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Prep – Year 2
HASS and Science
Facilitated by museum staff
45 minutes per session, rotations for large groups will require a reset period.
Exploring Toys is a hands-on experience for students to work as designers and collaborators as they create their own exhibition with toys from the collection.
Imagine working in a museum! We ask students to bring their ideas, teamwork and toy expertise to work with real museum collections and create their very own exhibition. This hands-on experience will see your students as problem-solvers, designers, collaborators and critical thinkers. Students classify and investigate toys by observing and describing their physical properties.
In small teams, students will:
Exploring Toys complements the Science and HASS learning areas of the Australian Curriculum: Exploring Toys teacher notes and curriculum links
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