2010 Primary Programmes
The Auckland Museum offers a comprehensive choice of programmes for primary and intermediate students. Our Fixed Date Programmes are only available at set times of the year. Many others are available By Request throughout the year.
Fixed Date Programmes
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Insects and Arachnids
Term 1
15 February – 12 March
Using live and preserved specimens, the life cycles, habitats and behaviours of tiny organisms are explored, along with their importance to the ecosystems they inhabit.
Best suited to Years 1 to 8
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Volcanoes
Terms 1 & 4
8 March – 1 April and 25 October – 12 November
Exploring the volcanic heritage of Tamaki Makaurau with hands-on geological activities and discussion about the effects of living within a volcanic landscape.
Best suited to Years 4 to 8
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ANZAC
Terms 1 & 2
15 March – 2 April and 19 April – 7 May
Based in the Museum’s War Memorial galleries, the ANZAC programme is based on World War I. Using drama and site interpretation, some of the ethical issues and consequences of war are explored.
Best suited to Years 5 to 8.
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Tala Pasifika
Terms 2 & 3
3 May – 21 May and 23 August – 10 September
Tala Pasifika uses multimedia, storytelling, objects, images, movement and dance to examine aspects of Pasifika identity. This programme is led by Guest Educators who are able to share with students their academic knowledge, as well as their cultural knowledge about their own identity.
Best suited to Years 1 to 3, 4 to 6 and 7 to 8. This programme can also be tailored to Early Childhood groups.
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Matariki
Term 2
24 May – 2 July
Focusing on three days in the lunar calendar during Matariki, each day explores the realm of a different atua (diety) with hands-on activities related to fishing, hunting, planting, food gathering and other aspects of community life.
Best suited to Years 1 to 8. This programme can also be tailored to Early Childhood groups.
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Evolution: dinosaurs, fossils and moa
Term 2
31 May - 18 June
Sharing the discoveries of palaeontologists to explore dinosaurs, fossils and moa from our pre-historic past.
Best suited to Years 1 to 6
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By Request Programmes
By Request Programmes are available at any time of the school year. Collectively they provide learning opportunities from Early Childhood Education to Y13 students, and some can be delivered in Te Reo Maori.
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Te Ao Hurihuri
Sharing aspects of identity – both past and present – told through stories and cultural concepts embodied in taonga from the Museum’s Maori collections.
In Te Reo Maori
Best suited to Years 1 to 13 |
In English
Best suited to Years 1 to 8 |
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War: Impact on New Zealand Society and Identity
Learning opportunities for a diverse range of topics using exhibition galleries, the Sanctuary and Hall of Memories, the Cenotaph database, the Armoury Information Centre and the Museum building itself.
Best suited to Years 5 to 13
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Archaeology
Discovering how the work of archaeologists has revealed the mysteries of everyday life, and belief in the afterlife, in ancient civilisations.
Best suited to Years 4 to 6
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Stevenson Discovery Centre – Weird & Wonderful
Weird & Wonderful is Auckland Museum’s award winning natural history Discovery Centre. Incorporating rich and varied collections, numerous live displays, object handling and staff facilitation W&W works superbly as either a stand-alone destination for schools or as part of a Natural History themed itinerary.
Best suited to Years 1 to 8
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Exhibition Programmes
Throughout the year, the Museum shows a number of temporary exhibitions that aim to engage, entertain and inform our visitors. Such exhibitions present unique opportunities for practicing key competencies, and values exploration.
To receive regular updates about education programmes that are related to the temporary exhibition programme, subscribe to the eNewsletter, Education Update.
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