Jibbon journey
HSIE history
Terms 2 and 3 are ideal for this excursion - the weather is cooler and the position of the sun provides better visibility of the engravings.
Students walk across Jibbon Beach to Jibbon Headland, where they explore historical evidence such as the magnificent rock engravings, shell middens and oral stories.
Sites visited
Suggested timetable
| 10:00 | Introduction and Acknowledgement of Country (crunch and sip and toilets as this is the last location until after Jibbon beach) |
| 10:20 | Examine Aboriginal artefacts and infer their uses |
| 11:00 | Walk through a timeline of Aboriginal occupation of 65,000+ years and observe shell middens to learn about what they tell us about the past |
| 11:30 | Recess |
| 11:50 | Visit the Aboriginal engravings at Jibbon Headland and consider their significance and the evidence they provide of Dharawal occupation |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 1:00 | Explore food sources on the rock platform (tide dependant) and listen to a Dharawal Dreaming Story |
| 2:00 | Conclusion and depart |
* There may be variations to timetable based on specific location, group size and weather
Tier 2 and 3 vocabulary
Tier 2:
Compare, Contrast, Significant, Community, Culture, Impact, Tradition, Analyse, Evidence, Source
Tier 3:
Aboriginal, Sovereignty, Colonisation, Economy, Demography, Geography, Settlement, Artefact, Preservation, Indigenous
Syllabus outcomes and content
History K-6 Syllabus (2012)
Outcomes
- Students describe and explain how significant individuals, groups and events contributed to changes in the local community over time HT2-2
- Students describe and explain effects of British colonisation in Australia HT2-4
- Students apply skills of historical inquiry and communication HT2-5
Content
History - community and remembrance
- identify the original Aboriginal languages spoken in the local or regional area
- identify the special relationship that Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples have to Country and Place
- respond to Aboriginal stories told about Country presented in texts or by a guest speaker
History - first contacts
Outcomes
- identify the original inhabitants of Australia and create a timeline indicating their longevity in Australia of more than 50,000 years
- investigate, drawing on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community representatives (where possible) and other sources, the traditional Aboriginal way of life, focusing on people, their beliefs, food, shelter, tools and weapons, customs and ceremonies, art works, dance, music, and relationship to Country
HSIE K-6 Syllabus (2024)
History uses sources to construct narratives of the past
Outcomes
- describes Aboriginal Peoples’ obligations to Country, Culture and Community HS2-ACH-01
- explains how people lived in the past, how navigation connected the world, and what life was like in the Sydney Cove penal settlement, using sources as evidence HS2-HIS-01Content
Content
Aboriginal Peoples have the oldest living continuous Cultures in the world
- Examine how Aboriginal Peoples have engaged in Cultural exchange and trade across NSW
- Investigate the interactions of individual Aboriginal People with traders and navigators from outside Australia
- Examine NSW sites of archaeological evidence of the oldest living continuous Cultures in the world
- Explain how the arrival of the First Fleet affected Gadigal Peoples
"The learning on the excursion tied in so well with the learning taking place in class and gave the students a practical and hands on way to experience the same content."