WALT (What are we learning today?) Mr Daly Today Sunday, 23 April 2017 The origins of the continent: – Aboriginal perspective – Geographical perspective WALT (What are we learning today?) WALT: Explain the origins of the Australian continent from an Aboriginal and geographical perspective

True or False A Pass = A Prize Mr Daly True or False Sunday, 23 April 2017 A Pass = A Prize Australia is a Continent Australia is found in the Southern Hemisphere Australia is the worlds largest Island Australia is very flat, with only one large mountain range Australia has a low population Australia is about the same size as the United States of America The Tropic of Capricorn divides Australia into two climates The super-continent which existed 200 million years ago is called Pangaea

Geographical Origins of Australia Mr Daly Geographical Origins of Australia Sunday, 23 April 2017 Aboriginal perspective The Dreaming The Aboriginal people made sense of the world through the stories of the Dreamtime, which were about a time referred to as the Dreaming. Each Aboriginal community had its own unique Dreamtime stories that had been nurtured and faithfully passed down to succeeding generations for thousands of years. Activity From the video, make your own Dreamtime story about how Australia was created. Draw it in a story board. You can copy the video.

The giant snake carved out the Earth The ancient sprits created the stars

The Rainbow Serpent Story Mr Daly Two Dreamtime Stories Sunday, 23 April 2017 The Rainbow Serpent Story The Rainbow Serpent was the mother to us all She woke one day and as she travelled around the Earth She carved out the mountains and rivers She called out to all living creatures to populate the land She told the humans to be protectors of the land She told the tribes to pass this knowledge onto their children Anyone who breaks the laws will be taken by the Great Mother Serpent

Geographical Origins of Australia Mr Daly Geographical Origins of Australia Sunday, 23 April 2017 Geographical perspective Plate Tectonics The studying of the movement, folding and faulting of the Earth’s crust Continental Drift The studying of the gradual movement and formation of continents. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEDUtS0IMws

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Geographical Origins of Australia Mr Daly Geographical Origins of Australia Sunday, 23 April 2017 An old, flat continent Australia has been described as old and flat. This is because the Australian continent has experienced a long period of geological stability, which means there has not been much volcanic or tectonic activity in the recent past. As a result, Australia has been open to the forces of weathering and erosion, which are processes that break apart and move rocks and soil around. In the distant past, however, there were volcanic eruptions and earthquakes that helped shape the face of Australia