Adult Learning

Adult Learning Activities and Education Kits

A three-part Education kit has been developed for use by Adult Education groups. They can be downloaded as PDF files or purchased in print form (see below). The Activities in Part 2 are suitable for use with the web site or the Gallery.

Educators and others who are not familiar with Melbourne Museum and its programs can read About the Forest Gallery. Those who are familiar with the museum but not the education kits can read Using the kit. Otherwise, begin choosing activities.

Forest Gallery Kit - Part 1

This section provides background on the Forest Gallery at Melbourne Museum as well as materials on types of forests; plants and animals; the impact of water, fire, geological processes, climate and humans; rainfall; bushfires and peoples' views of forests including the importance of the forests to the original Aboriginal inhabitants of the area, the Kulin people.

About the Forest Gallery; related exhibits at the Museum	Part 1: pages 1-6 (PDF 235Kb) Top
Why are there different types of forests? How ancient are rainforests? What's found in the forest? How do plants and animals survive in the forest?	Part 1: pages 7-17 (PDF 165Kb)
Where in the forest do animals live? Do forests ever change? Where does all the rain go? Are bushfires good or bad?	Part 1: pages 18-26 (PDF 276Kb)
Different interpretations Have people's views of forests changed?	Part 1: pages 27-32 (PDF 303Kb) Top

Forest Gallery Kit - Part 2

Introduction; Using the kit (Page 7) Content, Context and levels	Part 2: pages 1-11 (PDF 233Kb) Top
Pre- and Post-visit Activities Visit the forest in the City (Page 14), Grow your own (Page 18), Save energy, Save the planet (Page 22), Be prepared! (Page 25),	Part 2: pages 12-26 (PDF 326Kb)
Untangling the web (Page 29) Tapping into the forest (Page 32) Australia on the move (Page 35) Changing climate, changing forest (Page 38) Fire and forest (Page 41) Tourism and trees: do they mix? (Page 44)	Part 2: pages 27-47 (PDF 604Kb)
Sustainable footprints (Page 49) Reconciling different ways of knowing (Page 53) *Act locally! (Page 56)	Part 2: pages 48-59 (PDF 197Kb)
Listen to the bush (Page 61) Figure in the landscape (Page 64) (recommended for first time users)	Part 2: pages 60-66 (PDF 128Kb) Top

Museum Learning for Adults

Includes sections on museums and learning, together with a comprehensive list of resources including website links.

Museums and adult learning, theories behind museum learning	Pages 1-9 (PDF 342Kb)
Innovative practice in museums; References	Pages 10-18 (PDF 102Kb) Top

To purchase printed copies:

The printed version includes all three sections in a looseleaf format of 115 pages with many maps, illustrations and diagrams. It may be purchased from Melbourne Museum (email: mmeducation@museum.vic.gov.au)

The education kits have been produced by Curve Projects P/L for Melbourne Museum, with financial assistance from the Adult Community and Further Education Board, Office of Post Compulsory Education, Training & Employment, Victoria.

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