Intro Tour: Stories from Western Australia


Year level
Year 1 – 6
Duration
90 minutes
Cost
$240 per group (up to 32 students)
Audience
Primary

Millions of people's stories are woven across this state. And the stories of some of the most intriguing individuals are showcased here at the Museum. In this tour, students will explore the past, present and future of Western Australia in the Reflections and the Innovations galleries, discovering the individuals and creative innovations that have shaped this state.

 

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Student experience

Students will:

  • Discover highlights in the Reflections and Innovations galleries
  • Engage in facilitated discussions
  • View and handle objects from the Museum's collections
  • Develop personal responses to the gallery content
  • Consider their own place in Western Australian history

 

Skills development

This program links to the following strands of the Western Australian Curriculum:

 

Year 3

Humanities and Social Sciences

  • The role that different cultural groups have have played in the development and character of local communities (e.g. as reflected in architechture, commercial outlets, religous buildings), compared with development in another community (ACHASSK063)

 

Year 4

Humanities and Social Sciences

  • People belong to diverse groups, such as cultural, religous and/or social groups, and this can shape identity (ACHASSK093)

 

Year 5

Humanities and Social Sciences

  • The difference between needs and wants, and how they may differ between individuals (ACHASSK119)

 

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