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Gunditjmara Country A Science and Humanities approach to the people, the land and the future Gunditjmara Country presents a comprehensive integrated unit covering a wide range of curriculum areas, including science, geography, history and cultural studies. Focusing Teacher notes on the country, knowledge, traditions and culture of the Gunditjmara, this text goes a long way in exploring two distinct, distinctive and yet not incompatible world-views. Topics covered include: • The Lake Condah Mission • Geothermal Energy • Archeology in Gunditjmara country • Gunditjmara houses Practical activities • The Gunditjmara volcanoes Each topic is fully explored with the aid of background teacher notes, engaging student exercises and educational practical activities. Hawker Brownlow Education is proud to release this timely Student exercises and invaluable resource, with all the promise that it offers for improved cross-cultural communication and understanding. HB3380 • $79.95 Also available in sets of 5, 10 and 15. See back for pricing. About the Author Theo Watson Read Stories and profiles of A maths and science teacher in a Victorian state secondary community members college, author Theo Read developed this text as a result of his 14-year association with the Gunditjmara people of western Victoria, with whom he has worked closely on the Kormilda Science project. The cultural content in the book is covered with sensitivity and accuracy, and the text Full colour photos has been approved of by key members of the Gunditjmara community, who also share authorship of this text, as belonging to Gunditjmara country. Also available from Hawker Brownlow Education Meet The Eastern Kulin Meet The Eastern Kulin - The Aboriginal People of Central Victoria Book & CD Rom ( Years 6-10) Iain Luck and Pauline Byrt • 1 74025 498 8 The project that resulted in the publication of this book and CD is the result of collaboration between indigenous and non-indigenous people. It has been created to benefi t both communities. This book is designed to be usable by secondary students and all secondary teachers, not just those working in the Key Learning Areas of Study of Society and Environment. The learning activities are presented using the theory of Multiple Intelligences linked to the C&SFll. The activities are designed to engage all students in quality learning and sharing the history of the Eastern Kulin people, encouraging discovery and enthusiasm so that students and teachers can travel down the road towards achieving mutual satisfaction and knowledge of the rich history of the Eastern Kulin people in the classroom. Included are student and team negotiated contracts, performance appraisals, teacher evaluations and peer evaluations, and student worksheets that connect the C&SF with Multiple Intelligences worksheets. 6183 • $69.95 Meet The Eastern Kulin – The Aboriginal People of Central Victoria CD Rom Dr. Pauline Byrt, Beth Gott, Isabel Ellender & S. Blogg • 1 74025 499 6 The learning activities on the CD are designed for schools that have an internal computer network or can be loaded on any stand alone PC. The Eastern Kulin CD lends itself to a cross curricula or multi disciplinary approach. The CD is about the Aboriginal people who occupied the central part of the land now called Victoria. It focusses on their culture before and at the time of contact with Europeans. On the CD you will experience the culture of the Eastern Kulin people. Their land, art, music, beliefs and routines of daily life and the ceremonies for important occasions were all connected together. On this CD and web site we present a window into Eastern Kulin culture. The information on the CD is artifi cially divided into sections only to make it easier to understand, in reality all the sections are interwoven so we can have some idea of the rich culture. This is a resource that will encourage the understanding of the history of these people and their culture. CD Rom – 6184 • $35.95 Site Licence – 6185 • $99.95 Order Form 10-053-05 Attention ............................................. Order Number .............................. 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