SELF-DIRECTED
Years F-VCE
Terms 1-4Monday–Friday
The Humanities
Cost
Education service fee
The Melbourne Story exhibition presents a snapshot of the history of Melbourne from early contact between white settlers and local Indigenous peoples.
The historical stories, artefacts, soundscapes, images and interactive components that make up the exhibition provide students with a unique opportunity to look at the unfolding Melbourne story through the eyes of its citizens: rich and poor; Indigenous peoples, settlers, immigrants and refugees; young and old; those who found “the good life”, and those who struggled to survive.
The Melbourne Story resources provide teachers with exhibition notes, a range of activities for use in different subject disciplines (History, Geography, Economics, Social Education) and links to extension activities.
Curriculum links
Humanities F to Level 10
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Fun and games
In the Melbourne Story exhibition
Some things change, some things stay the same. Children’s toys are a primary source for learning about the history of Melbourne.
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Making a quid
Working life in Melbourne's past
Using objects and images this program explores the changing nature of work in Victoria since the settlement of Melbourne.
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A load of old rubbish
In the Melbourne Story exhibition
Students consider how historical narratives are constructed from the material remains of past societies.
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Cold case detectives
Students investigate the varied fates of some of Melbourne’s citizens through an examination of the things they left behind.
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My grandmother's toy box
Children learn about Melbourne’s history through a story about a little girl and her family toy box.
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