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Australia Our Ark
An exhibition...

Australia Our Ark is an interdisciplinary investigation of a drought affected continent with a focus on the impact of drought on local environments. The teachers and students involved in this project developed an appreciation for the broader Australian environment through the focus on various ecosystems, creating visions of possible realities through art and narratives. The conceptual development of Australia as an Ark was inspired by a quote by the naturalist, Vincent Serventy:

"This land of ours has drifted for millions of years without any contact with the other continents of the world. So we can look at it as a kind of giant ark, carrying a remarkable cargo of strange animals, very different from those found in other places."

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This project has been further developed as a Teaching and Learning tool and is available as an interactive multimedia CD-Rom for educators of children up to and including Grade 2. Click here for details. The theme based Unit of Work includes Video Samples, a Teaching Guide and comprehensive Lesson Plans with assessment guidelines. All ELC products comply with current Australian Curriculum Standards.

Gallery:


Priscilla 5 yrs "A Blue Tongued lizard all by himself."	Polly 5 yrs "The turtle is swimming away from a big eel."	Trillian 5 yrs "Tiddalick is dying of thirst. He got so fat that people came to see him. Everyone gives him food, his eyes are green."	Grace 5 yrs "Tiddalick is big and bumpy. He must be cold and slimy. I usually love frogs."


Ted 5 yrs "Tiddalick drank all the water and ate all the mosquitoes. Now he burps."	Sophia 4 yrs "That's the baby and that one's the Mum swimming in the water and those are the mummy's baby eggs."	Patrick 4 yrs "The echidna was the first to get on the ark. He is the captain of the boat."	Hannah 4 yrs "The ark is sailing over the big sunflower hill."


Wattle Room group work "Clay and gum leaves."	Banksia Room group work "Clay Bed" (detail)	Trillian 5 yrs "It is broken. The land must be starting to crack."	Freya 4 yrs "The turtle is sleeping in a rocky place and a seal is after it."