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Model of a funerary boat, Middle Kingdom c. 2055–1650 BCE. Treasure supported by Jennifer Crivelli

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VISITING THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUMBRIEFINGA Museum staff member will be on hand to greet your group when you arrive. They will brief your groups about how to move around the Museum and direct you to areas of the Museum you intend to visit.

BAG STORAGEThere is limited bag storage available on site. It is recommended that students just bring a small carry bag with the essentials for the day, however if required, storage can be provided depending on availability.

EXHIBITIONSIn addition to any booked educator-led sessions, students and teachers may explore the Museum’s exhibitions in their own time. Some special exhibitions may incur an additional charge. It is suggested that students visit the galleries in small groups to prevent overcrowding.

LUNCH AND BREAKSIt is recommended that students bring their recess and lunch and eat in Hyde Park or Cook & Phillip Park, both of which are across the road from the Museum. Alternative arrangements will be provided in the case of wet weather.

BYOD AND PHOTOGRAPHYStudents are encouraged to bring their own devices to take photos, video and/or audio to record their excursion. Some temporary exhibitions do not allow photography but you will be advised of this on arrival.

FREE WIFIThe Museum offers free Wi-fi for onsite visitors. It is available in 30 minute sessions. Students and teachers can log on for more than one session.

PHOTOCOPYING Please photocopy the following materials for students and accompanying adults prior to your visit.

SUPERVISIONTeachers and supervising adults are required to stay with their groups at all times. Disciplining of students remains the responsibility of teachers and supervising adults accompanying the group.

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200 TREASURES OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUMEXHIBITION GUIDESpread over two floors of the resplendent Westpac Long Gallery, 200 treasures await your discovery. One hundred are objects carefully selected from the Museum’s 18 million collection items, another hundred are people chosen for the way they shaped Australia. Through these treasures, fascinating stories are revealed not only about our Museum but our nation – its people, history and role on the world’s stage.

WHAT IS A TREASURE?What do you treasure? An object, a person, a memory? We define our precious things with words like ‘rare’, ‘loved’, ‘beautiful’ and ‘priceless’. These values can be personal, communal or objective. The 100 object treasures displayed, reflect the varying significance we attach to the things that touch our lives. A treasure’s value also lies in its context. A further 100 objects from the Museum’s collections are displayed with the treasures to provide context and depth, revealing untold stories and powerful connections. Every object in the exhibition is part of an entangled relationship with people, nature and culture. Discover these complex connections through a series of displays – each a means to frame a time, or a place or a tale.

AUSTRALIA’S FIRST MUSEUMAustralia’s first public museum was established in Sydney in 1827 with the aim of procuring ‘many rare and curious specimens of Natural History’. In 1829, William Holmes was appointed the first custodian of the fledgling collection, then located in the old post office building in Macquarie Place. Initially known as the Sydney or Colonial Museum, it was formally named the Australian Museum in 1836. Ten years later, construction began on its permanent home.

THE WESTPAC LONG GALLERYThe first gallery in Australia’s first museum, The Westpac Long Gallery encompasses three levels in the original William Street wing of the museum. Officially opened to the public in 1857, this architectural marvel has remained a continuously evolving showcase of exhibits. The top floor, with its impressive curved ceiling, was added in the early 1890s.

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100 OBJECTSGROUND FLOOREach showcase starts with a key treasure and unravels entanglements with other objects, people and places. Treasures are detailed in the following pages.

AUSTRALIA’S FIRST BANK NOTEThis bank note, printed in 1817, was integral to establishing the foundations of the Australian economy. Until the Bank of New South Wales was established in 1817, there were no local bank notes in circulation in the colony. The issue of currency (guaranteed legal tender) was one of the foundation purposes of the Bank of New South Wales. The note represents stability, uniformity and trust. Only a limited number of these notes were produced; the exact number is unclear as records did not survive. This note was retrieved from Scotland. It is believed the Governor at the time, Lachlan Macquarie, sent it to his homeland as a souvenir for his family.

MAITLAND BAR GOLD NUGGETThe Maitland Bar gold nugget, originally discovered in 1887 at Meroo Creek near Gulgong, New South Wales, is a priceless historical specimen with value far beyond its gold content. It is the only surviving example of a large gold nugget (10.7 kilograms) from the early gold mining years of New South Wales. This state treasure was initially used by the fledgling colony as a display of its wealth at international expositions in London and Chicago. It was also known as the Jubilee Nugget as the NSW Department of Mines purchased it during Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee (1887). Lost in the 1930s, it resurfaced in 1956 in a box that Treasury officers had unwittingly used as cricket stumps.

KREFFT’S CHAIR | CASE 1The chair of Gerard Krefft, Australian Museum curator from 1864 to 1874, is centre stage along with his loyal pet piglet and surrounded by many specimens he described. Krefft’s tenure 1860-74 marked a transition in the role of museum collections in science, debates on Darwinian evolution and the first collections of Indigenous Australian culture.

PLATYPUS RUG | CASE 2Against a backdrop of Platypus skins stands an Australian menagerie with a difference. We humans have collected, named, trained, shot, feared and loved our native animals. In return, they have scavenged from, befriend and injured us. Relationships with our unique and often quirky wildlife are complex and deep.

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SIR HERCULES SKELETON | CASE 3Affectionately dubbed ‘The Bone Ranger’ by Australian Museum staff and visitors, this horse and rider have been together since 1983. Sir Hercules was bred in 1843, and although he never raced, he sired the winner of the 1866 Melbourne Cup and has been on display since 1873.

RAINFOREST SHIELDS | CASE 4The vibrant Indigenous shields from the rainforests of far north Queensland were created as tools for survival. These and other objects demonstrated how we humans mould and use elements of the environment to find food and water, defend our lives and preserve our homes.

MORNING STAR POLE | CASE 5The Morning Star is Venus, called Banumbirr by Yolngu, rising in the east to renew creation. Aboriginal knowledge of country is science, systematically recorded and passed on through art, performance and memory – the entanglements of all things sky, sea and land.

CROCODILE TURTLE MASK | CASE 6This incredibly striking and rare mask was collected by AM biologists during their stay on Mer Island in 1907. Part turtle, crocodile, bird, plant, human – this mask says much about entanglements in Torres Strait Islands.

MOTU FEATHER HEADDRESS | CASE 7Made by the Motu people, this striking headdress hails from the highlands of Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea abounds with cultural and biological diversity and, as our closest neighbour, has long attracted Australian Museum researchers.

STONE BIRD PESTLE | CASE 8This ancient stone bird witnessed the birth of agriculture. A tool for pounding plants, it reminds us that for most early farmers producing food was as much about survival as it was about ritual and religion. New Guinea has one of the oldest histories of food production in the world.

UPE HATS | CASE 9These sacred hats hold many secrets of Buka youth, elders’ knowledge and the Buka forests – an area of Papua New Guinea now lost to mining.

MALAGAN FIGURES | CASE 10The Museum has a large and remarkable collection of Malagan ceremonial carvings. The artefacts reveal rich stories of the New Ireland people of Papua New Guinea – their connection with the environment and later with a world of traders, collectors and missionaries.

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MOTHER AND CHILD | CASE 11This enigmatic figure of mother and child from the Solomon Islands seems to represent the world in profound transition. These objects come from the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and Vanuatu.

KIRIBATI ARMOUR | CASE 12Kiribati armour, when part of a fully-decked warrior, was once a fearsome sight. As well as its cultural significance, today it is being used to reveal the evidence of past ecosystems.

KALUNI OPU’U’S CAPE | CASE 13Alli’i (chief) Kaluni opu’u presented this superb feathered cape to Captain Cook on his final voyage to Hawaii. Surrounding the cape are other objects of power and prestige and those that reflect a sense of identity, many collected by Cook.

FIGURE OF ARJUNA | CASE 14This ritualistic piece from South-East Asia demonstrates how people use objects to draw closer to their gods. Such representations reveal beliefs and hopes, particularly for the afterlife, of the cultures that made and used them.

ZULU SHIELDS | CASE 15Made from the hides of Nguni cattle, these impressive shields were collected during the Anglo-Zulu Wars of the 1880s. In contrast to the masculine objects are the delicate beadwork of South African women.

THEBAN COFFIN AND MUMMY | CASE 16For Westerners, Egypt was a country steeped in mystery and archaeological adventure. This was reinforced in the early 20th century by spectacular rediscoveries of tombs laden with mummies and artefacts and the subsequent competition to acquire such objects by both museums and private collectors.

RAVEN HEAD MASK | CASE 17Masks made by Canada’s First Nations people often show spirit beings represented in animal forms. When used in ceremonies, the wearer of the mask enters the supernatural world – forging a connection between human, nature and spirits. In later years, masks tell the stories of dispossession and cultural revival, themes familiar to many indigenous cultures.

MAWSON’S SLEDGE| CASE 18Douglas Mawson’s team hauled wooden sledges like this one on numerous expeditions across Antarctica’s icy surface between 1907 and 1931. Survival in this harsh and unpredictable environment required as much ingenuity and good fortune as it did preparation and physical prowess.

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ERIC THE PLIOSAUR | CASE 19‘Eric’ the Pliosaur swam in a vast inland sea during the Cretaceous, about 110 million years ago. As the sea retreated about 10 million years later, perfect conditions were created for Australia’s national gemstone, opal to form.

CANOWINDRA FISH FOSSILS | CASE 20In 1955, a rock slab with spectacularly preserved fish fossils was uncovered during roadworks at Canowindra. Since then 4000 fossils of eight fish species have been discovered at the site which is now part of Australia’s National Heritage.

LORD HOWE ISLAND DIORAMAIn one of the world’s first expeditions of its kind, the Australian Museum Trustees dispatched a team to Lord Howe Island in 1921 to collect photographs, sketches, specimens, rocks and grasses for three new dioramas. Lord Howe Island, a World Heritage site off the coast of New South Wales, is the remnant of an extinct shield volcano. The island has long been a subject of study by Australian Museum scientists - the first expedition visited the island in 1869 and research trips continue today.This diorama, opened to the public in 1923, is the only one that remains. Still residing in its original position at the entrance of the Long Gallery, it is the oldest surviving natural history diorama in Australia and a masterpiece of its time.

IRISH ELK SKELETON, MEGALOCEROS GIGANTEUSStanding about two metres tall, with antlers spanning more than three metres, the Irish Elk was one of the most impressive megafauna of the Pleistocene epoch. Unlike many other megafauna, it survived the Ice Age but became extinct, probably due to habitat loss, around 7700 years ago.

Despite its name, it’s neither an elk nor exclusively Irish – specimens have been found across Europe and in northern Asia and Africa. It is not closely related to any living species, but it is suspected that the animal was the foundation for the folkloric aurochs of German mythology. This specimen, registered in 1886, is from the Middle Pleistocene to Early Holocene, 780,000–8000 years ago. The bones are dark, rather than the usual white, because they were preserved in the peaty bogs of Ireland.

CANOEThis canoe’s distinct figures are from a tradition of relief carving done in northern parts of North Bougainville and Buka, Papua New Guinea. A central feature is a spirit figure motif called kokorra. These spirit figures are generally shown squatting or sitting with knees drawn up, and with arms raised and almost touching the elongated ears. The head is typically as big as or larger than the body, a classic feature of Oceanic sculpture. The canoe is made from wood with natural pigments.

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100 PEOPLE AND MUSEUM COLLECTION SHOWCASESFIRST FLOORThese 100 people have, in many extraordinary ways, shaped Australia. There are athletes, politicians, writers and performers, doctors and explorers, entrepreneurs, media moguls, aviators, agriculturalists, activists and architects. There are also researchers who transformed the lives of millions, novelists, poets, painters, photographers, an outlaw and, a saint. Their lives span four centuries, from the eighteenth to the twenty-first. Many, through drive, persistence or favourable circumstances, have achieved something remarkable that has enriched Australia’s story. Others have deployed their talents and advantages to push the boundaries of knowledge and human achievement. The 100 people are organised into six groups:

THE SPIRITEDThose who reveal a typical quality, mood or attitude that is considered Australian.

THE INNOVATORS Ground-breaking pioneers whose impact or achievements have influenced future generations.

THE REVOLUTIONARIES People who have caused a complete or dramatic change in history or direction.

THE RESILIENT Those who have proven their ability to survive despite adversity.

THE CURIOUS Inquisitive individuals who have challenged the status quo to learn and discover.

THE UNDERDOGS Those who have displayed that much-loved Australian quality of having succeeded against unlikely odds.

COLLECTION SHOWCASESThese showcases display specimens from each Museum collection area:

Anthropology – West African objects Malacology – Diversity of researchIndigenous Australians – Sports and games Minerals – Broken Hill collectionPacific - Currency Palaeontology – Triassic fossils of the Sydney

BasinArchaeology – Lake Mungo World Heritage Site

Birds – Australian raptors

Archives – Collecting Nature in the 19th century

Fish – Fish skeletons

Marine Invertebrates – Diversity of the collection

Herpetology – Freshwater turtles

Mammals – Marine mammals and bizarre teeth Entomology – Christmas beetlesArachnology – Australian spiders

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200 TREASURES OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUMSYLLABUS LINKS | ENGLISH

EARLY STAGE 1 STAGE 1

OUTCOMES ENe-1A communicates with peers and known adults in informal and guided activities demonstrating emerging skills of group interaction ENe-11D responds to and composes simple texts about familiar aspects of the world and their own experiences

EN1-1A communicates with a range of people in informal and guided activities demonstrating interaction skills and considers how own communication is adjusted in different situations EN1-11D responds to and composes a range of texts about familiar aspects of the world and their own experiences

STAGE 2 STAGE 3

EN2-1A communicates in a range of informal and formal contexts by adopting a range of roles in group, classroom, school and community contexts EN2-11D responds to and composes a range of texts that express viewpoints of the world similar to and different from their own

EN3-1A communicates effectively for a variety of audiences and purposes using increasingly challenging topics, ideas, issues and language forms and features EN3-8D identifies and considers how different viewpoints of their world, including aspects of culture, are represented in texts

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200 TREASURES OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUMSYLLABUS LINKS | GEOGRAPHY

EARLY STAGE 1 STAGE 1

OUTCOMES GEe-2 communicates geographical information and uses geographical tools

GE1-1 describes features of places and the connections people have with places GE1-2 identifies ways in which people interact with and care for places GE1-3 communicates geographical information and uses geographical tools for inquiry

CONTENT investigate connections that people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, have to local and global places, for example: (ACHGK010, ACHGK011, ACHGK012)

STAGE 2 STAGE 3

OUTCOMES GE2-2 describes the ways people, places and environments interact GE2-3 examines differing perceptions about the management of places and environments GE2-4 acquires and communicates geographical information using geographical tools for inquiry

GE3-2 explains interactions and connections between people, places and environments GE3-3 compares and contrasts influences on the management of places and environments GE3-4 acquires, processes and communicates geographical information using geographical tools for inquiry

CONTENT investigate sustainable practices that protect environments, including those of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, for example: (ACHGK023, ACHGK024, ACHGK025)

investigate the world’s cultural diversity, including the cultures of indigenous peoples, for example: (ACHGK033)

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200 TREASURES OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUMSYLLABUS LINKS | SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

EARLY STAGE 1 STAGE 1

OUTCOMES STe-9ME identifies that objects are made of materials that have observable properties

ST1-13MW relates the properties of common materials to their use for particular purposes

CONTENT Objects are made of materials that have observable properties. (ACSSU003)

The different properties of materials enable them to be used for particular purposes.

STAGE 2 STAGE 3

OUTCOMES ST2-13MW identifies the physical properties of natural and processed materials, and how these properties influence their use

ST3-13MW describes how the properties of materials determine their use for specific purposes

CONTENT Natural and processed materials have a range of physical properties which influence their use. (ACSSU074)

The properties of materials determine their use for specific purposes.

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200 TREASURES OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUMSYLLABUS LINKS | HISTORY

EARLY STAGE 1 STAGE 1

OUTCOMES

HTe-2 demonstrates developing skills of historical inquiry and communication

HT1-4 demonstrates skills of historical inquiry and communication

STAGE 2 STAGE 3

OUTCOMES HT2-1 identifies celebrations and commemorations of significance in Australia and the world HT2-3 describes people, events and actions related to world exploration and its effects HT2-4 describes and explains effects of British colonisation in Australia HT2-5 applies skills of historical inquiry and communication

HT3-1 describes and explains the significance of people, groups, places and events to the development of Australia HT3-2 describes and explains different experiences of people living in Australia over time HT3-3 identifies change and continuity and describes the causes and effects of change on Australian society HT3-5 applies a variety of skills of historical inquiry, communication

CONTENT Days and weeks celebrated or commemorated in Australia, importance of symbols and emblems (ACHHK063) Diversity and longevity of Australia’s first peoples and the ways they are connected to Country and Place (land, sea, waterways, skies), implications for their daily lives (ACHHK077)Journey(s) of Captain Cook - contacts with other societies and impacts - (ACHHK078)

The nature of convict or colonial presence, including the factors that influenced patterns of development, aspects of the daily life of inhabitants (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples) and how the environment changed (ACHHK094)

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200 TREASURES OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUMPRE VISIT ACTIVITIESHere are some ideas for student activities before visiting the Australian Museum.

1. HISTORY OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUMFind out about the history of the Australian Museum. When was it established? What type of museum is it? How many scientific specimens and cultural artefacts are in its collections? How significant is the Australian Museum on a global scale?https://australianmuseum.net.au/australian-museum-as-a-site-study-am-history-for-teachershttps://australianmuseum.net.au/gallery-architecture-of-the-australian-museumhttps://australianmuseum.net.au/australian-museum-history

2. HISTORY OF THE LONG GALLERYResearch the history of the Long Gallery. What is its significance in the history of Sydney and Australia?https://australianmuseum.net.au/a-short-history-of-the-australian-museumhttps://australianmuseum.net.au/blogpost/science/dear-mr-darwinhttps://australianmuseum.net.au/lord-howe-island-dioramahttps://australianmuseum.net.au/gallery-architecture-of-the-australian-museumhttps://australianmuseum.net.au/the-museums-first-exhibition

3. TIMELINE OF THE HISTORY OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUMConstruct a timeline of the history of the Australian Museum showing significant events relating to its buildings, its staff and its collections.https://australianmuseum.net.au/australian-museum-as-a-site-study-am-history-for-teachershttps://australianmuseum.net.au/gallery-architecture-of-the-australian-museumhttps://australianmuseum.net.au/australian-museum-history

4. A CLASS DEBATEConduct a class debate. Your topic could be:a. Museums should give man-made artefacts in their collections back to the cultures of their originb. Museums perform an important role in conserving cultural objects.

5. WHAT IS A TREASURE?Students can think about the following questions:a. What makes an object valuable? It may be its monetary value or it may be something else. Write your definition of a treasured object? This is your opinion and everyone in the class may have different ideas.b. What do you think may be some of the treasures of the Australian Museum? What kind of objects do you expect to see?

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200 TREASURES OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUMTEACHER NOTES FOR EXHIBITION ACTIVITIESGENERAL NOTESStudents explore the objects on the Ground Level of the Westpac Long Gallery. They may want to record their findings by writing or drawing on paper. They could also use a mobile device to record audio, video or images.Each of the activities can be done as individuals or groups, and you will need to photocopy one activity sheet or enquiry card for each individual or group before the excursion.Research about learning in museums indicates strongly that students learn better:- in groups so they can discuss what they are seeing, feeling and learning and;- when they have some choice in the topics they will investigate.

EXHIBITION ACTIVITY 1: A FAVOURITE TREASUREIf the activity is completed as a group they will need to discuss their criteria for why it is their favourite such as:• Scientific importance• Cultural or spiritual connections• What it looks like• Money value• How rare it is• The strong feelings you have when you look at it• Connections to a person, a place or an event• Its importance to the community.

EXHIBITION ACTIVITY 2: TREASURE HUNT Students select 5 cultural and 5 scientific treasures. They draw each, find out information about it and its special story.

EXHIBITION ACTIVITY 3: CULTURE AND SCIENCE TREASURESStudents find the 5 cultural and/or the 5 scientific Museum treasures and strike out the incorrect bold word/s to leave the correct word/s.

EXHIBITION ACTIVITY 4: INQUIRY CARDSThe Inquiry Cards are designed to be done in groups. Select the appropriate Inquiry Cards for your areas of study and photocopy one Inquiry Card for each group.The whole class could do the same Inquiry Card or the groups could do different ones. It is ideal if students, where possible, have a choice in the topic they will study.

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A FAVOURITE TREASURELook at all the items in the exhibition and decide which is your favourite treasure. Draw it inside the treasure chest and complete the tasks in the boxes.

Imagine what your treasure would feel like. Write the words that describe how it might feel e.g soft, hard, rough, smooth, sharp etc.

What is your treasure?

Describe your feelings when you look at your treasure.

Describe what your treasure looks like - it’s size, shape, colour, what it’s made from.

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TREASURE HUNTFind an example of each of these 10 types of items. Draw them. Write about them. You might like to answer these questions: What is it? Where is it from? How old is it? What is the item’s special story?

A mask A fossil

An Indigenous Australian object A bird

An object for warfare A spider

An object used in ceremonies A skeleton

A tool for fishing, hunting or carrying A mammal

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CULTURE TREASURESFind each of these special cultural objects, look closely at them and put a line through the incorrect bold words in each pair or group of words.

Rainforest ShieldsThese shields have been carved and then painted with natural pigments.From: Tiwi Islands/Cape York, AustraliaMade by: Tiwi/Kuku Yellani peopleMade from: Fibre/Metal/Stone/Feathers/Shell/Animal Skin/Wood/Resin/Glass/Bone/CaneHeight: up to 25cm/115cm

Theban Coffin and MummyThis ancient Egyptian mummy is wrapped in hundreds of metres of linen bandages. The preserved body is in a wooden coffin painted with hieroglyphic writing and scenes showing people making offerings to the gods.From: Cairo/LuxorDate: 2800 years ago/3800 years agoMummy is: male/female

Captain Cook’s Hawaiian CapePresented to Captain Cook by Hawaiian Chief Kalani-opu-u. Capes were treasured and were worn by chiefs at ceremonies or in battle.Date presented: 1778-9/1788-9Received by Cook: on his second/third voyageMade from: Wood/Fibre/Metal/Natural pigments/Stone/Feathers/Shell/Animal Skin/Resin/Glass/Bone/Cane

Mendaska MaskThe Uramot people create these masks to represent the spirits of leaves, trees, animals and insects.From: Fiji/Papua New GuineaHeight: 40cm/140cmMade from: Wood/Fibre/Red Sap/Glass/Barkcloth/Stone/Feathers/Shell/Animal Skin/Black Resin/Bone/Bamboo Cane

Crocodile Turtle MaskCrocodile masks such as this are worn by dancers at funerals and other important ceremonies.From: Mer/Badu Island, Torres StraitWorn by: Male/Female dancersMade from: Wood/Fibre/Metal/Ochre/Stone/Feathers/Shell/Animal Skin/Bone/Resin/Glass/Cane/Nuts

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SCIENCE TREASURESFind each of these special scientific specimens, look closely at them and put a line through the incorrect bold words in each pair or group of words.

Opalised Pliosaur nicknamed EricSpecies name: Umoonasaurus demoscyllus‘Eric’ was discovered in 1987 by an opal miner. He was a meat-eating reptile that lived in water. Thousands of people donated money so the Museum could buy him to put on display.From: Port Augusta / Coober Pedy, SADate: 66-56 / 120 - 110 million years agoLived: in an inland sea / the ocean

Sydney Funnel-web SpiderSpecies name: Atrax robustusThis specimen was responsible for the first recorded human death by this species. The young child was believed to be squashing it. One of the world’s most venomous spiders.Victim died in: 1927/1957Spider was: male/femaleLives in: trees/burrows

Adelie Land MeteoriteThe first meteorite ever found in Antarctica. Discovered in Adelie Land by Francis Bickerton during Sir Douglas Mawson’s Australasian Antarctic Expedition. It belongs to a group of stony meteorites called chondrites.Date discovered: 1912/1923From outer layer of an asteroid/a moonWeighs: 1/7 kilograms

Tasmania Tiger (Thylacine) pupSpecies name: Thylacinus cyancephalusBy the time of European settlement, the Thylacine had died out on mainland Australia and only remained in Tasmania.Gender of pup: Male/FemaleDate sent to Museum: 1866/1906Last known live Thylacine: 1906/1936Type of animal: mammal/reptile

Paradise ParrotSpecies name: Psephotellus pulcherrimusThis is one of a few specimens in the world. It is the only Australian mainland bird to become extinct since the arrival of Europeans. No live sightings since: 1917/1927Reasons for extinction: flooding/overgrazing/introduction of cats and dogs/land clearing/earthquakes/bird collectors

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MO

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find

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treas

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u m

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obje

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cien

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stro

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INQ

UIR

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AR

D 2

TRA

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ION

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aditi

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obj

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that

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orig

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and

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in d

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life

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a m

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dev

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DIS

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bjec

ts c

an y

ou fi

nd th

at In

dige

nous

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tralia

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war

fare

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me

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Wha

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geno

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INQ

UIR

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AR

D 3

TRA

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WA

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s St

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peo

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’ obj

ects

rela

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to a

rt, m

usic

, dan

ce

and

cere

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Rec

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your

find

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on

pape

r or w

ith a

mob

ile d

evic

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nd o

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ts s

uch

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ay?

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bout

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geno

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cu

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UIR

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by In

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hat i

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INQ

UIR

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AR

D 5

SYM

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cas

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ord

your

find

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on

pape

r or w

ith a

mob

ile d

evic

e.

DIS

CO

VE

RW

here

in th

e To

rres

Stra

it do

es th

is h

eadd

ress

com

e fro

m?

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n di

d th

e Au

stra

lian

Mus

eum

add

this

hea

ddre

ss to

thei

r co

llect

ions

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hat m

ater

ials

is th

e D

ari m

ade

from

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hich

bird

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crea

my

whi

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athe

rs c

ome

from

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hat i

s th

e he

ight

of t

he h

eadd

ress

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o yo

u th

ink

it is

hea

vy o

r lig

ht?

Why

?W

hen

did

the

Dar

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ddre

ss b

ecom

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e em

blem

on

the

Torre

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flag

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ok a

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oth

er o

bjec

ts in

the

exhi

bitio

n. C

an y

ou s

ee s

ymbo

ls

used

on

man

-mad

e ob

ject

s? W

hat a

re th

ey?

SHA

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an

enga

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way

.

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INQ

UIR

Y C

AR

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CA

PTA

IN C

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at C

apta

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awai

ian

‘ahu

’ula

(fea

ther

ed

cape

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e fis

hing

hoo

ks, M

ahio

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elm

et),

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sam

ples

, she

ll tru

mpe

t and

bow

l for

sac

rifici

al b

lood

.In

cas

e 1

look

at t

he s

peci

men

bot

tle u

sed

on C

ook’

s fir

st v

oyag

e.

Rec

ord

your

find

ings

on

pape

r or w

ith a

mob

ile d

evic

e.

DIS

CO

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RW

hat m

ater

ials

is C

apta

in C

ook’

s H

awai

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Cap

e m

ade

from

?W

ho p

rese

nted

the

cape

to C

apta

in C

ook

and

whe

n di

d he

pre

sent

it? O

n w

hat o

ccas

ions

did

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Haw

aiia

n ch

iefs

wea

r cap

es s

uch

as

this

one

?W

hy w

ere

cape

s su

ch a

s th

is c

onsi

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d tre

asur

es b

y H

awai

ian

peop

le?

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and

whe

n di

d th

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stra

lian

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eum

acq

uire

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cap

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ow d

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u fe

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hen

you

look

at t

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ape?

The

item

s co

llect

ed fr

om C

ook

on h

is v

oyag

es a

re fr

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hich

co

untri

es?

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spec

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one

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w

surv

ivin

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lics

from

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k’s

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as it

use

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re th

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o pe

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who

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voya

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SHA

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INQ

UIR

Y C

AR

D 7

IND

IGE

NO

US

AU

STR

ALI

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SU

STA

INA

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ditio

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ultu

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bjec

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ade

by A

borig

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and

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Stra

it Is

land

er p

eopl

es in

cas

es 1

, 4, 5

, 6, 1

9 an

d 20

.

Rec

ord

your

find

ings

on

pape

r or w

ith a

mob

ile d

evic

e.

DIS

CO

VE

RW

rite

a lis

t of 6

nat

ural

mat

eria

ls, e

.g. s

tone

, she

ll, th

at h

ave

been

us

ed to

mak

e th

e tra

ditio

nal c

ultu

ral o

bjec

t.Fo

r eac

h of

the

6 tra

ditio

nal m

ater

ials

exp

lain

how

Indi

geno

us

Aust

ralia

ns m

ade

sure

that

thei

r res

ourc

es (p

lant

s, a

nim

als

and

min

eral

s) d

id n

ot ru

n ou

t?Si

nce

Briti

sh c

olon

isat

ion

Indi

geno

us A

ustra

lians

hav

e ad

apte

d th

eir t

echn

olog

y to

incl

ude

glas

s an

d ac

rylic

pai

nt. W

hat a

re g

lass

an

d ac

rylic

pai

nt m

ade

from

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e gl

ass

and

acry

lic p

ain

able

to b

e re

cycl

ed?

Will

the

mat

eria

ls th

at g

lass

and

acr

ylic

pai

n ar

e m

ade

from

eve

r ru

n ou

t?In

dige

nous

Aus

tralia

ns h

ave

lived

in A

ustra

lia fo

r ove

r 65

000

year

s. A

ustra

lia h

as b

een

colo

nise

d fo

r jus

t ove

r 200

yea

rs.

Whe

n do

you

thin

k th

e Au

stra

lian

envi

ronm

ent w

as u

sed

mor

e su

stai

nabl

y - b

efor

e or

afte

r Brit

ish

colo

nisa

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Why

?

SHA

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Do

furth

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sear

ch. C

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e fa

cts,

pho

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vid

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col

lect

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you

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, tho

ught

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arni

ng w

ith th

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f you

r cla

ss in

an

enga

ging

way

.

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INQ

UIR

Y C

AR

D 8

AU

STR

ALI

A A

FTE

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TIO

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cor

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ston

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ints

an

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mbe

rley

poin

ts in

cas

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Rec

ord

your

find

ings

on

pape

r or w

ith a

mob

ile d

evic

e.

DIS

CO

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RLo

ok a

t Kre

fft’s

pai

ntin

g of

a c

orro

bore

e. W

hen

was

it p

aint

ed?

How

are

artw

orks

like

this

, cre

ated

in th

e ea

rly d

ays

of th

e co

lony

, us

eful

for l

earn

ing

abou

t tra

ditio

nal A

borig

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and

Tor

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it Is

land

er c

ultu

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How

do

we

know

if th

e pa

intin

g is

exa

ctly

wha

t Kre

fft s

aw?

The

Kim

berle

y po

ints

and

the

Papu

nya

pain

tings

sho

w a

cha

nge

in

tech

nolo

gy d

ue to

con

tact

with

Eur

opea

ns. W

hat i

s th

e ch

ange

in

tech

nolo

gy?

How

do

you

thin

k be

ing

able

to a

dapt

to c

hang

es in

clim

ate,

av

aila

ble

reso

urce

s (p

lant

and

ani

mal

s) a

nd te

chno

logy

hel

ped

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igin

al a

nd T

orre

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nder

peo

ple

to b

e su

cces

ful l

ivin

g in

Aus

tralia

for o

ver 6

5 00

0 ye

ars?

How

is th

e Au

stra

lian

Mus

eum

hel

ping

to c

onse

rve

the

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200 TREASURES OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUMPOST VISIT ACTIVITIESGENERALSome creative ideas:Design a new logo for the Australian Museum incorporating one of its treasures.Select 8 of the Museum’s treasures for a time capsule that would tell people of the 25th century about the Australian Museum. Design your time capsule.Design a medallion to celebrate the Australian Museum’s 200th anniversary.Create a poster to advertise the Australian Museum’s 200th anniversary.Design and/or produce a mask to worn at the ceremony to celebrate the Australian Museum’s 200th anniversary.

EXHIBITION ACTIVITY 1: A FAVOURITE TREASUREPresenting their treasure to the classStudents conduct research about their favourite Australian Museum treasure and co-ordinate the facts, photos, sketches, audios or videos they have collected. They share their observations, findings and thoughts and opinions with the rest of the class in an engaging way.PoetryThey could write a poem about their treasure. It could be a ‘Stair Poem’ with 1 word in the first line, 3 words in the second line, 5 words in the third line etc. to make the shape of a staircase. The poem could be in the shape of a diamond or in the shape of the object itself.An interview with a curatorStudents pair up and conduct an interview for a television show about Australia’s 200 Treasures. The interviewer asks the curator why they selected their particular treasure to be on display in the exhibition. Students take a turn in each role.Patchwork quiltStudents draw their treasure in a 20 x 20 cm square. They could be joined together like a patchwork quilt and the resulting artwork could be displayed in the classroom.Speaking objectAsk students to think about what it would be like to be the object. Ask them: What would the object like to say if it could speak? How would it feel?

EXHIBITION ACTIVITY 2: TREASURE HUNTResearching 5 or 10 itemsStudents could conduct research about the 5 or 10 items they found and present their information in an engaging way.For one of their 5 or 10 treasures, they could complete one of the activities from Exhibition Activity 1: A Favourite Treasure (above).

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200 TREASURES OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUMPOST VISIT ACTIVITIESEXHIBITION ACTIVITY 3: CULTURAL AND SCIENTIFIC TREASURESThe class could be divided into groups, each focusing on 1 of the Museum’s treasures to conduct detailed research and present their findings to the rest of the class.Rainforest Shieldshttps://australianmuseum.net.au/image/rainforest-shield-e013432https://australianmuseum.net.au/image/e078182-shield-reversehttps://australianmuseum.net.au/wooden-shield-from-cape-york-c1893

https://australianmuseum.net.au/image/men-with-shields-and-swords-queensland

Theban Coffin and Mummyhttps://australianmuseum.net.au/image/egyptian-coffin-e19466https://australianmuseum.net.au/image/mummy-casehttps://australianmuseum.net.au/the-origins-of-mummification-in-ancient-egypt

https://australianmuseum.net.au/whos-your-mummy-conservation-makes-a-surprise-discoveryCaptain Cook’s Hawaiian Feather Capehttps://australianmuseum.net.au/hawaiian-feather-cape-presented-to-captain-cook-1778

https://australianmuseum.net.au/james-cook

Mendaska Maskhttps://australianmuseum.net.au/mendaska-mask

https://australianmuseum.net.au/image/baining-mendaska-mask-from-papua-new-guinea

Crocodile Turtle Maskhttps://australianmuseum.net.au/crocodile-mask-from-the-torres-strait-islands

Opalised Pliosaur nicknamed Erichttps://australianmuseum.net.au/omoonasaurus-demoscyllus

https://australianmuseum.net.au/image/skeleton-of-a-small-pliosaur

Sydney Funnel-web Spiderhttps://australianmuseum.net.au/sydney-funnel-web-spider

https://australianmuseum.net.au/funnel-web-spiders-group

Adelie Land Meteoritehttps://australianmuseum.net.au/blogpost/science/centenary-adelie-meteoritehttps://australianmuseum.net.au/image/adelie-meteorite-astronomy-antarctica

https://australianmuseum.net.au/meteors-and-meteorites

Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine) Puphttps://australianmuseum.net.au/thylacine-puphttps://australianmuseum.net.au/the-thylacine

https://australianmuseum.net.au/australian-museum-mammalogy-collection

Paradise Parrothttps://australianmuseum.net.au/image/paradise-parrot

https://australianmuseum.net.au/highlights-of-the-ornithology-collection

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200 TREASURES OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUMPOST VISIT ACTIVITYCREATE YOUR OWN EXHIBITIONStudents could design and/or construct their own ‘Treasures’ exhibition about:A. the history of their school using objects or B. their class’ treasures.

PHASE 1: SELECT THE TREASURESA. Find objects that have special meaning for your school and show what makes it the special place it is. Objects such as old photos, newsletters, letters, cards, trophies, badges and uniform. You could record videos or audio interviews with people who know the stories behind the objects. Research the history of your school. Look at the school website and use the school library. Speak with teachers and parents who know the school well. B. Each student brings in a treasure that has special value and significance to them. They do research about their object: What is it? How old is it? What is it made from? Where did it come from? Why is it significant to you?

PHASE 2: DECIDE THE SECTIONS OF THE EXHIBITIONDecide how many sections your exhibition will be divided into. It is usually between 3 and 6. What are the themes of each section?

PHASE 3: DESIGN YOUR EXHIBITIONWhat is your exhibition going to look like? Draw a floor plan of the whole exhibition and do sketches showing how you will display the objects.

PHASE 4: WRITE THE INTRODUCTION TEXT PANELWrite one introductory text panel about the whole exhibition to explain what the exhibition is about. This should be no more than 50 words.

PHASE 5: WRITE THE SECTION INTRODUCTION TEXT PANELSWrite an introductory text panel for each section of the exhibition to explain the theme of the section. These panels should be no more than 100 words each.

PHASE 6: WRITE THE OBJECT LABELSEach object on display needs its own exhibition label. An object label should be: 1) 25 words or less, 2) written in 18-point font size, 3) in landscape orientation, and 4) in a frame.It should include: 1) title and date of artefact, 2) a description - What is it? What is it made from? 3)the significance of the object – why is it so important to your school?

PHASE 7: CONSTRUCT YOUR EXHIBITIONGet your exhibition ready for display for other students, teachers and parents. You could have a special event to ‘launch’ your exhibition as museums and galleries do.

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