The State election will be held on Saturday 28 November 2026. During the caretaker period (starting 6 pm on Tuesday 3 November) content will only be added to this website in line with the caretaker conventions.
Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs
Come face to face with the most complete Triceratops fossil and be immersed in their Cretaceous world.
Visit Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs gallery with your students. Beginning by walking through an immersive experience of the habitat of Triceratops, emerge to see the world's most complete Triceratops fossil on display. Upstairs, learn about how fossilisation works, and explore their living descendants – the birds.
Students will experience
- Walk through the immersive world of the Triceratops, exploring the various species that lived at the same time.
- Through hands-on objects in the gallery, discover how Triceratops' amazing structural features enabled it to thrive in its environment.
Students will learn
- Dinosaurs have evolved over time, as seen in fossils and scientific records.
- How dinosaurs’ structural features and behaviours enable them to thrive in their environments.
- That Triceratops lived in a complex ecosystem, and changing the physical conditions of their habitat, such as through massive volcanic activity or a major asteroid impact, will affect the growth and survival of dinosaurs.
Availability
Terms 1–4, Monday to Friday
Duration: 30 minutes
Student information
Years K to 12, VCE, VCE VM, VPC, VET, Tertiary
Maximum 120 students
Bookings
Exhibition
Self-guided exhibition visit
Victorian Curriculum Links
Biological sciences: Foundation to Level 2
- plants and animals have observable features that can be used to group them in different ways (VC2S2U01)
- plants and animals have external features that perform different functions to enable their survival; in plants these features include roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruit, bulbs, trunks and branches while different features in animals enable them to move, breathe, eat and respond to their environment (VC2S2U03)
Biological sciences: Level 3 & 4
- living things have characteristics that distinguish them from non-living things and things that were once living, including fossils (VC2S4U01)
Biological sciences: Level 5 & 6
- habitats can be described by their physical conditions; changing the physical conditions of a habitat, including by human activity, may affect the growth and survival of organisms (VC2S6U01)
- organisms have evolved over time, as seen in fossils and scientific records; the structural features and behaviours of living organisms enable them to thrive in their environments (VC2S6U02)
Accessibility
Please view our accessibility page for general information. A sensory map of Melbourne Museum can be found on our Visual Stories page where step-by-step visual and written access guides are available. 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.
Sign-up to Museum Teachers
Subscribe and get special offers, teacher news and free entry to all museums.
