Treasures from Australia and the Pacific

A day at the Museum

Year 9 students had an amazing and adventurous time at the Australian Museum last week. The day was filled with knowledge through self-guided activities in reading, listening and personal observations.  They viewed interesting galleries over three floors. This covered the 200 treasures of the museum, Whales Tohora, Surviving Australia, Dinosaurs, Birds of Australia, Pacific Spirit and had even made it on time for the museum's light show. ​

J Chandler, Science teacher and Year 11 Adviser

“I enjoyed exploring all of the various rooms, looking at all the animals and enjoying my time with friends. We watched a cool light show which informed us about the museum and all the wonderful displays we had come across. We walked around the rest of the museum, seeing all of the artefacts (dinosaurs, historical artefacts and other animals)"."

Anika Yahavi

“The science excursion was very intriguing, as it provided an insightful experience while learning. The museum had various exhibits which consisted of dinosaurs, insects, Australian animals and a whole section dedicated to whales. I found the exhibits interesting because it was interactive and fun. I personally enjoyed the various species of spiders in jars because I got to see how varied in size some of these are- from microscopic to massive. In the whale exhibit you could crawl into the mold of whale heart (but I was a bit too big to fit into it!) Overall, the excursion was really enjoyable compared to a normal school day, and I would recommend this museum to those who enjoy science and nature.”

 Jade Holm

“The excursion was so good and we looked at dinosaurs. We see dinosaur bones that look real and they were so big! We also saw fish, insects and other natural things, like Aboriginal items from a long time ago. They used boats, spears, bows and arrows and other weapons that we got to see. It was very cool”.  Rayson Yonan