Scienceworks Outreach
The Robotics program brings an interactive touring STEM program to Year 3–8 students in regional Victoria.
For primary and secondary schools
Learning kits are sent to schools while incursions involve museum staff travelling to various regions of Victoria to present learning sessions and run workshops.
Museum in a van incursions
Outreach is excited to announce an expanded offer for schools in regional Victoria in 2024, with schools in regional Victoria having the opportunity to book face-to-face incursions for students ranging from Years F- 8!
Dinosaurs...traces of the past
Dinosaurs at your school! Discover everything you’ve ever wanted to know about dinosaurs through an interactive presentation and hands-on touch table experience!
Learning kits
Learning kits are cases filled with objects and a variety of learning materials that teachers can hire to engage their students with natural science and social history subjects. All kits are linked to the Victorian Curriculum.
Coding and robotics
This kit offers a range of resources to introduce Kinder - Year 2 children to foundational coding concepts and robotics.
Drawing on nature
Contains specimens and art materials to engage with natural science and the local environment through a range of art activities.
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.
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.
Problem solving
This STEM kit introduces students to problem solving using an engaging hands-on practical approach.
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.
Toys over time
This learning kit provides a hands-on experience for students to explore the history of common toys & games.
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.