FIRE PRACTICE
Details
Available: Term 1 – 4
Levels: 7 – 12
Capacity: 50
Duration: 1.25 hours
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
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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.
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Cross-curriculum priority: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures.
Organising ideas for this priority that cover Country and Place, Culture, and People can be viewed on the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority website.
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