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Ways of Life: Knowledge Transfer and Aboriginal Heritage Trails
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Muecke, Stephen; Eadie, Jennifer – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2020
Aboriginal Heritage Trails are a growing phenomenon in Australia. They come in all shapes and sizes, from mere signage to--in the case of the famous Lurujarri trail out of Broome, Western Australia--a nine-day immersive experience walking the beach with one of the Goolarabooloo family groups. Here people experience the beautiful Indian Ocean…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Indigenous Populations, Story Telling, Indigenous Knowledge
What's in the Biota Bag? Examining Australian Fossil Biota.
Van Rooy, Wilhelmina – Australian Science Teachers' Journal, 2002
Describes a classroom activity in which candy is used to represent some Australian fossils with students asked to examine specimens and locate on a map of Australia where it might have been discovered. (Author/MM)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Paleontology, Science Activities, Science Instruction
Australian Extinctions
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Science Teacher, 2005
Massive extinctions of animals and the arrival of the first humans in ancient Australia--which occurred 45,000 to 55,000 years ago--may be linked. Researchers at the Carnegie Institution, University of Colorado, Australian National University, and Bates College believe that massive fires set by the first humans may have altered the ecosystem of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ecology, Animals, Conservation (Environment)
Teaching Paleontology with an Acid-Leaching Facility.
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Talent, John A.; And Others – Journal of Geological Education, 1987
Described is an acid-leaching facility at Macquarie University in Australia for teaching paleontology. The facility is used for teaching both undergraduate and graduate students and for research by staff and graduate students. Drawings of the facility are included and courses are described. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Paleontology, Science Curriculum
A Brief History of Kangaroos (and Lesser Mammals).
Cooke, Bernard N. – Australian Science Teachers' Journal, 1999
Describes a new hypothesis regarding the origin of bulungamayine kangaroos. Suggests that this group of Oglio-Miocene kangaroos independently evolved adaptations for herbivory and are likely to be ancestral to modern and recently extinct plant-eating kangaroos. (Contains 17 references.) (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Animals, Biology, Evolution, Foreign Countries
Making Fossil Moulds.
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Parker, Fran – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1993
Describes and illustrates with pictures a process for making fossil molds using latex solution. Also employs gauze, plaster of Paris, and coloring compounds. (DDR)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Laboratory Procedures
Films/Videos for Children.
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Burger, Mary Louise – Childhood Education, 1994
Reviews: (1) "If You Change Your Mind"; (2) "Swinging Safari: Really Wild Animals Series"; (3) "Wonders Down Under: Really Wild Animals Series"; (4) "Deep Sea Dive: Really Wild Animals Series"; (5) "Flags of the Nations"; (6) "A New Baby in My House"; (7) "I Dig Fossils"; and…
Descriptors: Animals, Child Development, Drug Abuse, Early Childhood Education
Analysing Exemplary Science Teaching
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Alsop, Steve, Ed.; Bencze, Larry, Ed.; Pedretti, Erminia, Ed. – Open University Press, 2004
How might exemplary practice be represented by teachers' narratives? How might such representations be analyzed? How might theory and practice be related? "Analyzing Exemplary Science Teaching" is a text that seeks to combine educational theory and practice through analysis of a series of teachers' descriptions of "exemplary"…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Scientific Principles