School programs and resources

We offer a range of school excursions inspired by our exhibitions and collections. All programs are Victorian Curriculum Version 2.0 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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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.
Museum Staff-led Years F to 2

Toys and Forces Show

How do toys work? Explore forces and toy design in this fun science show!
Shuttle launching
Museum Staff-led Years 1 to 4

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
Museum Staff-led Years 3 to 8

Cool Stuff

Explore the effects of temperature on solids, liquids and gases using super-cool liquid nitrogen.
Photograph of the moon above the earth
Museum Staff-led Years 3 to 6

Earth, Moon and Sun Show

How do the Moon and Sun influence life on Earth?
Make, Solve, Create
Museum Staff-led Years K to F

Make, Solve, Create

Children take part in an interactive story, working together to build solutions to the problems they encounter.
Museum Staff-led Years 1 to 3

Rainbows, Shadows & Light STEM Workshop

Discover the science of light and colour through hands-on activities and apply knowledge in a STEM design activity.
Museum Staff-led Years 3 to 10

Roller Coaster Engineer

Students become engineers as they design their own marble roller coasters.
Museum Staff-led Years 3 to 8

Robots and Coding

Learn how to program a robot using a block coding.
View of to people from behind holding a ipad
Museum Staff-led Years 3 to 10

FlushBack

This game has students exploring the historic Pumping Station and doing STEM problem-solving in an award-winning AR experience.
A child with long hair standing up caused by electricity from touching a Vandergraph at Scienceworks
Museum Staff-led Years F to 2

What's with the Weather?

Discover how your favourite types of weather are created in this spectacular live science show.
Museum Staff-led Years 3 to 6

Lights, Energy, Action

Explore energy through electrifying demonstrations in this Lightning Theatre show.
Museum Staff-led Years 7 to 10

The Electricity, Magnets & Movement Show

Discover how we create and use electricity in this spectacular live science show in the high voltage Lightning Theatre.
Lighting room in Scienceworks
Museum Staff-led VCE

Senior Secondary Electrical Science

See live demonstrations of the principles underpinning electricity, electromagnetism and energy for VCE physics students.
Planetarium Years K to 4

Tycho Goes to Mars

Tycho our favourite cheeky dog, with a knack for getting into trouble, is finally blasting off to discover Mars!
Animated boy in a room with a rocket and autumn leaves
Planetarium Years 2 to 6

Tilt

Adventure with Annie and Max to investigate how the tilt and path of the Earth give us the seasons.
A spacecraft flys past an icy moon.
Planetarium Years 4 to 8

Solar System Adventures: Where’s the Water?

Explore our solar system in the search for the most precious resource – water!
our-living-climate-stromatolites
Planetarium Years 5 to 10

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
Planetarium Years 5 to 10

Stories in the Stars

See the night sky through different eyes, from stories told by the Boorong people of north-west Victoria.
Lunar Base landscape
Planetarium Years 5 to 8

Moonbase ONE

Explore the formation, phases and phenomena of the Moon, told through the story of a game developer.
Image of SkyMapper an automated wide-field survey telescope sited under the dark skies of Siding Spring Observatory near Coonabarabran, in central NSW.
Planetarium Years 7 to 10, VCE

Capturing the Cosmos

Explore scientific innovations and technologies that enable us to unlock the mysteries of our Universe.
Still of a a star from starlight
Planetarium Years 7 to 10, VCE

Starlight

Uncover the mysteries of the stars in this Planetarium show.
heat vision image of the universe
Museum Staff-led VCE

Year 11 Physics: The Universe

What do we know about our Universe and how are we striving to know more? Find out in the Planetarium.
Young boy playing with suction tube exhibit in the Ground Up exhibition at Scienceworks
Self-directed Years K to F

Ground Up: Building Big Ideas, Together

Explore our award winning, interactive, play based early-years STEM exhibition!
3 girls measuring height in an exhibition
Self-directed Years 4 to 7

Sporty Maths

Students use the Sportsworks exhibition to develop their skills in key areas of mathematics.
Boy racing against Cathy Freeman at Sportsworks
Self-directed Years F to 6

Sportsworks: Primary

Stretch your mind and muscles at Sportsworks!
boys using the snowboard interactive
Self-directed Years 7 to 10

Sportsworks: Secondary

Investigate the science of sports, how human bodies work, and design, materials and technologies of sports equipment.
Gravitational wave and hand
Self-directed Years 7 to 10, VCE

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.
Self-directed Years 4 to 10

Think Ahead

Think Ahead looks at the way we imagine the future, through innovations in science, technology, engineering and design.
computer on display in a museum
Teacher Resource Years 7 to 10

CSIRAC

Learn about CSIRAC, the world's oldest intact first-generation electronic computer.
Black Holes
Online Years 3 to 6

Secrets of the Sky Online

A presenter-led guided tour of the Melbourne sky using Stellarium, an open-source stargazing program.
Various objects and props relating to exploring nature used in outreach programs
Teacher Resource Years K to 10, VCE

Learning Kits

Engage your students with our learning kits full of exciting objects and learning materials.
Child holds up a giant triton shell up to their ear.
Teacher Resource Year K

Kindergarten Presentations

Discover our 'museum in a van' and online programs for kindergarten groups in Victoria.

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