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Consulting with First Nations Australians to identify local areas that require permission beforeaccessing

Content description 
Science, Year 5 | Science inquiry – Planning and conducting

AC9S5I02

plan and conduct repeatable investigations to answer questions, including, as appropriate, deciding the variables to be changed, measured and controlled in fair tests; describing potential risks; planning for the safe use of equipment and materials; and identifying required permissions to conduct investigations on Country/Place

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This elaboration asks students to consult with First Nations Australians to identify local areas on traditional Country/Place that require permission from First Nations Australians to access, during the planning of, and prior to conducting, field investigations.

Detail 

This elaboration provides students with an opportunity to develop this Science inquiry practice while addressing intercultural science inquiry practices relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures within the context of the following content description(s) from the Science understanding and/or Science as a human endeavour strand(s).

Science, Year 5 | Science understanding – Biological sciences

AC9S5U01

examine how particular structural features and behaviours of living things enable their survival in specific habitats

Science, Year 5 | Science understanding – Earth and space sciences

AC9S5U02

describe how weathering, erosion, transportation and deposition cause slow or rapid change to Earth’s surface

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Students could plan a field investigation. When planning the field work it is ethically appropriate to consult with the relevant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people whose traditional country they are conducting science on, such as botanical or zoological surveys. These types of collaborations ensure that scientists are not accessing or disturbing culturally sensitive locations, such as burial sites or men’s/women’s sites.

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