Thinking Themes: Symbols of Australia Ages 8-10

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At last, here is a practical resource that cross-references multiple intelligences with critical and creative thinking skills! Each title in the Thinking Themes series contains a set of ready-to-use activities built around a popular topic. Each activity is linked to both an intelligence and a thinking skill.

Use the activities as a library learning centre, or add them to an integrated unit. However you use the series, it will enable you to teach to your students’ strengths and develop their weaker intelligences, while consciously and systematically incorporating thinking skills into your program.

The perfect partner . . .

Each title in the Thinking Themes series can stand alone. Or use it as a companion to the Macmillan Library series or Macmillan Wall Charts.

Tanya Gibb

Activities to switch on thinking skills!Activities to switch on thinking skills!

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Anthems and songs 4

Flags and coats of arms 11

Emblems 18

Commemorative days 26

Icons 33

Landmarks 41

Contents

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4 Thinking Themes: Symbols of Australia Ages 8–10 © Tanya Gibb/Macmillan Education Australia. ISBN 978 1 4202 9121 6

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Task 1

Choose an Australian song about real-life events. You could choose ‘The Wild Colonial Boy’, ‘Waltzing Matilda’, ‘Botany Bay’, ‘From Little Things Big Things Grow’ or any other song of your choice.

Research the events described in the song. Write your notes on the back of this page. Now, write a newspaper article based on those events.

IntelligenceVerbal-linguistic

Thinking skillApplying

Anthems and songs Read all about it!

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Words and phrases How they make you feel Why this is important

✶ I Still Call Australia Home✶ I Am Australian✶ Advance Australia Fair✶ My Island Home

Task 2

Anthems and songs

Choose an Australian song or anthem that makes you feel proud to be Australian. Some suggestions are included in the flag or you can think of one for yourself.

Song name ________________________________________________________________________________

Write words and phrases from the song. Think about why they make you feel good about being Australian.

IntelligenceVisual-spatial

Thinking skillCreating

Connecting with a song

Now, on art paper, create an artwork that represents how you feel when you hear this song. Try not to represent an image of Australia. Rather, try to symbolise your emotions. Make use of colour, texture, shapes, patterns and lines.

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Find out about Welcome to Country ceremonies, then answer the questions.

When are they held? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Who has the right to perform them? _____________________________________________________________________________________

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Why are they held? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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What do they involve? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Write your school’s response to a Welcome to Country ceremony. It needs to thank and acknowledge the traditional owners of the land where your school is located.


Thinking skillUnderstanding

Task 3

Anthems and songs Welcome to Country

Now try this . . . Research other Indigenous ceremonies, such as the smoking ceremony. Find out when and why it is held, the symbols used and their significance, and what happens during the ceremony. Present your findings to the class.

Invite the appropriate Indigenous elders from your community to your school to present a Welcome to Country ceremony.

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Think about Australia’s national anthem, ‘Advance Australia Fair’. Find a copy of the words to read, or sing the anthem to yourself if you know the words. You could sing it with a friend or classmate.

In the boxes, draw images from nature that you think of when you sing the words.

IntelligenceNaturalistic

Thinking skillAnalysing

Task 4

Anthems and songsNational anthem

Show your drawings to others in the class. On the back of this page, make a list of all the things in nature drawn by the class. What was drawn the most?

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We’ve golden soil . . .

Our land abounds in nature’s gifts

Our home is girt by sea

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IntelligenceIntrapersonal


Task 5

Anthems and songs Proud momentsDo you have a sporting team song or school chant that makes you feel proud? Have you listened to Australia’s national anthem at sporting events and felt proud to be Australian?

Imagine how it feels to win a medal for your country at an international event, and listen to your national anthem while your country’s flag is raised. Put yourself in that person’s shoes. Write down your thoughts and feelings at that moment.

I feel . . .

I hope . . .

I dream . . .

I thank . . .

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History Traditions

People Environment

IntelligenceMusical-rhythmic

Thinking skillEvaluating

National anthems and songs celebrate aspects of a nation’s history, its people, its traditions and its natural environment.

Write your own anthem or song for Australia. First, think about what is important about Australia for you. Brainstorm your ideas in the boxes.

Task 6

Anthems and songsA new national anthem

Use these ideas to write a song or anthem for Australia on the back of this page.

Then, decide how to present the song to your class. You could recite the lyrics as a chant, poem or rap, using body percussion to accompany the words.

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Lyrics Significance (what the lyrics say about the country and its people, history, geography or environment)

Country

IntelligenceInterpersonal


Task 7

Anthems and songs National songs

Present your lyrics and their meaning to your group.

As a group, discuss and evaluate each country’s lyrics. Decide which song is the best at representing its people. Write your group’s opinion.

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Work in a group. Each group member is to find a national song or anthem from a country other than Australia. Write the words, in English, in the box. Then analyse what they mean, or represent, for the country.

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Coat of arms

Australia

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Northern Territory

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

Symbols Meaning



Task 8

A coat of arms is an official symbol. It usually includes emblems and figures surrounding a shield. Each state and territory in Australia has a coat of arms.

List some of the symbols on each coat of arms. Explain their meanings.

Flags and coats of arms

Symbolic meanings

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Task 9

A coat of arms carries symbols that have special meanings. These symbols can represent aspects of history, culture and the natural environment.

Design a coat of arms for your school, family, interest group or sporting team. In your design, think about the use of animals, objects, special colours, a shield, a motto and scroll, supporters for the shield, and the base on which all these items will stand. Label your design.


My coat of arms

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IntelligenceBodily-kinaesthetic


Task 10

Draw and label the Australian national flag. Use labels to explain the significance of each item included in the flag.


The Australian national f lag

Now try this . . . Research the rules for raising and flying the Australian national flag. Perform a demonstration flag raising and folding for your classmates.

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Sounds How to make them



Task 11

1 Choose one of Australia’s coats of arms. Think about the sounds and noises that would accompany the items on the coat of arms, including the chanting of the motto in Latin, English and Indigenous languages. Make a list.


Sound collage

2 Create a sound score to represent the coat of arms. Work out the sequence of sounds, how often each sound is repeated and how to vary the volume of the different sounds. Write your musical score on the back of this page.

3 Ask classmates to help you perform your sounds. (You’ll probably need one person for each sound.) Make a recording or podcast. Play your recording for the class.

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Task 12

Find four examples of the natural environment represented on Australia’s flags or coats of arms. Sketch and label the examples. Explain them to your classmates.


Natural symbols

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Task 13


Imagine you work for a community group. Your role is to help migrants settle into the Australian way of life. You need to explain to people who have just migrated to Australia the significance of four flags: Australia’s national flag, the Aboriginal flag, the boxing kangaroo flag and the Eureka flag. What words would you use to explain what these flags mean to you, personally, as an Australian? Sketch the flags and explain their significance.

A salute to f lags

Australia’s national flag Aboriginal flag

Boxing kangaroo flag Eureka flag

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For Against



Task 14

Some people think that the Union flag in the corner of the Australian flag should be replaced by the Aboriginal flag.

Draw and colour what this new flag would look like.


Changing the f lag

Write reasons for and against adopting this new flag design.

Work in a group. Discuss the reasons for and against changing the Australian flag. Within your group, take a vote ‘for’ or ‘against’ change. Select a group member to present your group’s decision and reasons to the class.

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Emblem State or territory

Why chosen

Floral

Gemstone or mineral

Mammal

Bird

Marine or fossil

Sturt’s desert pea

Cooktown orchid

black opal

crocoite

Leadbeater’s possum

numbat

Tasmanian devil (unofficial)

gang-gang cockatoo

black swan

wedge-tailed eagle

gogo fish

eastern blue groper

South Australia

Queensland

New South Wales

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

Tasmania

Australian Capital Territory

Western Australia

Northern Territory

Western Australia

New South Wales

IntelligenceLogical-mathematical


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Emblems

Find out why the following state and territory emblems were chosen. Discuss the reasons with another classmate.

It all makes sense

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Bird

Mammal

Floral

Gemstone or mineral

Marine or fossil

My emblems Other emblems



Task 16

List your state or territory’s emblems in the table. List the emblems for another state or territory of your choice.

EmblemsWhich state has the best?

Decide which set of emblems you prefer. Write the arguments why.

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Now try this . . .

Ask your teacher to organise a polarised debate so that the whole class can present their points of view about the state or territory with the best set of emblems.

After the debate, ask your class to vote for the best mammal, bird, marine or fossil, flower, and gemstone or mineral emblems across Australia.

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Thinking skillRemembering

Task 17

Emblems

Do texture rubbings of the images on Australian coins. Label each coin according to what it represents.

Symbols on money

Now, design a new $5 coin. Label your design. Explain the symbols you have used.

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Plot outline

Orientation

Complication

Series of events

Resolution

Dramatisation: director’s notes



Task 18

Australian native plants and animals feature in Aboriginal Dreaming Stories.

Work in a group. Find a Dreaming Story that involves a plant or animal that is a symbol of Australia. Use the boxes to outline the plot. Then make notes about ways to perform or dramatise the story. Rehearse and then perform for your class.

Dreaming Story _________________________________________________________________________________________

EmblemsDreaming Stories

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Chant Sound effects and percussion



Task 19

Emblems

Write a state or territory chant or rap. Use the chant or rap to highlight the best things about the state or territory. You might like to mention specific emblems and symbols. Use descriptive language and repetition. Think about ways to add sound effects or percussion to your chant.

Chant it out loud!

Perform your chant or rap for the class by yourself or in a group.

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Reason

Floral

Reason

Bird

Reason

Mammal

Reason

Gemstone or mineral

Reason

Marine or fossil



Task 20

Choose a set of emblems to represent ‘you’ and what you think of yourself. Think about your attitude, personality, appearance, skills and abilities.

Sketch the emblems in the boxes. Write the reasons for your choices. Explain how these emblems uniquely represent you.

EmblemsI am . . .

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Task 21

Emblems

Emblems of Australia’s natural environment are chosen by Australia’s governments and other authorities. They are important symbols for Australians to recognise and be proud of.

Write a letter to the government to express your opinions about its choice of emblems for your state or territory. Remember to:• clearly state your opinion• give reasons for your opinion• write a conclusion that sums up your arguments

and makes a recommendation.

To the government

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to express

My reasons for this are

In conclusion

Yours sincerely,

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State

Emblems

Names of group members

Outline for play

What did the group do well?

What could the group do better next time?

Did group members share tasks fairly? How or why not?

Did any group leader emerge? Who and why?

What was your role in the group?

How do you feel you performed as a group member?

What would you change about your group for next time?



Task 22

Work in a group. Develop a play that can teach the audience about the emblems (mammal, bird, flower, gemstone or mineral, marine creature or fossil) of one of Australia’s states or territories. Plan, rehearse and perform your play for an audience.

EmblemsGroup drama

EvaluationThink about the work of the group during this activity. Write your answers to the following questions.

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Similar Different



Task 23

Commemorative days

Compare Remembrance Day with ANZAC Day. How are they similar and how are they different?

Similar and different

Why is there a public holiday for ANZAC Day and not for Remembrance Day?

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Do you think ANZAC Day is more important? Why or why not?

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Task 24

Find out when each commemorative day is held in your state or territory. In each balloon, write what that day represents.

Commemorative daysCommemorative days

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alia Day Date ____________________________

Harm

on

y Day Date ____________________________ AN

ZAC Day Date ____________________________

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nal Sorry Day Date ____________________________

Rem

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ay (E

ight Hour Day) Date ____________________________W

attle

Day Date ____________________________

Quee

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Heading or slogan

Words and phrases

Colours

Images

Symbols

Other design ideas



Task 25

Commemorative days

Harmony Day promotes respect, fairness and a sense of belonging for all Australians.

Design a poster to advertise the aims of Harmony Day. Plan your poster and then create it on art paper. Remember that the colour orange is a symbol of Harmony Day, so use it in your poster.

Harmony Day poster

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poppiesFromellesPozières

YpresSomme

BullecourtPasschendaele

Villers-BretonneuxAustralian soldier

volunteersno known grave

AmiensHindenburg Line



Task 26

Create a movement piece to depict the significance of Remembrance Day. Here are a few ideas to get you started.

Commemorative daysRemembrance Day

Research

What was Armistice Day? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Why are the Western Front battlefields an important part of Australia’s history?

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When (time and date) was the armistice signed at the end of World War I?

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Why did Armistice Day become Remembrance Day? ______________________________________________________

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What is the significance of red poppies? _____________________________________________________________________________

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What is the significance of one minute of silence? ____________________________________________________________

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Express yourself

Work in a group. Create a mime, movement piece or series of frozen sculptures to represent some of these ideas about Remembrance Day. Rehearse and then present your work to the class.

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Task 27

Commemorative days

Each Australia Day, Australian of the Year Awards are presented to Australians who make us proud.

Choose a past Australian of the Year, Senior Australian of the Year, Young Australian of the Year or Australia’s Local Hero. Research the person’s achievements. Complete the cards. Then, cut them out and make a mobile to honour their work and their contribution to Australia.

Visit www.australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients to find examples.

Award winners

Major achievements

Photo or drawingWhy their contribution is significant

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Place of birth

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Task 28

Australia Day has been called Invasion Day or Survival Day by some Indigenous Australians.

Think about what Australia Day represents to Indigenous Australians. Write your thoughts and feelings from the point of view of an Indigenous Australian.

Commemorative daysA point of view

On 26 January 1788 when Captain Arthur Phillip raised the British flag in New South Wales . . .

On Australia Day this year . . .

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Event management

Who to invite

Welcome to Country

Activities

Art/decorations

Food

Music/dance

Entertainment

Speeches



Task 29

Commemorative days

Work in a group. Brainstorm things you would do for a huge National Sorry Day event in Canberra, with the Prime Minister in attendance. Use your imagination. Think about who you would invite, what activities you would organise and how the day would unfold.

National Sorry Day

Now try this . . . Create a pledge book and have each group member write down their commitment to reconciliation.

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Icon IconTally Tally

cork hats

thongs

surf lifesavers

vegemite

meat pies

koalas

Icons

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Task 30

IconsOur favourite icons

Represent your survey results on the graph.

Icons are instantly recognised. They are cultural symbols.

Survey family members, neighbours and people within your school community. Ask at least 20 people to vote for the icon they believe best represents Australians. Collect votes by using tally marks.

The favourite icon of people surveyed is ______________________________________________________________________________

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Cover ideas

Back cover blurb

Uluruflying doctorschool of the airgum tree

billydamper

rock paintingbarbecue

vegemitehandprintrainbow serpentNed Kelly

slouch hatHills hoistVicta lawnmowersurfboard

kangaroo



Task 31

Icons

Create a picture information book that describes and explains some of Australia’s icons. Here are some suggestions, or choose any other icons that you like.

Plan the pages of your book below. Don’t forget to design an appropriate cover and include your name as author. Then, make your book for display in your classroom or library.

Book title __________________________________________________________________________________________________

The Little Book of Icons

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Task 32

Create a television advertisement for tourism in Australia. Design your ad to appeal to families such as yours. Plan your ad on the back of the page. Think about the wording of your ad. Use iconic images such as the beach, the outback or native animals.

Draw a storyboard for the ad in the boxes. Remember that a storyboard is the shooting script for the ad. It will show the sequence of images you want to film and the script for any dialogue or voice-over.

IconsAdvertising Australia

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Task 33

Icons

Make a hat that represents one or more Australian icons.

Design your own hat shaped like an icon. Sketch and plan your hat on the back of this page. Make a list of the equipment you will need. Create your hat.Or, follow these instructions to make a crown and then make icons to glue to it.

You will need• a paper plate• paint, markers or crayons• coloured construction paper or tissue paper• scissors• glue• craft or junk materials to make icons

What to do

Make an icon hat

Icon ideasHills hoist

Victa lawnmowerthongs

Sherrin footballred and yellow surf lifesaving flags

cricket gearbarbecue

Ulurunative fauna and floraSydney Opera House

Sydney Harbour BridgeGreat Barrier Reef

1 Fold the paper plate in half and cut slits through the centre of the plate to make triangles.

2 Bend the triangles upwards.

3 Paint the crown and let it dry.

Then, have a class ‘Aussie Icon’ hat parade.

4 Make icons out of craft or junk materials.

5 Glue an icon to each triangle.

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What are you advertising?

What ideas do you want to get across to radio listeners?

How will you use music, sound effects and/or song lyrics?

How will you use words and/or dialogue?

How will you use a slogan and/or a jingle?



Task 34

Create a radio advertisement to promote travel to a part of Australia near your home to fellow Australians. Use the table to plan your ad.

IconsRadio ad

Rehearse, then make a recording or podcast of your ad. Play it to the class.

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Restaurant name

Theme

Types of food Decoration and furnishings Other ideas



Task 35

Icons

Design a restaurant menu that includes bush foods such as wattle seed bread, billy tea, damper and macadamia nuts. Think of a name for the restaurant. Think about a theme for your restaurant’s furnishings that suits the foods available. Some themes could be bushrangers, the outback or seaside icons. Write your restaurant ideas below. Then, on a separate piece of paper, create and decorate your restaurant menu.

My restaurant rules!

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Book title

Author Illustrator

What words tell readers about Australia?

What do the illustrations show about Australia?

How does the book make you feel about Australia?

Why do you think the book is iconic?

What is your opinion of the book?

Icons

WindowJeannie Baker

Snugglepot

and

Cuddlepie

May Gibbs

The Bunyip

of Berkeley’s

Creek

Jenny Wagner

and

Ron Brooks

Possum MagicMem Fox

and Julie Vivas

Where the Forest Meets

the Sea

Jeannie Baker

The Magic

Pudding

Norman

Lindsay

Wombat Stew

Marcia Vaughan and Pamela Lofts



Task 36

Choose an Australian picture book that you think is iconic or uses icons. Your school librarian will be able to suggest some books to you. Or, you can choose one of these books.

Aussie literature

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beyond the black stump

the back of Bourke

fair dinkum

bangers on the barbie

chook

have a go

dinky-di

bob’s your uncle

mate

nong

g’day

sanger

Woop Woop

gurgler

jumbuck

mozzie



Task 37

Icons

Work in a group. Write meanings for these Australian expressions:

Aussie lingo

Still in your group, choose one expression to dramatise. Work together to plan, rehearse and perform your dramatisation. After your performance, evaluate the group’s ability to work as a team.

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Task 38

Create a time line that shows when famous Australian landmarks were built. Find out the year they were built or created.

Port Arthur, Tasmania ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Sydney Harbour Bridge, New South Wales _______________________________________________________________________

Sydney Opera House, New South Wales ___________________________________________________________________________

New Parliament House, Canberra ________________________________________________________________________________________

Birdsville Track, South Australia _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Eureka Historic Precinct, Victoria ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Victoria _____________________________________________________________________________________

Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier, Canberra _________________________________________________________

Mawson’s Hut, Antarctica ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Adelaide Oval, South Australia _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Choose five more landmarks that you think are important. Write the year they were built or created.

1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

On a piece of chart paper draw a time line that represents when the landmarks were built. Draw the time line to scale and include dates and labels.

Built landmarks time line

Landmarks

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Natural site

Why does the site have World Heritage status?



Cultural site

Mixed site



Task 39

Landmarks

UNESCO designates significant sites around the world as heritage sites. These sites have natural value, cultural value or a mix of both. The UNESCO World Heritage List includes 18 sites in Australia.

Choose one natural Australian site, one cultural site and one mixed site. Research why each site is listed as a World Heritage Site. Sketch each site.

World Heritage Sites

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Task 40

Label the map with states, territories and capital cities. Choose a natural or built landmark for each state and territory. Sketch the landmarks in the boxes. Write a caption for each landmark.

LandmarksMap of landmarks

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Landmark Why people might like to see it



Task 41

Landmarks

Natural and built landmarks are used in advertising to promote Australia to tourists.

Make a list of landmarks and the reasons why you think people might like to see them.

Tourist attractions

Create a collage that displays images of some of these landmarks. Use travel brochures and images available on tourism websites. Sketch and plan the collage below. Then, create your collage on cardboard or art paper.

Present your collage to the class. Point out the landmarks you have used and tell classmates why people might like to visit and see these landmarks.

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Task 42

Choose one Australian landmark. Write a poem about the landmark. The poem should describe the landmark, explain its history or explain its significance to Australians.

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LandmarksMulti-voice recitation

Rehearse and perform your poem for the class.

Now work in a small group. Combine your poems to create one group poem. You might need to change some aspects of your poems so that they fit together.

Work out how to present your new poem to the rest of the class as a multi-voice recitation. Use your voices individually and in unison. Add body percussion or musical instruments to provide rhythm for the recitation.

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Significance to Indigenous Australians

Hint! Use cotton

buds to create the dots.

Key



Task 43

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In the past, Indigenous Australians created maps using dots and other symbols. The maps showed ancestral routes, meeting places and where to find bush foods.

Create a dot painting using human and animal tracks. Mark a route from your school to a significant Indigenous landmark somewhere in Australia. Draw a key to the map so that readers can interpret your symbols. Plan your map and its key and then use art paper for your painting.

Indigenous maps

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a non-Indigenous Australian a tourist from overseas

an Indigenous Australian from a different tribal group an Anangu person


Task 44


The Anangu people are responsible for managing Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. Tourists are discouraged from climbing Uluru and there are specific rules to protect this sacred area.

Find out what rules apply to visitors and why. Summarise the rules on the back of this page.

What would you think about these rules if you were:

LandmarksThe Anangu people and Uluru

Share and discuss your responses with others in your class.

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Landmark Tally Reasons for vote



Task 45

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Work in a group of four. Allocate roles to group members as follows.

And the best landmark is . . .

1 Use the back of this page to make a list of all the important natural and built Australian landmarks you can think of.

2 Come together as a group and share your lists. Decide on your group’s top five landmarks.

3 Interview school students, teachers and family members. Ask them to vote for the landmark they think is most important to Australia. Collect 10 votes each.

Leader will keep the

group on task.

Scrutineer will be the official

vote counter.

Reporter will report group

results to the class.

Observer will report on how the

group worked as a team.

4 Have the scrutineer tally all the votes.

5 Have the reporter and observer report your group’s results to the class.

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At last, here is a practical resource that cross-references multiple intelligences with critical and creative thinking skills! Each title in the Thinking Themes series contains a set of ready-to-use activities built around a popular topic. Each activity is linked to both an intelligence and a thinking skill.

Use the activities as a library learning centre, or add them to an integrated unit. However you use the series, it will enable you to teach to your students’ strengths and develop their weaker intelligences, while consciously and systematically incorporating thinking skills into your program.

The perfect partner . . .

Each title in the Thinking Themes series can stand alone. Or use it as a companion to the Macmillan Library series or Macmillan Wall Charts.

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Activities to switch on thinking skills!Activities to switch on thinking skills!

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