School programs and resources
We offer a range of school excursions inspired by our exhibitions and collections. All programs are Victorian curriculum-aligned and developed by our team of highly experienced educators. Our friendly bookings team can help you put an excursion together - see our school visit information.
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Air Playground
Get pumped for a fun-filled exploration of our most precious resource—air.
![A presenter throws a giant beach ball in the air. There are other toys on the table including a foam rocket, a hula hoop with glittery strands, a stack of red plastic cups and a helicopter.](/media/12943/toysandfores000367006c.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=132259056712330000&bgcolor:fff)
Toys and Forces Show
Toys provide an ideal way for young minds to investigate the physical world.
![Shuttle launching](/media/18102/shuttle.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=132763686881730000&bgcolor:fff)
Blast Off
Mars is our next solar system destination – but how will we get there? It really is rocket science!
![Man using dry ice for experiment](/media/1638/000217781c-39.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=130993977171070000&bgcolor:fff)
Cool Stuff
Explore the effects of temperature on solids, liquids and gases using super-cool liquid nitrogen.
![Photograph of the moon above the earth](/media/2838/earth-moon-sun_sky.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=131290376987100000&bgcolor:fff)
Earth, Moon and Sun Show
How do the Moon and Sun influence life on Earth?
![Make, Solve, Create](/media/7564/gu_makesolvecreate-03.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=131808108297100000&bgcolor:fff)
Make, Solve, Create
Children take part in an interactive story, working together to build solutions to the problems they encounter.
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Rainbows, Shadows & Light STEM Workshop
Students discover the science of light and colour through hands-on activities and apply their knowledge in a STEM design activity.
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Roller Coaster Engineer
Students become engineers as they design their own marble roller coasters.
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Robots and Coding
Learn how to program a robot using a graphical programming language.
![View of to people from behind holding a ipad](/media/20645/flush-back-image.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=133064245716330000&bgcolor:fff)
FlushBack
Learn about the historic Pumping Station with an innovative AR experience, building on students’ understanding of the water cycle.
![A child with long hair standing up caused by electricity from touching a Vandergraph at Scienceworks](/media/bnqoaeno/learning-2.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=133452249064570000&bgcolor:fff)
What's with the Weather?
Discover how clouds are formed and how they make our most impressive weather phenomenon – lightning!
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Lights, Energy, Action
Our popular public Lightning Theatre program, now available for education groups!
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The Electricity, Magnets & Movement Show
Explore the relationships between electricity, magnets and movement and how they are applied in devices such as generators, electromagnets and electric motors.
![Lighting room in Scienceworks](/media/1643/000025074c-39.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=130994017549070000&bgcolor:fff)
Senior Secondary Electrical Science
Demonstrations of principles underpinning Year 11 VCAL Electrical, VCE VET Electrical Industry and the VCE Unit 1 Electricity topic, featuring equipment unique to Scienceworks.
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Tycho Goes to Mars
Tycho our favourite cheeky dog, who has a knack for getting into trouble, is finally blasting off to discover the red planet, Mars!
![Animated boy in a room with a rocket and autumn leaves](/media/1262/tilt_banner-ed.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=130929428916300000&bgcolor:fff)
Tilt
Look at the Earth from space and connect the movement of the Earth to the seasons, and the day and night cycle.
![A spacecraft flys past an icy moon.](/media/nexpwl5d/180-flip.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=133347730650330000&bgcolor:fff)
Solar System Adventures: Where’s the Water?
Explore our solar system in the search for the most precious resource – water!
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Our Living Climate
The Earth’s climate is alive, changing with the passage of time, seasons and the ebb and flow of life itself.
![An illustration from Story in the Stars of an emu, crow and turtle](/media/1260/story-in-the-stars-characters.jpg?center=0.59493670886075944,0.49289099526066349&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=132483635034400000&bgcolor:fff)
Stories in the Stars
See the night sky through different eyes, through stories told by the people of north-west Victoria.
![Lunar Base landscape](/media/8513/02_lunar_base_landscape-crop.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=131943569724630000&bgcolor:fff)
Moonbase ONE
Moonbase ONE explores the motion of the Moon and related natural phenomena such as phases and eclipses.
![Image of SkyMapper an automated wide-field survey telescope sited under the dark skies of Siding Spring Observatory near Coonabarabran, in central NSW.](/media/2175/scene05_hdtv_a-skym-ap.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=131061536106870000&bgcolor:fff)
Capturing the Cosmos
An insight into what the new telescopes are finding that will help us better understand our Universe.
![Still of a a star from starlight](/media/1259/starlight_ed.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=130928613720170000&bgcolor:fff)
Starlight
Uncover the mysteries of the stars in this Planetarium show.
![Still from the Black Holes planetarium show](/media/1222/rubber_sheet_ed-banner.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=130925022003300000&bgcolor:fff)
Black Holes
Black Holes – Journey into the Unknown traces the story of black holes from the 18th Century, through to their detection almost 200 years later.
![Planet in space](/media/1034/ticket-to-the-universe.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=130802230915270000&bgcolor:fff)
Ticket to the Universe
This 45-minute, presenter-led show gives students a new perspective on the universe and provides an opportunity to appreciate our place in the cosmos.
![heat vision image of the universe](/media/1898/2dfgrs_side_view.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=131012355832670000&bgcolor:fff)
Year 11 Physics: The Universe
What we know now and how we are striving to know more.
This program supports year 11 Physics, Area of study 3 “What is matter and how is it formed?”
![Boy, girl and robot outside at night](/media/1613/tilt_flat_still_big_06.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=130985503366670000&bgcolor:fff)
Planetarium Sleepovers at Scienceworks
An education program with a difference; sleepover at Scienceworks!
![Young boy playing with suction tube exhibit in the Ground Up exhibition at Scienceworks](/media/7857/ground-up-main.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=131865098553970000&bgcolor:fff)
Ground Up: Building Big Ideas, Together
Immerse young children in an imaginative world of sensory discovery and construction‐play that will ignite their lifelong engagement with STEM.
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Sporty Maths
Students use the Sportsworks exhibition to develop their skills in key areas of mathematics.
![Boy racing against Cathy Freeman at Sportsworks](/media/1255/sportsworks-000024430.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=130928596546230000&bgcolor:fff)
Sportsworks: Primary
Stretch your mind and muscles at Sportsworks!
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Sportsworks: Secondary
Investigate the science of sports, how human bodies work, and design, materials and technologies of sports equipment.
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Beyond Perception: Seeing the Unseen
This exhibition sparks curiosity and raises questions about the more complex, fascinating corners of Science, Engineering, Mathematics and advanced Technology.
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Think Ahead
Think Ahead looks at the way we imagine the future, through innovations in science, technology, engineering and design.
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CSIRAC
Learn about CSIRAC, the world's oldest intact first-generation electronic computer.
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Virtual Learning
Experience Museums Victoria from your classroom with this series of virtual learning sessions.
![Black Holes](/media/18103/galaxy.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=768&height=432&rnd=132763703984130000&bgcolor:fff)
Secrets of the Sky Online
A presenter led guided tour of the Melbourne sky using Stellarium, an open-source stargazing program.
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Learning Kits
Engage your students with our learning kits full of exciting objects and learning materials.
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Kindergarten Presentations
Discover our 'museum in a van' and online programs for kindergarten groups in Victoria.
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Robotics on the road
The Robotics program brings an interactive touring STEM program to Year 3–8 students in regional Victoria.