Two students with female in program

Bugs, Bugs, Bugs!

What
Museum Staff-led
When
Terms 2 to 4, Monday to Friday
10am, 11:30am & 1pm
Duration
30 minutes
Curriculum links & Accessibility
Year level
Years K to 2
Maximum student numbers
Maximum 30 students
Cost
$9 per student + education service fee
Booking information
Bookings 13 11 02

In the hands-on Bugs, Bugs, Bugs program, students examine the external features of real insects, spiders and other arthropods, using a hand lens to sort and classify them scientifically and learn about classification. Students will also learn how museum scientists look after the insect collection.

Students will engage with science inquiry skills and become ‘scientists’ when they observe specimens to make predictions about what is a bug, what is an insect and how is a spider different to an insect.

This interactive 30-minute program is recommended as an introduction for groups from Kinder, Foundation, and Level 1 and 2 before visiting the Bugs Alive! exhibition.

We recommend an additional 30 minutes for exhibition viewing time.

Victorian Curriculum links

Biological science:

Foundation to level 2

  • Living things have a variety of external features and live in different places where their basic needs, including food, water and shelter, are met
  • Living things grow, change and have offspring similar to themselves

Science inquiry skills:

Foundation to level 2

  • Participate in guided investigations, including making observations and using the senses
  • Compare observations and predictions with those of others

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