School programs and resources

Bug Lab educational experiences

Immerse your students in a spectacular experience ‘designed by bugs, for humans’. Visit Bug Lab in combination with IMAX and a Melbourne Museum education program for a full day in the world of bugs.

Daily life

Students learn about how daily life has changed for Aboriginal children and their families.

600 Million Years gallery visit

Journey back in time, 600 million years ago, and discover Victoria’s amazing past through the fossil record.

Wonders from the deep

Take part in this unique opportunity and chat with a museum scientist currently undertaking ground-breaking research off the Australian coast.

Place and culture

Students learn about the diversity and longevity of Australia’s First Peoples and the significance of place to their culture and identity.

600 million years in 60 seconds

Make a 60 second movie to communicate science using the 600 Million Years: Victoria evolves exhibition.

A load of old rubbish

In the Melbourne Story exhibition

Students consider how historical narratives are constructed from the material remains of past societies.

Our shared history

Students learn about the diversity and longevity of Australia’s First Peoples and the impact of colonisation on their daily life and culture.

Bugs Alive! gallery visit

Uncover live insects and explore over 100 types of bugs and spiders from the museum’s collection in this exhibition.

Bugs, bugs, bugs!

An interactive program for students to learn about insects and bugs.

Ancient worlds

Students learn about the diversity of Victoria’s First Peoples as the longest continuous culture in the history of the world.

Cold case detectives

Students investigate the varied fates of some of Melbourne’s citizens through an examination of the things they left behind.

Darwin to DNA gallery visit

Examine the mechanisms of evolution, the importance of genetic variation and how DNA is used to study evolution.

The modern world

Students learn about the diversity of Victoria’s First Peoples and how they have fought for their country and their rights.

Dinosaur skeletons

Discover the amazing world of dinosaurs and become a junior palaeontologist.

Dinosaur Walk gallery visit

Walk among the skeletons of amazing animals from the past – dinosaurs, flying reptiles and megafauna.

Living on the land

An introduction to First Peoples' relationship with the land, traditional foods, tools and technologies in the Milarri Garden.

Dynamic Earth gallery visit

Discover how Earth formed, how earthquakes and volcanoes occur, and see amazing rocks and minerals from Museums Victoria’s collection.

Forest Secrets gallery visit

Take a journey through a living gallery to discover stories about environments and change in Victoria's tall forests.

First Peoples gallery visit

Self-directed trails for learning in First Peoples.

Fun and games

In the Melbourne Story exhibition

Some things change, some things stay the same. Children’s toys are a primary source for learning about the history of Melbourne.

Grandad's shed

Children interact with a range of objects to learn more about nature, history, culture, collecting and family.

Love and Sorrow student trail

Students can better understand the significance of WWI by following this trail, with stories of ordinary people living in extraordinary times.

Making a quid

Working life in Melbourne's past

Using objects and images this program explores the changing nature of work in Victoria since the settlement of Melbourne.

A guide for deeper learning

Students learn about the complexity and diversity of Australia’s First Peoples and reflect on their own cultural practices.

Marine Life gallery visit

Journey under Victoria’s seas to discover hidden and unfamiliar worlds which are spectacular, diverse, unique and vulnerable.

Melbourne Story gallery visit

Students can encounter the people, places and events that have made Melbourne the city it is today.

My grandmother's toy box

Children learn about Melbourne’s history through a story about a little girl and her family toy box.

Rocks-camera-action

Students research sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks using the Dynamic Earth exhibition and create short documentaries to communicate their findings.

Top Designs 2017 forums

Top Designs forums support VCE students and teachers with advice, insights and inspiration from the VCAA, outstanding design industry professionals, and Top Designs’ exhibitors.

Top Designs 2017 talks

Top Designs talks support VCE students and teachers of Visual Communication Design and Product Design & Technology with advice and insight from a representative of the VCAA.

Top Designs: live streaming forums

An online forum for students studying Systems Engineering, Product Design and Technology and Media featuring industry experts. An online talk for students studying Visual Communication Design with the State Reviewer.

VCE Psychology

Resources to engage students in deeper gallery learning, covering a range of investigative topics from the VCE study design.

Wild gallery visit

Explore an amazing array of mammals, birds and reptiles from around the world.