Education

Student worksheets, teacher notes and a variety of ideas for investigating the fascinating world of invertebrates are included in PDF files attached below. These materials are designed to provide an understanding of some themes developed in this website and the Bugs Alive! exhibition at Melbourne Museum.

Activities for the Classroom and the Museum

Activities for classroom use have been developed for students Years P-10 and adults following Australian curricula.

Year Level	Page Numbers	PDF File
Prep - Year 2	Pages 1 - 6 (pdf 230kb)
	Pages 7 - 12 (pdf 245kb)
Years 3 - 6	Pages 1 - 5 (pdf 222kb)
	Pages 6 - 9 (pdf 185kb)
	Pages 10 - 19 (pdf 250kb)
Years 7 - 10	Pages 1 - 5 (pdf 211kb)
	Pages 6 - 13 (pdf 280kb)
	Pages 14 - 23 (pdf 250kb)

Schools and other student groups visiting the exhibition and Melbourne Museum must book in advance. See Melbourne Museum Education for full details. Bookings: 1300 130 152

Teachers may select the exhibition trail that is most suitable for their students and make photocopies for their group.

Worksheet Title	PDF File
Early Years Trail (pdf 90kb)
Middle Years Trail (pdf 75kb)
Later Years Trail (pdf 81kb)
Live Bugs Trail (pdf 27kb)

The following resources are for students and teachers of Italian Years 1-9; they include activities for the classroom and in the exhibition at the museum.

Worksheet Title	PDF File
LOTE Italian pre visit activities (pdf 134kb)
LOTE Italian post visit activities (pdf 156kb)
LOTE Italian Early Years student trail (pdf 222kb)
LOTE Italian Middle Years student trail (pdf 192kb)

Bug Catcher is an interactive online game that encourages students to explore the variety of bugs in the museum collection drawers, sort or label specimens and catch bugs to fill the gaps.