Patterns of Change: Melbourne Over Time
- What
- Self-directed
- When
- Terms 1 to 4, Monday to Friday
- Duration
- 60 minutes
Curriculum links & Accessibility - Year level
- Years 5 to 6
- Maximum student numbers
- Maximum 100 students
- Cost
- $7 per student + education service fee
- Booking information
- Bookings 13 11 02
Students undertake an enquiry into the city of Melbourne, considering both its history and possibilities for the future.
In this history curriculum aligned excursion for upper primary, students investigate and reflect upon continuity in change in Melbourne from 1835 to today.
Students will experience
- A focused, self-directed exploration of The Melbourne Story exhibition
- A range of historical stories, artefacts, soundscapes, images and interactive components
- Thinking like a historian – responding to and asking big, historical questions
- Collaboration and teamwork
Students will learn
- How the city of Melbourne has evolved and developed
- How to use historic objects and artefacts, and primary and secondary sources to form interpretations
- About continuity and change
- To observe, question and reflect
Students will be provided
- With a trail booklet, The Melbourne Enquiry, to prompt questioning, thinking and investigating.
Students will need
- Students will be required to bring their own pencil to complete their booklet.
Victorian Curriculum links
History: Levels 5 and 6
Australia (1800-1900)
the causes for the establishment of different British colonies on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ Countries and Places after 1800
VC2HH6K01
the impacts of the development of colonies on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, local-born colonists and migrants, and on the environment
VC2HH6K02
the continuities and changes associated with significant developments or events on a colony
VC2HH6K03
the causes and consequences of people migrating to a colony from Europe and Asia and the perspectives, experiences and contributions of a particular migrant group within a colony
VC2HH6K04
the role of significant individuals or groups, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, local-born colonists and migrants, on the development of or events in a colony
VC2HH6K05
Australia (1900-2000)
significant individuals, events and ideas that led to Australia’s Federation, including the Constitution and democratic systems of government
VC2HH6K07
Historical Concepts and Skills
sequence significant events, developments and the lives of individuals chronologically to describe continuity and change, and causes and consequences
VC2HH6S02
describe the features, content and context of historical sources
VC2HH6S03
describe the value of sources for use as evidence to identify historical significance and continuity and change
VC2HH6S04
describe patterns of continuity and change
VC2HH6S07
explain the causes and consequences of significant events and developments
VC2HH6S08
Related links
Related programs and resources
Melbourne Story Gallery Visit
Students can encounter the people, places and events that have made Melbourne the city it is today.
Continuity and Change: Royal Exhibition Building Tour
Take a guided tour of the unique and special Royal Exhibition Building.
Our Shared History
Students learn about the diversity and longevity of Australia’s First Peoples and the impact of colonisation on their daily life and culture.