For primary and secondary schools

We provide museum learning to primary and secondary school students across Victoria.

Learning kits are sent to schools while incursions involve museum staff travelling to various regions of Victoria to present learning sessions and run workshops.

Incursions

Group of school children sitting in a circle around a robot

Museum Staff-led Scienceworks Years 3-10

Robotics on the Road

A hands-on Robotics program touring to regional Victorian schools supported by the Positive Start in 2022 initiative.

A woman unloading a large dinosaur skull from a van

Museum Staff-led Melbourne Museum Years F-2

Dinosaurs...traces of the past

Dinosaurs at your school! Museums Victoria is touring to regional Victoria in 2022, supported by the Positive Start initiative.

Group of school children around a table with a typewriter on it

Visit Immigration Museum

Sharing Immigration Stories

Bookings for Semester 1, 2022 are currently on hold

The Sharing Immigration Stories program brings museum learning activities to Year 3–6 students in regional Victoria.

Learning Kits

Hand picking a tomato from a vegetable garden bed at Immigration Museum.

Securing Food Futures

This kit delves into the past, present and future of farming and agriculture to help students prepare for and predict future outcomes of food security.

First Peoples

Borrow this kit for a hands-on experience with artefacts and objects that tell stories of the diverse cultures of Australia's First Peoples.

What's your story?

A suitcase containing museum objects designed so that students can explore how objects and artefacts can tell the stories of migration to Australia.

Various objects and props used in outreach programs

Raccontami la tua storia

An Italian LOTE Learning Kit for Years 5-9. It contains objects, photographs and a CD-ROM.

Various objects and props relating to exploring nature used in outreach programs

Drawing on nature

Contains specimens and art materials to engage with natural science and the local environment through a range of art activities.

Problem solving

This STEM kit introduces students to problem solving using an engaging hands-on practical approach.

Various objects and props relating to Spanish culture used in outreach programs

La maleta viajera

The program has been designed to introduce students and teachers of Spanish to the rich collections of Museums Victoria.

Introduction to graphs (using data loggers)

This kit provides tools to allow students to collect first-hand data and use this data to extend their understanding of how graphs work.

Coding and robotics

This kit offers a range of resources to introduce Kinder and Prep children to foundational coding concepts and robotics.

The Human Story

This kit introduces students to aspects of human evolution. It contains replicas of key skull fossils in the human story, posters to allow for cranial volume calculations, a book, and instructions for the teacher.

A black case with a variety of toys layout beside it

Toys Over Time

This learning kit provides a hands-on experience for students to explore the history of common toys & games.