School programs and resources
Climate change and Victoria's future – virtual learning
Learn why the Earth’s climate is changing, and what we can do to help!
Colonial life: Invasion and settlement – virtual learning
An interactive program that addresses the impact of colonial practices on the First Peoples of Victoria.
Schoolyard Bugs! – virtual learning
Learn about insects and spiders and explore Museums Victoria’s amazing collection of bugs!
First Peoples: Country and Culture – virtual learning
An interactive program that explains the relationship between country and culture for the First Peoples of Victoria.
A toy box tale – virtual learning
This interactive semi-animated program, based on My grandmother's toy box storybook, provides a unique view of life in the past.
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.
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.
Bugs Alive! gallery visit
Uncover live insects and explore over 100 types of bugs and spiders from the museum’s collection in this exhibition.
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.
Dinosaur Walk gallery visit
Walk among the skeletons of amazing animals from the past – dinosaurs, flying reptiles and megafauna.
Ancient worlds
Students learn about the diversity of Victoria’s First Peoples as the longest continuous culture in the history of the world.
Dunny Detectives: Excavating Little Lon
Students take on the role of detectives/archaeologists to uncover the truth of Melbourne’s past.
The modern world
Students learn about the diversity of Victoria’s First Peoples and how they have fought for their country and their rights.
Dynamic Earth gallery visit
Discover how Earth formed, how earthquakes and volcanoes occur, and see amazing rocks and minerals from Museums Victoria’s collection.
A guide for deeper learning
Students learn about the complexity and diversity of Australia’s First Peoples and reflect on their own cultural practices.
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.
Marine Life gallery visit
Journey under Victoria’s seas to discover hidden and unfamiliar worlds which are spectacular, diverse, unique and vulnerable.
Teacher resources for First Peoples
Extend your experience of the First Peoples exhibition with these resources for the classroom.
VCE Psychology
Resources to engage students in deeper gallery learning, covering a range of investigative topics from the VCE study design.
Virtual learning
Experience Museums Victoria from your classroom with this series of virtual learning sessions.
The Melbourne Enquiry: self-directed
Students undertake an enquiry for the City of Melbourne about the history of the city and possibilities for its future.
Living on the land
An introduction to First Peoples' relationship with the land, traditional foods, tools and technologies in the Milarri Garden.
Climate Change and Victoria’s future
Learn how the Earth’s climate is changing and what this means for Victoria’s future.
First Peoples: VCE Sociology
Students learn about the complexity and diversity of Australia’s First Peoples, with a particular focus on culture and identity.
VCES Rockumentary
Students become mini-geologist and filmmakers as they learn about rocks and create short documentaries to communicate their findings.
Top Designs 2020
Celebrate 20 years of creative problem solving by Victoria’s emerging young designers.
Gut Feelings exhibition
Journey into your intestines, and explore your helpful and even beautiful microbes.
600 million years in 60 seconds
Make a 60 second movie to communicate science using the 600 Million Years: Victoria evolves exhibition.
The Melbourne Enquiry: staff-led
Students undertake an enquiry for the City of Melbourne about the history of the city and possibilities for its future.
Our Changing Earth
Learn about natural processes of geological change and how they impact the Earth’s surface.
Bugs, bugs, bugs!
An interactive program for students to learn about insects and bugs.
Think like an Archaeologist!
Students consider how archaeological practices contribute to historical knowledge and understanding.
Me, my mind and my microbes!
Students learn about their digestive and nervous system, and the connection between the two.
Road to Zero: Road Safety Experience
A world-first road safety education experience to create a new generation of safe young road users.
Road to Zero physics challenge
A virtual reality physics experiment where students explore the impacts of speeds and friction on stopping distances.
Getting the message
Students make a collaborative community health video campaign with a compelling call to action to reinforce positive road usage.
Dinosaurs and living things
Become a junior palaeontologist as you discover dinosaur fossils and traces of other living things.
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.
Darwin to DNA gallery visit
Examine the mechanisms of evolution, the importance of genetic variation and how DNA is used to study evolution.
Wild gallery visit
Explore an amazing array of mammals, birds and reptiles from around the world.
Rockumentary
Students become mini-geologist and filmmakers as they learn about rocks and create short documentaries to communicate their findings.