All Aboard! 18th Century Maritime Exploration

Resuming in 2024

Year 4

HASS - History

Facilitated by museum staff

90 minutes per session (45 minutes facilitated activity and 45 minutes self-led gallery exploration), rotations for large groups will require a reset period.

Queensland Museum Tropics, Townsville

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$7.50 per student
28 students per session

Bookings for our facilitated school program All Aboard! 18th Century Maritime Exploration where students learn about the voyage of HMS Pandora will resume in 2024.

Program overview

During this facilitated school program, students will learn about the voyage of HMS Pandora, a British naval ship wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef in 1791, and participate in a series of hands-on activity stations that introduce them to the daily life and chores of different crew members on board an 18th Century sailing ship. They will then explore the Pandora Gallery to understand the role of maritime archaeology in revealing the past and complete their seafarer’s ticket.

Learning outcomes

Students will:

describe and explain the roles of different crew members aboard an 18^th Century sailing ship
locate and collect information to make observations about the story of the Pandora and daily life of the crew
understand and explain the role of maritime archaeology in interpreting the past.