YEAR 4 TERM 3 LESSON 2
ABORIGINAL SHELTERS AND TOOLS
Learning Intention: We will be learning about what Aboriginal people used indigenous plants for and how they used them.
ABORIGINAL SHELTERS
A humpy, also known as a gunyah, wurley, wurly or wurlie, is a small, temporary shelter, traditionally used by Australian Aboriginal people. These houses, made of branches and bark are sometimes called a lean-to, since they often rely on a standing tree for support.
Not all houses were temporary. Some Aboriginal people made permanent houses or shelters using rocks, mud or finding caves and living in them.
YOUR TASK:
Watch the videos below. (the second one is very long so you can just watch bits of it)
Using plant materials that you have collected on your walks or in your backyard (sticks, leaves, bark etc) make a model of an Aboriginal shelter or house.
Take a photo of your work or make a video about it.
Upload your work to the Sustainability folder in SEESAW.
