Think Ahead

What
Self-directed
When
Terms 1 to 4, Monday to Friday
Duration
60 minutes
Curriculum links & Accessibility
Year level
Years 4 to 10
Maximum student numbers
Maximum 60 students
Cost
education service fee
Booking information
Bookings 13 11 02

Students will explore the future of science and technology through interactive displays and hands-on activities in this exhibition. From redesigning cities to imagining upgrades to their own bodies, students engage with concepts that challenge them to think creatively and critically about the world of tomorrow.

Students will experience

  • Interactive exhibits allowing students to design future cities, vehicles, and cybernetic body upgrades.
  • Hands-on activities like creating soundscapes and exploring how new materials might change everyday life.
  • Engaging with futuristic transport models and health technologies, such as the da Vinci Surgical Robot.
  • An immersive spacecraft experience and opportunities to tackle future urban challenges, such as traffic management.
  • Exploring the exhibition at their own pace, in small groups with their supervisors.

Other key information

  • School groups can access the Think Ahead exhibition if they have booked a time slot.
  • Students are required to stay in small groups with their supervisors while in our exhibitions.

Teacher resources

Victorian Curriculum links

Science
  • Science as a human endeavour (Level 3 to 10)
  • Science Understandings – various across the exhibits
Design and Technologies
  • Technologies and Society (Level 3 to 10)
  • Technology Contexts (Level 3 to 10)
  • Creating Designed Solutions (Level 3 to 10)

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