Biodiversity & Classification
Biodiversity & Classification sees students observing and discussing real specimens as they pursue an understanding of biodiversity in the natural world.
Program Overview
During this program, Discovery Centre staff share real-life experience and knowledge in this overview of animal diversity and the museum’s collections. Students engage in discussions and observations while exploring real specimens to develop an understanding of biodiversity in the natural world.
This Secondary School program is tailored to suit the year level and to support the Science and Biology curriculum. The program can also be modified to include an exploration of particular animal groups (e.g. birds, reptiles) or themes (e.g. marine biology). Please identify any requests for a customised program at your time of booking.
Sessions conclude in the Discovery Centre with time allocated for continued student exploration.
About the Program
Biodiversity & Classification sees students observing and discussing real specimens as they pursue an understanding of biodiversity in the natural world.
Program Overview
During this program, Discovery Centre staff share real-life experience and knowledge in this overview of animal diversity and the museum’s collections. Students engage in discussions and observations while exploring real specimens to develop an understanding of biodiversity in the natural world.
This Secondary School program is tailored to suit the year level and to support the Science and Biology curriculum. The program can also be modified to include an exploration of particular animal groups (e.g. birds, reptiles) or themes (e.g. marine biology). Please identify any requests for a customised program at your time of booking.
Sessions conclude in the Discovery Centre with time allocated for continued student exploration.
Further Infomation
We encourage you to visit other parts of the museum while you are visiting. Check with us when sending an inquiry.
Students have access to specimens arranged in a systematic format, assisting their understanding of:
- identification
- biodiversity
- classification and taxonomy
- evolutionary relationships.
Objectives
Students will:
- investigate the biodiversity of the animal kingdom
- explore museum practices such as collecting, preserving and describing specimens
- understand the relevance of collections and what can be learned from them
- conduct “fieldwork” within a contained learning environment, including classifying a group of animals.