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What’s On
For Schools?
National Wool Museum
2013 Education Program
Just $4 per student!

Core Exhibitions (available all year)
Ramses and Eunice Prep - Year 2
Education Activities:
Perfect for your first visit to the Museum! Find out what
happens to wool, from growing sheep, to clipping the wool, to
processing the wool into a finished piece of clothing, all from
the perspective of Ramses the ram. Students will be taken on
a guided tour, with a chance to see, touch and smell the wool
as it changes along the way and finish up making their own
character to take home with them.
AusVELS Focus:
Science
understanding,
Historical
knowledge &
understanding
I Spy (I hear, I smell, I feel) @ the Museum Prep - Year 2
Education Activities:
Get to know the Museum from a whole new perspective as
you feel, listen, and smell your way through the galleries.
Students will ‘collect’ different sensory experiences as they are
guided through the galleries with crayon rubbings, listening
exercises and movement activities.
AusVELS Focus:
Creating &
making in the arts
A Day in the Life of Geelong Prep - Year 4
Education Activities:
Travel through time ‘on the sheep’s back’ as you find out
about the life of early immigrants and pioneers to the region,
particularly relating to the wool industry. Students will be
introduced to people and occupations that have featured in
Geelong’s history as they are guided through the Museum
searching for stories to add to their time-travelling clock. The
visit will conclude with making an old-time toy to take home.
AusVELS Focus:
Historical
knowledge &
understanding
Sold! At the Wool Auction Years 4 - 10
Education Activities:
Learn about the production and sale of wool as you prepare
for an auction. Then re-enact the wool auction upon the
original podium in the sale room. Can you sell your bale for
$1 million? Students will explore the galleries to learn what
goes into producing a marketable bale of wool and why
different people would want different wool. Students will then
take on the role of different members of the auction crowd
(auctioneer, farmer, buyer) and attempt to sell their bale for
the highest price.
AusVELS Focus:
Historical
knowledge &
understanding,
Historical skills
Economics,
Drama, English
Wool Is Years 4 - 10
Education Activities:
What is wool? Sheep were some of the earliest domesticated
animals, with evidence stretching back approximately 10,000
years for their use and cultivation. So what is it that makes
their fleece so special? Students will explore sheep through
history, leading to an examination of the fibre we use today.
AusVELS Focus:
Historical
knowledge &
understanding,
Historical
skills, Science
understanding,
Science inquiry
skills

Welcome to the National Wool Museum’s Education
Program for 2013!
From monsters to million dollar wool bales, spinning
wheels to scarves and rumours to roads, there’s
something here for all ages, abilities and interests.
This is a brief outline of the programs on offer to
accompany each exhibition. Please see the website
www.nwm.vic.gov.au for more detailed, programspecific
teacher’s guides, including suggested pre- and
post- visit activities.
We are happy to tailor a program to meet your
needs. Please telephone me on (03) 5272 4706 or
email sgillies@geelongcity.vic.gov.au to discuss your
educational requirements.
Happy planning!
Sara Gillies
Education and Public Programs Officer
National Wool Museum
Temporary Exhibitions
Life Before the Dinosaurs
Permian Monsters Prep - Year 10
$
Permian
monsters
Life Before the Dinosaurs
Until 10 June 2013
Step back in time 290 million years to when bizarre-looking
animals dominated the Earth. Discover the creatures who
ruled the world millions of years before the dinosaurs in a
time known as the Permian period. Fossilised skeletons, lifesized
models and interactive dig pits provide a rare insight
into these incredible creatures that we know so little about.
Education Activities:
When Australia was just a southern corner of the supercontinent
Pangaea, the countryside and its inhabitants looked
very different. On a tour through casts and life models,
students will learn the difference between dinosaurs and
other prehistoric reptiles, between herbivores and carnivores,
and be introduced to distant ancestors of today’s mammals.
Students will also learn about the requirements for life (eg.
air, water, food) and the changes that led to The Great Dying
when up to 96% of Earth’s marine occupants became extinct.
AusVELS Focus:
Science
understanding,
Science as a
human endeavour
Object.ivity Years 3 - 10
7 March to 19 May
We’ve scoured, sorted and classed our collection to showcase
the best in show from our storeroom. For nearly 25 years the
National Wool Museum has collected and documented items
relating to Australia’s wool industry and every process from
the farm to finished product. Many of these will be displayed
for the first time and some old favourites will return.
Education Activities:
If spinning wheels, cameras, or clothes could talk, what
stories would they tell? Selected objects from the Museum’s
collection will be ‘freed’ from their storage boxes for display as
we explore why we collect the things we collect. You will hear
stories of the people of wool, from home knitters to Senators.
Students will be introduced to the concept of objects as
primary sources of information, just like newspapers and
diaries, and to the idea of artefacts as story vessels. Every
object on display is a story — a story about its people, its
creation, its use, and its collection.
AusVELS Focus:
Historical
knowledge &
understanding,
Historical skills,
English

VELS Program
Guide 2013
Program
Core Exhibitions
Year
Level Program Dates
VELS Domains
Physical, Personal
and Social Learning
Discipline-based Learning Interdisciplinary
Learning
Health & Physical Education
Interpersonal Development
Personal Learning
Civics & Citizenship
The Arts
English
Humanities
Humanities - Economics
Humanities - Geography
Humanities - History
Languages
Mathematics
Science
Communication
Design, Creativity, & Technology
Information & Communications Technology
**VCE Programs can be developed in consultation with
the Education Officer to fit specific unit needs
Thinking Processes
Ramses & Eunice: A Woolly Adventure x x x
Perfect for your first visit! Find out what happens to wool
from the perspective of Ramses the ram, from having his
Prep - 2 All Year
wool clipped through to creating a finished piece of clothing.
I Spy (I hear, I smell, I feel) @ the Museum x
Get to know the Museum from a whole new perspective as Prep - 2 All Year
you feel, listen, and smell your way through the galleries.
A Day in the Life of Geelong x x x
Find out about the life of early settlers to the region as you
travel through time ‘on the sheep’s back’.
Prep - 4 All Year
What is wool? x x x
Sheep were some of the earliest domesticated animals,
dating back to at least 6500 BC. So what is it that makes
their fleece so special?
5 - 10 All Year
Sold! At the Wool Auction x x x x
Learn about the production and sale of wool as you prepare
for an auction. Then re-enact the wool auction upon the
original podium in the sale room - can you sell your bale for
$1 million?
4 - 10 All Year

Temporary Exhibitions
Permian Monsters x x x x
See the world when there was one ocean and one
supercontinent, Pangea. Meet some early inhabitants as
you head toward an event known as ‘The Great Dying’…
Prep - 10 1 January -
10 June
Object.ivity x x x x
‘Everything in the world has a history,’ every object has a
story. Come and hear the stories of some of our objects,
released from the storeroom and on show.
1 - 10 7 March -
19 May
Scarf Festival 2013: Home x x
Explore the colours, textures, and techniques of the festival;
then create your own artistic response
5 - 10 7 June -
25 August
Rumour Has It … x x x x
Have you heard about the Barwon River Bunyip or the
hidden stash of pirate treasure? Rumour has it this is all
true. Come in for a fun look at local myths and legends.
2 - 9 29 June -
13 October
Driving Geelong x x x
Anyone who has clicked on a seat belt will be engaged
by unseen images, rich oral histories and cutting edge
technology. Learn about the early history of significant
roads of the area, with stories from labour gangs to camp
4 - 9 7 September -
10 November
life.
Perception Deception x
We assume that what we see, hear and feel is real. But is
it? Experience an interactive look at how our brains process
our sensory experiences.
3 - 8 28 October -
29 Jan 2014
Waves and water x x
Iconic photographs from the Australian National Maritime
Museum’s collection capture Australian beach culture from
the 1930s to 2000.
5 - 10 25 November -
23 Feb 2014

Scarf Festival 2013: Home Years 3 - 10
7 June - 25 August
Join in one of Australia’s most exhilarating textile
competitions. What does home mean to you? How will you
say it in a scarf? For 2013 the National Wool Museum invites
scarf makers from across the globe to answer a most heartfelt
question – what is home? Whatever it means to you, however
you define it, shape it and live it, this is your opportunity to
create a scarf that explains, explores and explodes the myths
and realities of what it means to belong. Entries close on 4th
May 2013 and student entries are free.
Education Activities:
Students will be guided through the exhibition of scarves
and view some the key pieces entered. They will look at
different techniques, materials, and designs that artists used
to interpret the theme. Students will also hear a few of the
artists’ statements and try to match the statement to the
various features visible in the scarf. Students will be given the
chance to design their own response to the concept of ‘home’
and before leaving each student has the opportunity to vote
for the People’s Choice Award.
AusVELS Focus:
Creating &
making in the
Arts, Responding
to the Arts
Rumour Has It Years 5 - 10
29 June to 13 October
Have you heard about the Barwon River Bunyip or the stash
of pirate treasure hidden in the cliffs of Swan Bay? Can it
be true that the identity of Geelong Football Club owes a
significant debt to Collingwood? Rumour has it this is all
true. These and many other local myths and legends, as well
as an odd assortment of characters, will be put under the
microscope. Just make sure you come with an open mind.
Education Activities:
Strange but true? The line between fact and fiction can be
blurry indeed, students will experience a fun look at some
of the more outlandish stories from our region. Students will
investigate and weigh up where we get information from and
what is ‘good’ evidence. They will also have the chance to
practice their own storytelling skills.
AusVELS Focus:
Historical
knowledge &
understanding,
Historical Skills,
English
Driving Geelong Years 3 - 9
7 September to 10 November
Roads have played a significant role in the social and
economic health of Victoria. Since the Country Roads Board
was formed in 1913 our roads have been managed to make
the most of them and keep people connected. Anyone who
has clicked on a seat belt will be engaged by unseen images,
rich oral histories and cutting edge technology.
Education Activities:
Take a closer look at the transportation networks that have
shaped our region, particularly the Great Ocean Road, the
Western Highway and the Maltby Bypass. Hear stories of
labour gangs and camp life on the front line of construction.
Students will also have a chance to take on the role of traffic
planners and using real time traffic data try to get as many
people into a city as possible.
AusVELS Focus:
Historical
knowledge &
understanding,
Geography

Perception / Deception Years 4 - 10
28 October 2013 to 29 January 2014
We assume that what we see, hear and feel is real. But is
it? Our brains can only take in and process a certain amount
of information. Perception Deception contains a series of 14
interactive exhibits that explore the ways our brain edits and
combines our sensory experiences. Be prepared to challenge your
senses and discover new ways of seeing, feeling and hearing the
world around you.
Education Activities:
Through a series of interactive modules students will explore
audio-language perception, memory systems, multi-sensory
perception, visual perception and social perception. Students
will be challenged to explore what they really see, hear, feel and
remember through activities like twisting faces, mirages, and the
prism-glasses walk.
AusVELS Focus:
Science
understanding
Waves and Water Prep – 10
25 November 2013 to 23 February 2014
Iconic photographs from the Australian National Maritime
Museum’s collection capture Australian beach culture from
the 1930s to 2000. Sun bathers, swimmers, surfers, surf
life savers and ocean pools by Max Dupain, Jeff Carter, Ray
Leighton, Ian Lever, Roger Scott, Anne Zahalka, Trent Parke
and Narelle Autio.
Education Activities:
What does it mean to be ‘iconic’? Students will take a closer
look at the photographs on display and explore what makes
an image ‘iconic’ and how the image can be used as a social
and historical source. Students will then design an iconic
image for Geelong, Victoria, or Australia today – what colours,
places, emotions, etc. represent our modern experience?
AusVELS Focus:
Historical
knowledge &
understanding
Additional Activities Available
These craft activities can be combined with
the programs above if desired*:
Additional fee per student
Introduction to Felting $3.00
Introduction to French
Knitting
$3.00
Introduction to Knitting $4.00
Introduction to
Spinning
$4.00
Introduction to Weaving $4.00
* allow a minimum of 45 mins for each activity.
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Bookings
School group entry price is $4.00 per
student and accompanying teachers and
supervisors are free.
Programs run for a minimum of 60
minutes. Please allow extra time if you
wish students to explore the Museum
after their program.
Bookings are essential for all class visits,
which can be lead by Museum staff or
teachers. Bus parking is available directly
in front of the Museum.
Programs are only available Monday to
Friday during term.
Please telephone (03) 5272 4701 for
bookings and further information.
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Open: Mon-Fri 9.30am-5.00pm, Sat & Sun 10.00am-5.00pm
School prices $4 per student (15+ people)
Teachers and supervisors admitted free of charge.
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