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This 17-word word search introduces students in Grades 4–6 to Indigenous Australian survival methods and cultural practices. Hidden words include boomerang, woomera, bushtucker, and witchettygrub, covering tools, food sources, and knowledge systems. Use it during an Indigenous Australian studies unit, as a sub-plan activity, or as a springboard for research on traditional ecological knowledge.

Subject:
Social Studies
Topic:
Anthropology
Grade Level:
4th – 6th Grades
Updated August 2023

Word List

  • BOOMERANG
  • FISHTRAP
  • ASTRONOMY
  • PAPERBARK
  • BUSHTUCKER
  • SEASONS
  • WOORABINDA
  • SPEAR
  • STARS
  • WOOMERA
  • CULTURE
  • FISHING
  • HUNTING
  • SURVIVAL
  • DOCUMENTARY
  • EUCALYPTUS
  • WITCHETTYGRUB

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