Year 5/6 Museum Visit
On Tuesday 12 May, our Grade 5/6 students traveled by train to the Melbourne Museum for an enriching day of discovery centered on our STEM and Humanities units. Exploring the "Our Wonderous Planet" exhibition, students were treated to an immersive look at the diverse environments and unique habitats that define our state of Victoria. This hands-on experience allowed them to see firsthand the incredible variety of life found in our local ecosystems and the delicate balance required to maintain them.
To deepen their understanding, students participated in a habitat treasure hunt, carefully observing different species and the environments they rely on for survival. Throughout the day, the group discussed practical ways to support and protect biodiversity for future generations. While the journey into the city made for a long day, the excitement of the train trip and the wealth of information gained made it a truly memorable and successful adventure for everyone involved.
Museum Recount by Maggie
I woke up feeling excited because I was going to the Melbourne Museum today! We went on the train to Parliament station. Although the train was busy, we managed to get a seat at the end of the trip. When we arrived we went to our groups and had a look around the museum.
First, we went to look at the dinosaur bones. They were really interesting but at the same time scary and big. We learnt lots of cool things about dinosaurs. They kept the lights off so the bones didn’t deteriorate.
After we looked at all the dinosaurs, we looked at all the butterflies and other insects. There were heaps of butterflies and other insects on display. There were all types of terrifying [spiders and possums. There was lots of information about them. Like where they came from and facts about their diet and their predators.
Then we went to a little room where a man taught us all about animal habitats and how animals live. We sat on little couches and there was a projector that showed the habitats. On the floor it showed where in Victoria it was located. Afterwards, we had a challenge to do in little rooms. There was ice, rainforest,soil and reef. We chose rainforest because we thought it would be very interesting and fun. We finished quickly so we could have a look around.
Later in the day, we walked back to parliament station then went on the train back to Mitcham. It took a long time but we eventually got a seat near the end. We arrived back at school just before the bell went off. Overall we thought the trip was amazing! We learnt lots of new things including history, animals,habitats, and more!
Museum Recount by Evie
My legs ached whilst standing on the train, there were no seats and it's so bumpy! Two more stops… We got off at Parliament Station and grouped up onto the giant, tall, steep escalators. Then we started walking to the museum. It was very cool weather which was good. Once we got to the museum, there were many other schools there ready to go in, we placed our bags on a rack and Mrs Bayliss' class went to their first activity whilst we had 1 hour of free time to look around.
The museum was so pretty and had many fascinating things in it. Our first activity was bugs, looking at the bugs like- spiders, beetles, butterflies. Some were scary but some were SO cool!
My highlight of the bugs was a giant tree with live spiders inside making cobwebs with no glass barriers and we also found some beetles doing some strange things which was disturbing but me Erika, Jaz, and Trent found it very funny.
Our 2nd activity was the wondrous planet rainforest, ice, soil, reef. We got a questions sheet and had to choose one to answer the questions to. Our group got ice, there were many cool things like life sized snow animals. The questions were relatively easy and once we finished we got to go to see all the other environments which were so cool! There was also a life sized elephant that sadly passed but they had it there and it was SOO big.
Then we played a game with cards, we got a number line, animals and cards. You would roll the dice, get a card, go to the number that you rolled and see how many you move up/loose. I personally lost with -5 points.
Lastly we just had free time to enjoy and look around! My favourite part was going to a lifesize olden day house and looking inside, it even had the olden day toilet!😂 I would not want to live there but it looks very different to modern day houses.
On the way home it was so funny, Trent was saying very funny jokes, we would always crack up laughing. But we didn't get a seat again. I loved the museum and it was very fun. I would go there again.