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Eat the Invaders (ATOM Study Guide)

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As invasive species devastate our native environment, should we be learning to catch, cook and eat them to help save Australia? Presenter Tony Armstrong – with the help of scientists, land carers, and an artist and chef from Mona – explores whether we can eat our way out of this colonial mess.

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Eat the Invaders has relevance to the learning areas of:

  • Science – biology, environmentalism and ecology
  • Australian history
  • Geography
  • Indigenous studies
  • English
  • Media Studies

It can also be applied to the General Capabilities of Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Ethical Understanding and Intercultural Understanding, as well as the Cross-Curriculum priorities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures and Sustainability.

This study guide examines the following topics:

  • Invasive animal species that wreak havoc on native Australian flora and fauna
  • World Heritage Tasmanian wilderness under threat
  • Impact on Indigenous cultural practices
  • Control management or eradication?
  • Genomic editing
  • Confronting ingrained prejudices towards certain animal species as meat fit for human consumption
  • Ethics and cognitive dissonance
  • History of the rabbitoh during the Great Depression
  • Creating a range of illustrative and written material through understanding, synthesising and adapting information derived from the film and further reading

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