School programs and resources
We offer a range of school excursions inspired by our exhibitions and collections. All programs are Victorian curriculum-aligned and developed by our team of highly experienced educators. Our friendly bookings team can help you put an excursion together - see our school visit information.
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Victoria the T. rex
Victoria the T. rex is a world-class, interactive exhibition starring the real fossil skeleton of a 66-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus named Victoria.
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Daily Life
Students learn about how daily life has changed for Aboriginal children and their families.
![a woman holds a baby triceratops.](/media/xekcah0d/triceratops-days-header.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=133397776785230000&bgcolor:fff)
Home of Dinosaurs Education Show
Celebrate National Science Week at Melbourne Museum.
![Speaker standing in front of a blue projection](/media/18833/top-design-webinars-000231805c.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=133237910570630000&bgcolor:fff)
Top Designs Education Forums 2024
Forums presented by a VCAA representatives and industry speakers covering all studies showcased in Top Designs.
![Museum Victoria staff presenting education program for school children](/media/1394/000080597-39.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=131070118294200000&bgcolor:fff)
My Grandmother's Toy Box
Children learn about Melbourne’s history through a story about a little girl and her family toy box.
![rimary school students using iPads during the 'Place and Culture' program in the First Peoples exhibition, Bunjilaka, Melbourne Museum.](/media/2287/place-and-culture-000235929c-41.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=131109935739870000&bgcolor:fff)
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.
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It’s a Bug’s World
Who runs the world? BUGS! Get hands on and discover the myriad of bug body features that have made them so successful in every environment on the planet.
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Uncovering Triceratops
Ask questions, examine fossils, and uncover what and how scientists know about dinosaurs and Triceratops.
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Royal Exhibition Building: Discovering the Dome
This guided tour explores the distinctive history of the Royal Exhibition Building and showcases Melbourne skyline from the brand-new Dome Promenade!
![Primary school students participating in the 'Our Shared History' program in the First Peoples exhibition, Bunjilaka, Melbourne Museum.](/media/2301/our-shared-history-000235958c-41.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=131110778003930000&bgcolor:fff)
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.
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Exploring Deep Time to Shape a Better Future (VCES)
In this new hands-on workshop and gallery experience students will explore big questions and understand their role in shaping a positive future. Free for government schools.
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Climate Change and Victoria's Future Learning Lab Workshop
Learn how the Earth’s climate is changing and what this means for Victoria’s future.
![Two students using virtual reality googles to experience a road trip from the past to the future of travel in Victoria.](/media/7502/vr_couch.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=131798422415930000&bgcolor:fff)
Road to Zero: Road Safety Experience
A world-first road safety education experience to create a new generation of safe young road users.
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Ancient Worlds
Students learn about the diversity of Victoria’s First Peoples as the longest continuous culture in the history of the world.
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Getting the Message
Students make a collaborative community health video campaign with a compelling call to action to reinforce positive road usage.
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Road to Zero Physics Challenge
A virtual reality physics experiment where students explore the impacts of speeds and friction on stopping distances.
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Road Smart Interactive
Road Smart Interactive is an evidence based, highly interactive road safety education program that is free for students in Years 9, 10 and 11 and those undertaking the VCE Vocational Major across all Victorian secondary schools.
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The Modern World
Students learn about the diversity of Victoria’s First Peoples and how they have fought for their country and their rights.
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Road to Zero VCE Health and Human Development
An interactive, app-guided learning experience for Units 3&4 VCE Health and Human Development students.
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Year 6 Safe Journeys Program
The Safe Journeys program supports students to become safe, independent travellers as they near the milestone of starting secondary school.
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600 million years in 60 seconds
Make a 60 second movie to communicate science using the 600 Million Years: Victoria evolves exhibition.
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A Guide for Deeper Learning
Students learn about the complexity and diversity of Australia’s First Peoples and reflect on their own cultural practices.
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Triceratops Alive!
Discover how Triceratops lived, in this self-guided booklet program.
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Triceratops Survives
Discover how Triceratops survived during the Cretaceous.
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Discovering the Beast
Discover the amazing science of Triceratops in Fate of the Dinosaurs.
![School children using the multimedia interactive](/media/1601/000040583c-41.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=131019940884070000&bgcolor:fff)
First Peoples Gallery Visit
Self-directed trails for learning in First Peoples.
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Triceratops Adapts
Learn how Triceratops was adapted to its environment, in this self guided booklet program.
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Dunny Detectives: Excavating Little Lon
Students take on the role of detectives/archaeologists to uncover the truth of Melbourne’s past.
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Melbourne Story Gallery Visit
Students can encounter the people, places and events that have made Melbourne the city it is today.
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Virtual Learning
Experience Museums Victoria from your classroom with this series of virtual learning sessions.
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Dinosaur Walk Gallery Visit
Walk among the skeletons of amazing animals from the past – dinosaurs, flying reptiles and megafauna.
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Dynamic Earth Gallery Visit
Discover how Earth formed, how earthquakes and volcanoes occur, and see amazing rocks and minerals from Museums Victoria’s collection.
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Forest Gallery Visit
Take a journey through a living gallery to discover stories about environments and change in Victoria's tall forests.
![A blue silhouette of a Raptor-esque Australovenator dinosaur illustrated with plants standing in the Gandel Gondwana Gardens](/media/z0ejxw0u/gandel-gondwana-garden-header.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=133397778508170000&bgcolor:fff)
Gandel Gondwana Garden
Explore the shaping of Victoria’s ecosystems, its animals, plants and rocks over millennia, in this beautiful garden, full of surprises!
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600 Million Years Gallery Visit
Journey back in time, 600 million years ago, and discover Victoria’s amazing past through the fossil record.
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Bugs Alive! Gallery Visit
Uncover live insects and explore over 100 types of bugs and spiders from the museum’s collection in this exhibition.
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A Toy Box Tale
This interactive, semi-animated program, based on the My grandmother's toy box storybook, provides a unique view of life in the past.
![A spiky red crab on a black background](/media/15667/000322841c.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=132520779536730000&bgcolor:fff)
Deep Sea Discovery
Learn about ocean animals as we journey from the beaches of Victoria into the deep, dark ocean world of the Abyssal Zone. How different do animals look who live in the deepest parts of the ocean?
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Climate Change and Victoria's Future ONLINE
Learn why the Earth’s climate is changing, and what we can do to help.
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Dinosaurs and Fossils
Learn about dinosaurs and fossils, and find out some of the ways palaeontologists know what they know about the ancient world of dinosaurs! Written specially for early learners.
![A tiny orange and brown peacock spider sitting on the tip of a lead pencil](/media/15668/peacock-spider-on-pencil-face-on-000386761c.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=132551882391730000&bgcolor:fff)
What is a Bug?
How are bugs different to other animals? Become an entomologist and learn to identify different groups of bugs. Find out some of the amazing things bugs can do!
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Virtual Learning
Experience Museums Victoria from your classroom with this series of virtual learning sessions.
![A woman unloading a large dinosaur skull from a van](/media/19164/dinosaurs-traces-of-the-past.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=132904541286100000&bgcolor:fff)
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!
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Learning Kits
Engage your students with our learning kits full of exciting objects and learning materials.
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Kindergarten Presentations
Discover our 'museum in a van' and online programs for kindergarten groups in Victoria.
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The Melbourne Enquiry: Self-directed
Students undertake an enquiry into the city of Melbourne, considering both its history and possibilities for the future.
![Two girls holding rocks and speaking while another girl is recording on a ipad](/media/11158/rockumentary.jpg?center=0.40484429065743943,0.631336405529954&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=132234007578630000&bgcolor:fff)
Rockumentary Learning Lab Workshop
Students become mini-geologist and filmmakers as they learn about rocks and create short documentaries to communicate their findings.