It’s a Bug’s World

What
Museum Staff-led
When
Terms 1 to 4, Monday to Friday
10am, 11am, 12 noon, 1:30pm
Duration
30 minutes
Curriculum links & Accessibility
Year level
Years K to 4
Minmum student numbers
Minimum 10 students
Maximum student numbers
Maximum 30 students
Cost
$9 per student + education service fee
Booking information
Bookings 13 11 02

There are more bugs than all the other animals on Earth put together. More individual animals. More species. They even weigh more collectively, even though they are so tiny!

In this program, students learn about some very special bugs and the important role they play in the environment. They learn to think like a scientist and discover why bugs’ special body parts make them so good at surviving, thriving and reproducing.

Bugs. Earth just wouldn’t be the same without them.

This interactive 30-minute program is recommended as an introduction for F-4 groups before visiting the Bugs Alive! exhibition. It is also suitable for four year-old kindergarten groups.

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

Year 3 to 4

• Living things can be grouped on the basis of observable features and can be distinguished from non-living things
• Different living things have different life cycles and depend on each other and the environment to survive

Science inquiry skills:

Foundation to level 2

• Participate in guided investigations, including making observations and using the senses

Year 3 to 4

• Safely use appropriate materials, tools, equipment and technologies

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