These are invented teaching analogies, not claims about Budj Bim or substitutes for Gunditjmara knowledge. Use at most one at a time, then return to the named historical source. The historical target stays the same: maker, evidence, bounded claim, limit and custodial responsibility. Ask which analogy fails as well as where it helps; a living cultural landscape is not someone's classroom puzzle.
| Domain | 2-minute bridge | Return to the archaeological question |
|---|---|---|
| Home maintenance | A receipt dates a repair, not the age of a house. | A wall phase differs from an earlier cut channel; read B. |
| Gardening | A soil sample comes from one marked spot, not an entire garden. | One excavated feature does not date every structure; read B. |
| Cooking | A recipe card shows intended method, not every meal ever cooked. | An interpretation has a maker and scope; read A. |
| Sport | A match report records a result, not every player's thought. | A 2019 listing decision records a decision; use F at check time. |
| Community language | A dictionary can list a word but cannot grant permission to use a private story. | Use only public Gunditjmara terms as published; no automated translation. |
| Music | Recording software shows sound waves, but a musician explains the piece's meaning. | Measurement and cultural knowledge answer different questions; A/B. |
| Digital maps | A map pin may be imprecise or inappropriate to share. | Do not publish cultural site coordinates; D/H. |
| Health | An image can suggest a condition, while a professional checks it. | A LiDAR candidate needs field verification; G at check time. |
| Weather | One day's reading cannot describe every season. | One site sample cannot prove a whole landscape's age; B/C. |
| Engineering | A plan proposes how water might flow; observation tests the design. | Separate function inferred from the built channel and measured context; B. |
| Museum design | A label has a writer, audience and excluded details. | Compare A/E; seek custodian review for display. |
| Local government | A council decision record proves a decision, not who first built a road. | Recognition and construction are different historical actions; F. |
| Photography | A cropped photograph omits its wider setting. | A short source card is partial; open the credited record. |
| Software | A dated change log can show phases, not the age of every line. | Keep early channel and later side walls separate; B. |
| Library catalogue | A catalogue describes a book, but it is not the book's author speaking. | A modern archive or museum summary is mediated; E. |
| Tourism | A public tour advert does not make every area open to wander. | Check Gunditjmara-guided program and special-request access; H. |
| Fisheries | A plan for sustaining a resource is evidence of management, not an invitation to replicate it. | Credit Gunditjmara aquaculture and avoid imitative cultural activity; A. |
| Family photos | A caption may carry a relative's named account; outsiders should not overwrite it. | Name the actual public maker and never invent an Elder quotation; A. |
| Environmental monitoring | Sensors provide clues; local expertise checks anomalies. | Digital survey plus Gunditjmara knowledge and ground check; G. |
| Publishing | Credit and permission are separate steps. | Linking to D or E does not authorise copying cultural images or maps. |
Teacher move: let students choose an analogy or skip analogies. Ask them to identify the point where it breaks down and re-anchor in A–E; do not assess the analogy preference. For F–H, reserve any specific source detail until after the fresh check. No analogy is a First Nations voice or a cultural activity.
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