Primary and secondary school outreach

Museums Victoria / Education / Outreach and incursions / Primary and secondary school outreach

Museum in a van incursions

A child gets up close to inspect a dinosaur skull on display.

Dinosaurs... Traces of the Past

Suitable for years F to 2, discover everything you’ve ever wanted to know about dinosaurs through an interactive presentation and hands-on touch table experience!

Robotics on the Road

The Robotics and coding program brings an interactive touring STEM program to Years 3 to 8 students in regional Victoria.

Learning kits

Learning kits are themed boxes containing objects and resources. They are designed for educators to hire, and use in primary and secondary schools to supplement lessons.

Coding and robotics learning kit: Sphero, Bee-bot, map and characters, direction arrows, books, colour cube.

Coding and robotics

Suitable for years K to 2, this kit offers a range of resources to introduce children to foundational coding concepts and robotics.
Various objects and props relating to exploring nature used in outreach programs

Drawing on nature

Suitable for years K to 9, this kit aims to inspire people of all ages to positively engage with natural science and the local environment through art activities.
First Peoples outreach kit, box with objects arranged around it, material linked to curriculum, years F to 4

First Peoples

Suitable for years F to 6, this kit offers a hands-on experience with artefacts and objects that tell stories of the diverse cultures of Australia's First Peoples.
The human story learning kit containing human skull models used in outreach programs

The Human Story

Suitable for years 9 to VCE, this kit introduces students to aspects of hominin evolution.
Various objects and props used in outreach programs

Problem solving

Suitable for years 5 to 8, this STEM kit introduces students to problem solving using an engaging hands-on practical approach.
Museums Victoria Outreach Program Securing Food Futures learning kit containing the book Fire Country, the book Young Dark Emu, three samples of melted metal, a model eel trap with three model eels, a murrnong root, a mortar and pestle, transparent maps of Melbourne which can be overlaid with each other, a leather hat, a large banner with an image of the eel trap from Bunjilaka on it, and two seed samples (Kangaroo Grass and wheat)

Securing food futures

Suitable for years 7 to 12, 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.
A black case with a variety of toys layout beside it

Toys over time

Suitable for years K to 6, this kit provides a hands-on experience for students to explore the history of common toys & games.
Briefcase containing What's your story? learning kit objects

What's your story?

Suitable for years 3 to 9, this kit allows students to explore how objects and artefacts can tell the stories of migration to Australia.

STEM kits

Our STEM kits are themed boxes containing objects and resources that are designed to explore STEM topics in a fun and hands-on way.

STEM Engineering

Suitable for ages 6+, this kit is perfect for hands-on building, with a range of problems to solve and things to make, including the all-time favourite roller coaster engineer activity.

STEM Astronomy

Suitable for ages 6+, tell stories under the stars, make a rocket, look at the constellations or program a Mars rover with this astronomy kit that’s sure to awaken imagination.

STEM Robotics

Suitable for ages 6+, this kit has a range of robots for early learners up to adults. Practice your coding skills with Bluebots, mBots and Spheros, or drive them around and play games. 

MORE FROM MUSEUMS VICTORIA

Melbourne Museum Melbourne Museum Scienceworks Scienceworks Immigration Museum Immigration Museum Royal Exhibition Building Royal Exhibition Building Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre IMAX Melbourne IMAX Melbourne