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Secondary Programs

Listed below are the Secondary programs currently offered by Melbourne Aquarium.

NEW Programs for 2013

More information will be available early 2013 as our passionate Education Officers design and develop these exciting new experiences for your students.

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I’ve Got the Key

(AusVELS Level 7-10; year 7 to 10)

This program investigates all areas of classification; including identifying groups based on key features.

Download the Worksheet (PDF)

Details

Available Terms: 1-4, Monday-Friday

Session times: 9:00am, 10:00am, 11:00am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm

Cost: $13.50 + GST

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Avoiding Extinction

(AusVELS Level 7-10; year 7 to 10)

Students will investigate human impacts on habitats and global systems, including ecosystem changes as a result of significant events.

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Details

Available Terms: 1-4, Monday-Friday

Session times: 9:00am, 10:00am, 11:00am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm

Cost: $13.50 + GST

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Who Eats Who?

(AusVELS Level 7-10; year 7 to 10)

This program looks at food chains, and how they highlight relationships in a habitat. It also looks at the role of micro-organisms within the food chain and energy flow through ecosystems.

Download the Year 7 Worksheet (PDF)

Download the Year 9 Worksheet (PDF)

Details

Available Terms: 1-4, Monday-Friday

Session times: 9:00am, 10:00am, 11:00am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm

Cost: $13.50 + GST

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Systems of the Sea

(AusVELS Level 7-10; year 7 to 10)

This program compares the reproduction, nutrition and respiration systems in different organisms.

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Details

Available Terms: 1-4, Monday-Friday

Session times: 9:00am, 10:00am, 11:00am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm

Cost: $13.50 + GST

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Antarctica – Extreme Survival

(AusVELS Level 3-10; grades 3-10)

Students will explore the climate of Antarctica, animal survival, the people who work there and the Antarctic Treaty and research undertaken there.

*Program features a 20 to 30 minute group introduction to Antarctica. Tour will only include Antarctica, Coral Atoll and Oceanarium.

Download the Years 7-10 Worksheet (PDF)

Details

Available Terms: 1-4, Monday-Friday

Session times: 9:00am, 10:00am, 11:00am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm

Cost: $13.50 + GST

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Survival of the Fittest

(AusVELS Level 9-10; year 9 to 10)

Students will investigate biodiversity as a function of evolution.

Details

Available Terms: 1-4, Monday-Friday

Session times: 9:00am, 10:00am, 11:00am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm

Cost: $13.50 + GST

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Marine Careers

(Year 9 to 12)

This session focuses on the wide range of marine career pathways.

Details

Available Terms: 1-4, Monday-Friday

Session times: 9:00am, 10:00am, 11:00am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm

Cost: $13.50 + GST

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Get Snappy

(Year 7 to VCE)

This program covers basic underwater digital photography skills.

Details

Available Terms: 1-4, Monday-Friday

Session times: 9:00am, 10:00am, 11:00am, 12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm

Cost: $13.50 + GST

Booking and Enquiries:

Contact our Education Liaison Officer on (03) 9923 5911 or click here to email us.

Alternatively, you can fill out the School Excursions Online Enquiry Form.

Full Pricing Information:

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