Product Overview
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.
Curriculum links:
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
