Investigating Europe and the Mediterranean World
- What
- Museum Staff-led
- When
- Terms 3 to 4, Monday to Friday
- Duration
Curriculum links & Accessibility & Access Fund- Year level
- Years 7 to 8
- Cost
- TBC + education service fee
- Booking information
- Bookings : Register your interest
New from August 2025 – details coming soon!
Register your interest and be the first to know about an exciting new exhibition and workshop aligning to the Year 7 and 8 history curriculum – Europe and the Mediterranean World (c. 600-1750CE).
Students will experience
- A close look at some treasured, precious artefacts.
- Deeper insight into a society which leads to the modern world.
Students will learn
- About the methods and work of archaeologists and historians.
- How objects have stories and what they can tell us about the past.
- About the contested nature of history.
- To interpret and analyse evidence.
Victorian Curriculum links
History: level 7 to 8
Investigation: Europe and the Mediterranean world (c. 600–1750 CE)
- significant social, cultural, economic, environmental and political continuity and change in the way of life and the roles and relationships of different groups
VC2HH8K19 - causes and consequences of a significant event, development or turning point that contributed to continuity and change
VC2HH8K20 - experiences and perspectives of rulers and ruled, and the interaction between power and/or authority
VC2HH8K21 - historical interpretations of an event, individual, group or institution and its legacies
VC2HH8K23
Historical Concepts and Skills
- develop and use historical questions to inform historical investigations
VC2HH8S01 - explain the features, content and context of historical sources
VC2HH8S03 - analyse the value of sources for use as evidence to explain historical significance, continuity and change, and causes and consequences
VC2HH8S04 - explain the perspectives, beliefs, values and attitudes of people and groups based on evidence from a range of sources
VC2HH8S05 - analyse historical interpretations and debates
VC2HH8S06
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