This education kit contains resources for Years 3-6 students focussing on the human body. The study of the systems of the human body and the ways in which they function has curriculum links to Science Knowledge and Understanding, Thinking Processes, and Interpersonal Development.
The kit consists of excursion resources and additional resources.
Excursion resources
These PDF files relate directly to an excursion to the Human Body exhibition in the Mind and Body Gallery at Melbourne Museum. The On-site student activities (see below) focus on various themes, and should be selected and discussed before the excursion.
| Resource | Year Level | PDF Link |
| The Human Body Teacher notes |
3-6 |
60Kb |
| The Human Body Exhibition summary and floor plan |
3-6 |
239Kb |
| On-site student activities |
3-4 |
493Kb |
| On-site student activities |
5-6 |
827Kb |
| Curriculum links: VELS |
3-6 |
80Kb |
| The Human Body Background notes: |
| Index |
3-6 |
40Kb |
| Notes 1-3: Measuring, surgery, imaging |
Tchrs |
1Mb |
| Notes 4-6: The mind, cells, DNA |
Tchrs |
926Kb |
| Notes 7-9: Digestion, circulation, muscles/skeleton |
Tchrs |
954Kb |
| Notes 10-12: Nerves, hormones, immune system |
Tchrs |
779Kb |
| Notes 13: Reproductive system |
Tchrs |
543Kb |
| Notes 14-18: Immune system case studies |
Tchrs |
499Kb |
| Notes 19-20: Reproductive system case studies |
Tchrs |
336Kb |
| Classroom activities 1-13 |
3-6 |
899Kb |