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Learning Area:
Technologies
Year levels:
Level 5, Level 6
Activity 3 - Bridge Thinking Routine
This activity is a part of the Co-design in fire management resource.
Afterburn. Mornington Island, Lardil country. Photographer: Joe Sambono. Source: Ngarrngga. © Joe Sambono 2023. Used with permission
Students use a bridge thinking routine to support exploring fire management practices. Students should begin this routine before reading the co-design in fire management information sheet.
Step-by-step guide
Step 1: Record initial thoughts
Students record their initial thoughts about fire management on the bridge thinking routine document.
Step 2: Read text
Students read the Co-design in fire management information sheet, taking note of new information and anything that changes their thinking about fire management.
Step 3: Revisit bridge thinking routine
Students revisit their bridge thinking routine where they outline their new thinking on fire management and list the key pieces of information that changed their thinking in the middle of the bridge.
Related activities within this resources:
Activity 1 – Fire in your community
Students will research background information on their local area to inform and help create a bushfire management plan map.
Activity 2 – Mapping for fire management
Following on from Activity 1, students will work through a process of compiling information into maps and discussing fire management as a group, similar to the process of compiling a community Fire Management Plan.
Required resources:
A3 paper, tracing paper, markers and pencils