Years 3 - 6 programs
Years 3 - 4 Indoor programs
Choose one option from the two indoor programs below. Both programs include time in our aquarium and classroom. Please let our bookings officer know if you have a special requirements or emphasis as our staff can incorporate it into the program.
That’s a bit like me! | Dive in |
Students will explore, identify and compare organisms from a marine and a freshwater habitat while also identifying the non-living components. They will then discuss the common features of the organisms and create groups based on observable features. Sessions are 45 mins classroom, 45 mins in the aquarium. | Students will discuss and be involved in activities that focus on features of organisms represented in our classroom. Choose this session if you have a special requirements or emphasis as our staff can incorporate it into the program. Sessions are 45 mins classroom, 45 mins in the aquarium. |
Aquarium session (in both programs) includes:
- meeting live animals typically found in Victorian waters (marine and freshwater)
- a visit to the touch tank to learn about, look at and touch some organisms common along the Victorian coast
Years 3 - 4 Outdoor programs
Choose one option from the four outdoor programs below, some may be tide dependent so we may not be able to book your preferred time and date. All field programs include time in the Marine and Freshwater Discovery Centre aquarium.
Rockpool ramble at Point Lonsdale | Swan Bay seagrass meadows Queenscliff |
In with the tide - beachcomb along Queenscliff beach | Marine Biology cruise, departing from Queenscliff Harbour |
Students will be led by an education officer on a discovery of the chosen habitat. The session includes discussion of personal safety, Marine National Parks, what lives here, identification of different organisms, their features and adaptations, human impacts and why this place is significant to the Wadawurrung people.
All sessions are 1 hr in the field, 30 mins in the aquarium, except for the Marine Discovery Cruise which is 2 hours in the field, 30 mins in the aquarium.
Costs for year 3 and 4 activities
YEARS 3 and 4 | ||||
Activity | Activity Time | Price | Cost per additional student | |
That’s a bit like me?
| 1 hour 30 mins | $240.00 | $12 | |
Rockpool Pool Ramble at Pt Lonsdale | 1 hour 30 mins | $240.00 | $12 | |
Activity | Activity Time | Price | Cost per additional student | |
Marine Biology Cruise : Marine life in | 2 hours 30 mins | $780.00 | Flat rate for groups of | |
Beachcomb Extravaganza (Session is 1 hr in the field; 1 hr in the aquarium/classroom) (NOTE: ideal for very large groups of students) | 2 hours | $300.00 (for up to & including | $15(for each additional student up to a maximum of |
Years 5 - 6 Indoor programs
Choose one option from the two indoor programs offered below. Both programs include time in our aquarium and classroom. Please let our bookings officer know if you have a special requirements or emphasis as our staff can incorporate it into the program.
Living in water | Dive in |
Students will explore our classroom and investigate a range of structural adaptations that enable organisms to live in water. Using this information, they will redesign themselves to enable living in water. Sessions are 45 mins classroom, 45 mins in the aquarium. | Students will discuss and be involved in activities that focus on features of organisms represented in our classroom. Choose this session if you have a special requirements or emphasis as our staff can incorporate it into the program. Sessions are 45 mins classroom, 45 mins in the aquarium. |
Aquarium session (part of all programs) includes:
- meeting live animals typically found in Victorian waters (marine and freshwater)
- a visit to the touch tank to learn about, look at and touch some organisms common along the Victorian coast
Years 5 - 6 Outdoor programs
Choose one option from the five outdoor programs below, some may be tide dependent so we may not be able to book your preferred time and date. All field programs include time in the Marine and Freshwater Discovery Centre aquarium.
Rockpool ramble at Point Lonsdale | In with the tide- beachcomb along Queenscliff beach |
Swan Bay seagrass meadows | Life in a Point Lonsdale freshwater wetland |
Marine Biology cruise, departing from Queenscliff Harbour |
Students will be led by an education officer on a discovery of the chosen habitat. The session includes discussion of personal safety, Marine National Parks, what lives here, identification of different organisms, their features and adaptations, human impacts and why this place is significant to the Wadawurrung people.
All sessions are 1 hr in the field, 30 mins in the aquarium, except for the Marine Discovery Cruise which is 2 hours in the field, 30 mins in the aquarium.
Costs for year 5 and 6 activities
YEARS 5 and 6 | ||||
Activity | Activity Time | Price(includes GST) | Cost per additional student | |
Living in water. | 1 hour 30 mins | $240.00 | $12 | |
Rockpool Pool Ramble at Pt Lonsdale | 1 hour 30 mins | $240.00 | $12 | |
Prep to YEAR 6 | ||||
Beachcomb Extravaganza (Session is 1 hr in the field; 1 hr in the aquarium/classroom) (NOTE: ideal for very large groups of students) | 2 hours | $300.00 | $15 | |
Activity | Activity Time | Price | Cost per additional student | |
Marine Biology Cruise : Marine life in | 2 hours 30 mins | $780.00 | Flat rate for groups of | |