All Aboard! 18th Century Maritime Exploration

Monday to Friday during school term

Year 4

HASS

Facilitated by museum staff

90 minutes per session (60 minutes facilitated activity and 30 minutes self-led HMS Pandora gallery exploration), or 120 minutes for two rotations for large groups.

Queensland Museum Tropics, Townsville

Map

$7.50 per student
28 students per session

Enhance your visit to Queensland Museum Tropics with our facilitated school program All Aboard! 18th Century Maritime Exploration where students learn about the voyage of HMS Pandora and the role of maritime archaeology in revealing the past.

About the Program

Students walk “aboard” the main decks of the HMS Pandora printed on our carpet, measure themselves against the height of below deck and discuss strict hierarchies and routines on sailing vessels as they are led through the story of the voyage of HMS Pandora, a British naval ship that became the first recorded shipwreck off the coast of Queensland when it sank on the Great Barrier Reef in 1791.

Students will get hands-on as they rotate through activities to:

Explore concepts of navigation
Interpret Flag Codes
Measure speed
Explore nutrition and onboard routines and responsibilities

Learning outcomes

Students will:

explore the roles of different crew members aboard an 18th 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
understand the importance of museums and their collections

Curriculum Links and Program Information

Download the Program Guide for more information including how to book, what to expect, and the v9.0 Australian Curriculum links for the program.

Year 4 HASS
Knowledge and understanding
History	The causes of the establishment of the first British colony in Australia in 1788 (AC9HS4K02): Examining the journeys of one or more explorers who sailed parts of the route to Australia, using navigation maps to reconstruct their journeys, in order to investigate how exploration and knowledge of routes allowed for the later feasible settlement of Australia Examining journeys of the Australian coastline of one or more explorers using navigation maps to reconstruct their journeys, in order to investigate the possibility of countries settling Australia to expand their empires
Skills
Questioning and researching	Develop questions to guide investigations about people, events, places and issues (AC9HS4S01)
Questioning and researching	Locate, collect and record information and data from a range of sources, including annotated timelines and maps (AC9HS4S02)
Interpreting, analysing and evaluating	Interpret information and data displayed in different formats (AC9HS4S03)
Interpreting, analysing and evaluating	Analyseinformationanddata,and identify perspectives (AC9HS4S04)
Concluding and decision-making	Draw conclusions based on analysis of information (AC9HS4S05)
Concluding and decision-making	Propose actions or responses to an issue or challenge that consider possible effects of actions (AC9HS4S06)
Communicating	Present descriptions and explanations, using ideas from sources and relevant subject-specific terms (AC9HS4S07)