Teacher Tinker Time in Tinkertown
Teacher professional learning
- Date/Time:
- Monday 7 April 2025, 9:30 to 11am
- Location:
- Scienceworks
- Cost:
- $30 Museum Teachers
$40 for non Museum Teachers
There’s no better way to prep for an excursion than to experience it yourself! Join this teacher professional learning session and build your next school excursion. Bring your family or friends along to engineer and tinker in Tinkertown! A hands-on STEM exhibition to build your imagination!
After a play in the exhibit, sit down with Scienceworks educators to learn about exhibit themes, curriculum links and education resources.
This professional learning session includes:
- A tour and play in Tinkertown before the museum opens!
- Presentation of Tinkertown themes, storyline and characters
- Review of related Victorian Curriculum Links 2.0
- Review of Tinkertown Design Challenges and Education Resources
- Hands-on engagement with Tinkertown pre-visit class activity
Teachers will be provided
- A tour of the Tinkertown Exhibit and playtime before museum opening hours
- Tinkertown Education Resources for the classroom
- Family pass for the day!
- Includes ticket to Scienceworks and Tinkertown for the professional learning ticket holder plus 1 other adult and up to 3 children
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What will my child(ren) do while I’m in the PL?
Your family/ friends are welcome to join you for the tour and play portion of the PL. If you do not have another carer in attendance with you, your children can be with you during the presentation. We will have coloring pages and books available for them.
Do I have to bring my family with me?
No. The Tinkertown tour and exploration is very engaging and useful as an adult and a teacher.
Can my family play in Scienceworks and Tinkertown while I’m in the PL presentation?
Yes. From 9:30-10AM only Tinkertown access is granted as the museum does not open until 10am. After 10am your family (with a carer) is welcome to explore the museum for the rest of the day. Scienceworks is open until 4:30PM
Can I use my family pass on another day?
No. The extra passes (1 adult and 3 children) are only valid on the day of the Professional Learning.
AITSL Standards
2.1 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concepts, substance and structure of the content and teaching strategies of the teaching area.
3.2 Plan, structure and sequence learning programs- Plan lesson sequences using knowledge of student learning, content and effective teaching strategies.
3.4 Select and use resources- Demonstrate knowledge of a range of resources, including ICT, that engage students in their learning.
6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice- Understand the relevant and appropriate sources of professional learning for teachers.
7.4 Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities- Understand the role of external professionals and community representatives in broadening teachers’ professional knowledge and practice.
Curriculum links
Science Understanding
Level F-2
- Physical Sciences
The way objects move depends on a variety of factors including their size, shape and material
VC2S2U10 - Pushes and pulls are forces that can change an object’s movement or shape and can be represented in terms of strength and direction
VC2S2U11
Level 3-4
- Chemical Sciences
The properties of natural and made materials, including fibres, metals, glass and plastics, influence their use and re-use
VC2S4U05
Physical sciences
- Forces, including frictional, gravitational, electrostatic and magnetic, can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance and affect the motion (speed and direction) of objects
VC2S4U10
Design and Technologies
Level F-2
- Explore how technologies affect movement in products and systems
VC2TDE2C01 - Explore the characteristics and properties of materials and components that are used to create designed solutions
VC2TDE2C04
Level 3-4
- Describe how the properties of materials affect function in a product or system
VC2TDE4C04
Level 5-6
- Explain how characteristics and properties of materials, systems, components and tools affect their use when producing designed solutions
VC2TDE6C04
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