School programs and resources
Our school excursions are inspired by our exhibitions and collections. and align with the Victorian Curriculum Version 2.0. Make a day of it and add a IMAX documentary to your school trip. Our friendly bookings team can help you plan the perfect excursion - see our school visit information.

Whale Evolution: Special Enrichment Event (VCES)
Free enrichment program for Years 7 to 10 government school students - exploring the magnificent blue whale and whale evolution.

Living Things: Bugs
Explore the tiny world of mighty bugs – how do they survive and thrive, and why earth just wouldn’t be the same without them!

Bugs: Life Cycles and Interactions
Explore the tiny world of mighty bugs – the important roles they play and how they grow and change throughout their lives.

Dinosaur Features
Explore dinosaurs' amazing external features to discover the different functions to enable their survival in this staff led program.

Fossil Features and Dino Diets
In this hands-on session, explore fossils, dinosaurs and discover their amazing habitats!

Triceratops Habitats
Explore the habitat of Triceratops and learn how they thrived in their environment.

Biodiversity and Evolution (VCES)
In this free program for government schools, explore the theory of evolution by natural selection by looking at the fossil record.

National Science Week: Evolution! (VCES)
A case of Gorillas, stolen dinosaur eggs, and superfluous whale bones – discover evidence for evolution in this free program for government schools!

Weather, Climate and Human Impacts
Learn about weather and climate, what climate change means for Victoria’s future, and how we have the solutions to take action now.

Rockumentary Learning Lab Workshop
Students learn about rocks and create short documentaries to communicate their findings.

Climate and Environmental Change
New from October, immerse your students in the environments of the world, and explore how human impacts can be managed.

Habitats, Human Impact and Management
New from October, explore habitats around the world, the physical conditions that define them, and how important places and environments are to people.

Classification: The Diversity of Life on Earth
New from October, how can we understand life on earth if we don’t know what is there? Explore the important role of taxonomy and classification, create and use keys and learn about biodiversity.

Biomes and Climate Change – Impacts and Mitigation
New from October, students are immersed in a rich diversity of global biomes, and consider how changing atmospheric conditions could impact Earth’s environmental systems.

National Science Week: Home of Dinosaurs!
Decoding Dinosaurs – Exploring the known, unknown, and the thrilling adaptations and survival of dinosaurs!

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
Students participate in a virtual reality physics experiment to explore the relationships between vehicle speed and stopping distances.

Triceratops Alive!
Discover how Triceratops lived, in this self-guided booklet program.

Triceratops Survives
Explore real dinosaurs and discover how they survived.

Triceratops Adapts
Learn how Triceratops was adapted to its environment, in this self guided booklet program.

Classification and Dinosaur Food Webs
Explore dinosaur skeletons to learn more about classification, and the ancient food webs in Triceratops habitat.

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

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

600 Million Years Gallery Visit
Journey 600 million years back in time to discover Victoria’s past through the fossil record.

Bugs Alive! Gallery Visit
Enthral your students with the stunning diversity of bugs! In every habitat on Earth, their features, adaptations and life-cycles will amaze.

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

Virtual Learning
Experience Museums Victoria from your classroom with this series of virtual learning sessions.

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

Museums Victoria Research Institute Gallery Visit
Learn about cutting-edge research, fresh discoveries and valuable collection objects on display for the first time.

Gandel Gondwana Garden Gallery Visit
Explore Victoria’s ancient landscapes and see creatures that once walked this land, from dinosaurs to megafauna to the ancestors of today’s iconic Australian species.

Climate Change and Victoria's Future ONLINE
Learn why the Earth’s climate is changing, and what we can do to help.

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?

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.

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!

Virtual Learning
Experience Museums Victoria from your classroom with this series of virtual learning sessions.

Learning Kits
Engage your students with our learning kits full of exciting objects and learning materials.

Kindergarten Presentations
Discover our 'museum in a van' and online programs for kindergarten groups in Victoria.