • Experience the kinds of objects made from these plants as well as other aspects of Aboriginal culture

Thank you for a fabulous lesson. The children were totally engaged and learnt so much.

Teacher, St Philip Neri Catholic Primary, Northbridge

Stage 2 Science & Technology
ST2-16P
Describes how products are designed and produced, and the ways people use them

Stage 3 Science & Technology
ST3-10LW
Observe and describe the structural features of some native Australian animals and plants
ST3-8ES
Describe how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
peoples use observations of the night sky to inform decisions about some everyday activities, e.g. food gathering and ceremonies
ST3-13MW
Describes how the properties of materials determine their use for specific purposes

Stage 2 Geography
GE2-1
Examines features and characteristics of places and environments
GE2-2
Describes the ways people, places and environments interact
GE2-3
Examines differing perceptions about the management of places and environments

Stage 3 Geography
GE3-1
Describes the diverse features and characteristics of places and environments
GE3-2
Explains interactions and connections between people, places and environments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sustainable Development Goals

Through our education programs we aim to 
•    ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning (SDG 4)
•    demonstrate actions that work towards making cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable (SDG 11)
•    inform and empower students to preserve our forests and halt biodiversity loss (SDG 15)

Through the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals we promote prosperity for the whole community, while protecting our planet for future generations.

               

We would like to acknowledge the Cadigal people of the Eora Nation within Sydney and pay our respect to Elders past, present and future.