Old New Land: Exploring land and people over time

Old New Land was previously known as Tangled Destinies

Investigates aspects of the Australian environment and our changing relationship with the land.

Topic: Environment
Type: Curriculum materials
Years: 6-10

Key curriculum links

Time, Continuity and Change; Place and Space; Resources; Investigation, Communication and Participation.

In this unit of work students explore some key objects and images from the National Museum's environmental history exhibition, Old New Land, and analyse what they tell us about:

• European responses to the unique Australian flora and fauna
• the consequences of introduced species
• relationships between Aboriginal people and the land
• how technological innovations were born of harsh necessities.

If you are unable to download the below resources, please contact the Education section at education@nma.gov.au.

ATTACHMENTS	TYPE	SIZE
Tangled Destinies: Full colour version	PDF	3927k
Tangled Destinies: Full black & white version	PDF	1754k
Tangled Destinies part 1 Part one: Front Cover and Introduction	PDF	436k
Tangled Destinies part 2 Part Two: Interrogating the Diprotodon exhibit	PDF	517k
Tangled Destinies part 3 Part Three: Interrogating the Platypus Exhibit	PDF	641k
Tangled Destinies part 4 Part four: Interrogating the Thylacine exhibit	PDF	793k
Tangled Destinies part 5 Part Five: Interrogating the Wheat exhibit	PDF	806k
Tangled Destinies part 6 Part Six: Interrogating the Water Buffalo exhibit	PDF	398k
Tangled Destinies part 7 Part Seven: Interrogating the Urbanisation Exhibit and Conclusion	PDF	392k