Year 7 Science · Unit 4 · Lesson 12
Foundation Worksheet
Learning Goals
Match each term to its meaning
Draw a line connecting each term on the left to its correct meaning on the right. Or write the matching letter next to each term.
| Term | Your answer | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Seven Sisters | A. A dark shape in the Milky Way whose changing position signals when emus are nesting | |
| Emu in the Sky | B. The phases that change the size of the tides for fishing and gathering shellfish | |
| Tagai | C. The Pleiades star cluster, used by many Nations to mark a change of season | |
| The Moon | D. The shimmering of starlight as it passes through unsettled, moving air | |
| Scintillation | E. The constellation central to Torres Strait Islander seasonal and navigational knowledge | |
| Gugurmin | F. The Wiradjuri name for the Emu in the Sky |
True or False? Fix the false ones
Circle T or F for each statement. If the statement is false, rewrite it correctly on the line below.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have used the night sky as a calendar for tens of thousands of years.
Correct it:
The Emu in the Sky is a single very bright star near the horizon.
Correct it:
The phases of the Moon are tied closely to the size of the tides.
Correct it:
Every Aboriginal Nation across Australia shares exactly the same single belief about the sky.
Correct it:
1. Name one star or constellation from the lesson and write one sentence about what it helps people know or predict.
2. Explain in one or two sentences how the changing position of the Emu in the Sky helps people living on Country.
Wrap Up
In one sentence, what was the main idea of this lesson?