Mr Daly

1. Mr Daly Today 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

2. Mr Daly True or False A Pass = A Prize

3. Mr Daly Geographical Origins of Australia 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.

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

5. Mr Daly Two Dreamtime Stories

6. Mr Daly Geographical Origins of Australia 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

8. https://maps.google.com.au/

11. Mr Daly Geographical Origins of Australia 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