Historical Sources Present Perspectives on the Past | Kamay Botany Bay EEC
Stage 3 - History
Location
Kamay Botany Bay EEC - Kamay Botany Bay National Park, Kurnell
Unit description
Students explore Kamay Botany Bay National Park through an inquiry into the diverse perspectives that have shaped the site over time, including Aboriginal, European, and contemporary park management viewpoints. Through immersive, place-based learning, they engage with the landscape and its historical traces to critically examine evidence, consider differing interpretations, and develop informed understandings of the past.
HS3-ACH-01: describes Aboriginal Knowledges and Practices that care for Country and the importance of Aboriginal Languages revival
HS3-HIS-01: examines and describes the development of Australian colonies and Australia as a nation, using sources as evidence
Aboriginal Peoples have diverse Languages
- Describe the ways Aboriginal Peoples’ Languages and Oral Traditions of song, dance, and story were disrupted by European settlement
- Explain how Aboriginal Peoples celebrate and share Aboriginal Languages and Cultural Practices in a contemporary world
Sources show perspectives on how people established colonies in Australia
- Describe and represent the establishment of British colonies in Australia from 1825 to 1868 on a timeline
- Describe significant contributions made by women to the development of Australian colonies
- Recount stories of migrants and free settlers in the colonies from 1825 to 1901 using sources as evidence
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Introduction, toilets & fruit break |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Aboriginal perspectives on Country-bush walk |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | European exploration-beach shoreline and rock platform |
| 12:30 - 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:00 | Monuments as sources-monuments walk and mapping |
| 2:00 | Toilet break, reflection, wrap up, roll call and departure |
* There may be variations to timetable based on specific location, group size and weather
Students will:
- Explore Aboriginal perspectives along a bush walk, examining tools, sculptures, and natural resources to understand how stories, language, and practices reflect care for Country.
- Investigate European exploration at Kamay Botany Bay by visiting the beach and key landmarks, using journals, maps, and observations to interpret early encounters.
- Examine monuments as historical sources, creating simple maps and annotated sketches to understand how European perspectives of exploration are represented.
- Participate in role-play using artefacts and dress-ups to recreate daily life in the early colony, exploring the roles, responsibilities, and experiences of different people in the past.