Y1-Y2 Pre-electricity Tour (1.5 hours)
Imagine a world without electricity! This session asks students to do just that. They study pre-electricity Southland by examining old photos as well as the Māori, Victoriana and Beyond the Roaring 40°S galleries.

Y1-Y3 Tuatara Storytime with a Special Guest! (30 minutes)
Students are read an ActivBoard version of The Terribly Tired Tuatara, by Lynley Dear before meeting a live tuatara up close and personal!

Y1-Y6 Change in Schools (1.5 hours)
Students explore how schools have changed in Southland by examining genuine photos and artefacts. They also get to try activities from those early school days.

Y1-Y6 Fossils (1.5 hours)
This topic has three separate lessons to cater for three different year level groups: Y1-2, Y3-4 and Y5-6. In each lesson, students will use a PowerPoint presentation, classroom activities and the Museum's fossils displays to explore the answers to the following questions: What is a fossil? How are fossils made? What different types of fossils are there? How old are fossils? What is a 'living fossil'? What fossils have been found in Southland? As part of this lesson is conducted outside, students will need to bring a rain-coat if it is a wet day.

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