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DAILY POSTCARDS
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DAY 11: Aboriginal Adaptations
Monday, October
16th. Learn how Aborigines have dealt with change in Alice Springs.
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DAY 10: One Man's Story
Friday,
October
13th. Reg Dodd, an elder of the Arabanna Aboriginal group
talks about his childhood and growing up on a mission in the
bush.
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DAY 9: The Liquid of Life
Thursday,
October
12th. Tired and thirsty from cycling, Sherri learns to dig
for water in the Outback.
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DAY 8: The Real Gems
Wednesday,
October
11th. These machines are digging for opals in Coober Pedy, South Australia.
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DAY 7: General Warfare
Tuesday,
October
10th. John and Reg talk about why people fight.
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DAY 6: The Land is Our Classroom
Monday,
October
9th. "The word "work" doesn't exist in our
language. The land took care of us, and we took care of the
land. Work never figured into it." - Reg Dodd, Aboriginal elder.
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DAY 5: Inside Scoop: Terry Tells His Tale
Friday,
October
6th. Terry talks about growing up in the Outback.
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DAY 4: Yabbis are Yummy!
Thursday,
October
5th. Sherri Hitz,
team biologist, explores Outback ecology with Aboriginal team
member Terry Coulthard.
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DAY 3: Fed Up with Flies!
Wednesday,
October
4th. The
flies in the Outback are driving Dan crazy. This week the team
focuses on the environmental wisdom that Aborigines can offer.
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DAY 2: Trading for
Outback Ochre
Tuesday, October 3rd. John Fox sends an update on the team's
trip to the Bukartoo ochre mine, an important site for local
Adnyamathana Aboriginal people.
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DAY 1: A Quest for
Aboriginal Wisdom
Monday, October 2nd. Dan Buettner sends the first postcard
from the AustraliaQuest team giving an overview of the team's
goals. Photo: © Classroom Connect.
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WEB SITES |
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AustraliaQuest's
Official Web Site
Join the Quest team as they journey through the Outback. Official site includes
team updates, a mystery photo game, daily movies, information on Austraila's
wildlife and more. From Classroom Connect. |
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Classroom Connect Quest
Channel
Join Quest Interactive Expeditions and travel with a team of experts,
adventurers, and students to solve great mysteries around the world from such
places as Okinawa and Yakushima to Kenya and Tanzania.
From Classroom Connect. |
