James Cameron guided tour – all years
Enter the fascinating world of explorer and film-maker James Cameron as he investigates the mysteries of our deep ocean environments and journeys to famous shipwrecks like RMS Titanic and WWII German battleship Bismark. Through themes of Pioneer, Innovator, Catalyst and Explorer, trace the development of technology that gives us access to underwater worlds like never before and follow the discoveries that inspired Cameron to make films like Titanic and The Abyss.
Museum Educator led program $10.00 per student
Tours available with a STEM, HSIE or ENGLISH focus
James Cameron tour + Maritime Archaeology workshop Years 5–9
Complement your tour of the James Cameron – Challenging the Deep exhibition with a hands-on ‘introduction to maritime archaeology’ workshop. Students use real shipwreck material, a mock seabed, mystery objects and their powers of deduction to piece together the story of a wreck-site. A highlight of the session is taking control of ROV (remote underwater vehicle) units similar to those used on James Cameron’s expedition and investigating the waters of the museum foreshore!
Museum Educator led program $20.00 per student
James Cameron tour + Maritime Archaeology workshop Years 10–12
Complement your tour of the James Cameron – Challenging the Deep exhibition with a hands-on workshop to investigate the process of maritime archaeology. Students employ a number of investigative techniques, handle real artefacts, examine different types of evidence and form a hypothesis to identify a mystery shipwreck. A highlight of the session is taking control of ROV (remote underwater vehicle) units similar to those used on James Cameron’s expedition and investigating the waters of the museum foreshore!
Museum Educator led program $20.00 per student
James Cameron tour + Writing for Film workshop Years 5 –10
Complement your tour of the James Cameron – Challenging the Deep exhibition with a practical writing workshop that focusses on writing screenplays. In the exhibition students will see an original script from the blockbuster movie Titanic and investigate a range of film-making techniques used by James Cameron on films like Titanic and The Abyss. Using the exhibition as a stimulus, students work individually or in small groups to develop an idea for a short film and investigate how to script it.
Museum Educator led program $15.00 per student
How do our Programs fit with the Curriculum?
HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS
NSW
- Geography Stage 5 – Elective: Focus Area e2: Oceanography; Environmental Change & Management
- Science Stage 5 – Earth & Space: ES3; Living World: LW1, LW2
- Science Stage 4 – Earth & Space: ES4; Living World: LW1; Physical World: PW1
- Design & Technology Stages 4 & 5 – Core: Holistic Approach; Design Process; Activity of Designers
- Marine & Aquaculture Technology Stages 4 & 5 – M7: the Oceans; M14: The Abyss; M47: PIP
- English Stage 6 – Area of Study: Discovery
- English Stages 4 & 5 – Appreciating & Composing Texts: EN5-1A, En4-1A
- History Stage 6 (Year 11) – Investigating Modern History: MH11-6; MH11-7; MH11-10
- History Stage 4: DS1: How historians and archaeologists investigate history
AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
Science
Year 7: Biological Sciences: Classification of organisms; Physical Sources: Forces acting on objects
Year 8: Chemical sciences: Chemical change involving reactions between substances
Year 9: Biological Sciences: Ecosystems; Chemical sciences: Chemical reactions in living & non-living systems
Year 10: Chemical sciences: rates of chemical reactions; Physical Science: laws of physics in motion
Geography
Year 7: Unit 1 Water in the World / Year 8: Distinctive landform features/ Year 10: marine environment study
English
Years 7 -10: Language: Texts and historical & social contexts; texts structures & language in different media
Years 7 -10: Literature: Text structures and developing texts; visual features of texts, characterisation in texts
Design Technologies
Years 7 – 10: Motion, force & energy in electromechanical systems; sustainable futures; design solutions from materials, systems & components; technological specialisations in design solutions.
PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS
NSW
- Science & Technology Stage 3 – Living World: features and adaptations; features of environments Built Environments: Systems; - Working scientifically: Planning & conducting investigations
Working technologically: tasks, ideas, solutions.
- English Stage 3 – Writing and Representing: EN3-2A
- History Stage 3 – Historical Skills: Investigating sources; historical people and events.
AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM
Science
Year 5: Biological Sciences: living things’ structural features & adaptations to environments.
Year 5: Chemical Sciences: observable properties of liquids.
Science Year 6: Biological Sciences: living things & physical conditions environments.
HASS
History Years 5 & 6 Skills: researching data from primary & secondary sources; evaluate evidence to draw conclusions; researching, collating, analysing and representing data.
English
Years 5 & 6: Language: Variety in text structure & topic; vocabulary choice in shades of meaning;
Years 5 & 6: Literature: Texts and historical & social contexts; creating imaginative texts.
Design Technologies
Years 5 & 6: Electrical energy can control movement in designed products; investigate materials, components & equipment in design solutions.