Introduction
You will identify the importance of The Dreaming, stories and songlines in Aboriginal cultures. By the end of this WebQuest you will have an understanding of these questions.
What is the importance for Dreamtime stories for the Aboriginal peoples?
When may have Dreamtime stories been told?
Why were dreamtime stories told?
What are songlines?
How do songlines connect Aboriginal peoples to their history and the land?
Task
To create an interactive story cube that will be printed and displayed.
Process
Watch the link to become familar with cube creator.
For this task we will use create your own cube.
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/cube-creator-30850.html
There are 5 questions below you can use and think of 2 more that fit with the topic. These will be added into your plan and then cube creation. You can use google to search for your answers.
What is the importance for Dreamtime stories for the Aboriginal peoples?
When may have Dreamtime stories been told?
Why were dreamtime stories told?
What are songlines?
How do songlines connect Aboriginal peoples to their history and the land?
When finished print out your cube.
Print out the cube, illustrate and display in the room.
Evaluation
Cubes will be displayed in the classroom. Students can read each others findings.
A further assessment of the activity could be to create a Kahoot with the questions and answers from the cubes.
Conclusion
Well done you have completed a cube and along the way learnt about Dreamtimes stories and songs.
A further task can be to create a Kahoot with the questions and answers from the cubes.