Waves of Migration Self-directed
Explore the events and policies that have influenced patterns of migration to Australia over the last 230 years.
In this curriculum aligned excursion, secondary students explore the Immigration Museum's permanent exhibitions to investigate the causes and effects of migration waves to Australia over the last 230 years.
Students will experience
- Permanent exhibition content through objects, artefacts and interactives.
- Australian immigration policies and key waves of migrants arriving to the continent over the last 230 years.
- Immigration stories explored through a range of perspectives and time periods.
- Intersecting stories of First Peoples and migrants starting from Deep Time to present day.
- An introduction to the museum by a staff member and a booklet to record their findings.
Students will learn
- The key waves and patterns of migration to Australia.
- The consequences and effects of these waves on different groups in society.
- How Australia’s immigration policies have changed over time, including White Australia Policy and the Racial Discrimination Act 1975.
- Reasons why people migrate such as push and pull factors.
Students will be provided
- A booklet to guide them through the galleries and to record their findings.
Students will need
- Pen or pencil.
Other key information
- Teachers are recommended to visit the permanent exhibitions before the excursion to familiarise themselves with the content.
Availability
Terms 1–4, Monday to Friday
Duration: 60 minutes
Student information
Years 9 to 10, VCE
Maximum 55 students
Bookings
Exhibition
Self-guided exhibition visit with introductory presentation
Victorian Curriculum Links
History Levels 9 and 10
Investigation: Australia (1750-1914)
- significant events, ideas, people, groups and movements that contributed to continuity and change in Australian society between 1750 and 1914 (VC2HH10K09)
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’, local-born colonists’ and migrants’ experiences and perspectives of continuity and change between 1750 and 1914 (VC2HH10K10)
The globalising world (1945–present)
- causes and consequences of significant post-1945 world events, ideas and developments, and their influences on Australia after 1945 (VC2HH10K38)
- continuities and/or changes caused by a major global influence, development and/or event after 1945 (VC2HH10K39)
Intercultural Capability: Levels 9 and 10
Culture, identity and belonging
- how diverse cultures, including their own, influence one another in a range of contexts and how this impacts identity and a sense of belonging and inclusion (VC2CI10C01)
- ways in which intercultural relations and intercultural experiences are influenced by policies and practices of a range of institutions (VC2CI10C02)
VCE History
Unit 3 and 4: Australian History
- Area of Study 1: Creating a nation (1834–1913)
Accessibility
Please view our accessibility page for general information. Contact our team on 13 11 02 or email us at [email protected] to discuss how we can support your visit.
Museums Victoria Learning Access Fund
The Museums Victoria Learning Access Fund aims to enhance access to our museums (Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks and Immigration Museum), programs and events by offering free or subsidised education programs for eligible schools. Find out more about the fund.
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