FIRE PRACTICE

Details

Available: Term 1 - Term 4

Levels: 7 - 12

Sessions: Tuesday to Friday at 9:30am-10:45am, 11am-12:15pm or 1pm-2:15pm.

Duration: 1.25 hours (one module)

Capacity: 50 students (minimum 20 students)

Cost: $15 per student plus an Education Service Fee for each booking. For groups of 1-15 it’s $50, for 16-30 it’s $75 and for 31-60 it’s $100.

This workshop explores the important role that fire plays in the history and development of Country. Students will interrogate perceptions of fire by analysing and understanding Indigenous fire practices and fire ecology through a series of hands-on investigation activities using plant materials, research data and tools such as fire drills.

Fire Practice was created in collaboration with researchers at the University of Melbourne and is facilitated by a team of Indigenous facilitators, who are proud to share parts of their knowledge and culture.

Key Themes: fire, Indigenous knowledge, Indigenous culture, earth sciences, caring for Country, sustainability, land management, ecology

Identify how Indigenous people understand and utilise fire to manage the landscape.
Gain insight into Indigenous ways of Caring for Country.
Understand the key components of fire and what factors affect the properties of a fire.
Explore fire starting techniques by use of a wood drill to generate heat.
Explore current research related to Indigenous land management.
Informally engage with university students - who make up our facilitator team - and learn about diverse post-school pathways.
Cross-curriculum priority: Learning about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
A summary of the Victorian Curriculum F-10 curriculum directly related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and culture can be found here.