Whose Home?
(VELS Level 3 - 4, Habitats)
Students investigate how a diverse range of aquatic animals, including penguins, sharks and turtles use various structural features to fulfil their survival needs within their habitat. They also learn about human impacts on these aquatic worlds, with a focus on sustainability and conservation best-practice.

- Whose Home? Program Overview
- Whose Home? Pre and Post Visit Activities

Watery Webs
(VELS Level 4 - 5, Food Webs)
The food webs of Australia’s oceans are closely examined. After observing species from one-metre tall penguins through to three-metre long Grey Nurse Sharks, students discuss adaptations and the relationships between animals within different ecosystems.

- Watery Webs Program Overview
- Watery Webs Pre and Post Visit Activities

Smart Waterways                        
(VELS Level 4 - 5, Water Conservation)
Highlighting Melbourne Aquarium’s animals and also including a rare back-of-house tour, students discover the impact of human habitation on fresh and salt water systems. Particular reference to factors such as water conservation, pollution, salination and the disposal of nutrient-rich waste and their effects on animal populations are included.

- Smart Waterways Program Overview
- Smart Waterways Pre and Post Visit Activities

Penguin’s Playground (NEW PROGRAM)
(VELS Level 5 - 6, Geography)
Students learn about the animals and features of Australia’s aquatic environments and those of its surrounding regions, including South-East Asia, the Southern Pacific and Antarctica. Animals such as Sharks, Penguins and Corals are highlighted within this program linking adaptations to the animals’ environment.

- Penguin's Playground Program Overview

On Thin Ice (NEW PROGRAM)
(VELS Level 5 - 6, Conservation)
This program focuses on the threats to aquatic ecosystems and the animals that live within them. The potential effects of climate change on environments, ranging from tropical coral reefs to the icy wastes of Antarctica are discussed. The program also explores human impacts such as overfishing, pollution and introduced species.

- On Thin Ice Program Overview

General Program
This fun, flexible and relaxed program gives students the opportunity to immerse themselves in the Aquarium’s diverse worlds. Participants can enjoy a variety of aquarium presentations from Meet the Keeper presentations to Dive Feeds. Furthermore, the Tailored General Program can cater for specific concepts and content to be covered.