Enhance the enjoyment and learning experience of your students' visit to the Otago Museum and Discovery World by using our Classroom Activities below.
 
These activities are designed to complement your visit and can be introduced before or after the visit. Some support and directly relate to our Education Programmes.
 
Even if you live further afield and can't make it to the Museum, you can still use the Classroom Activities to reach curriculum Achievement Objectives and achieve Specific Learning Outcomes.
 
The Classroom Activities cover three areas, Human History, Natural History and Interactive Science. Click on an activity below to find more details, including objectives and learning outcomes, and to download the file or link to the activity.
 
You may need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view some of the files - click here to get the plug-in if you do not have it. 

View our Actvities:

Amazing Magnetic Breakfast
A downloadable activity in Interactive Science
Teachers, this activity will help your class meet the following Science Objectives in the Physical World Strand:
1. Gain an understanding of the nature of physical phenomena from practical investigation and the consideration of scientific models.
4. Explain how physical phenomena are used in everyday technology and how such technology affects people and their environment.
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Cosmic Movement
A downloadable activity in Interactive Science
Teachers, this activity will help your class meet the following Science Objectives in the Physical World strand:
3.1/2 Investigate and describe their ideas about some commonly experienced physical phenomena to develop their understanding of those phenomena.
4.1/2 Investigate and offer explanations for commonly experienced physical phenomena and compare their ideas with scientific ideas.
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Going, Going, Gone?
A downloadable activity in Interactive Science
Teachers, this activity will help your class meet the following Science Objective in the Material World strand:
3.4 Investigate the positive and negative effect of substances on people and on the environment.
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Make Your Own Icecream!
A downloadable activity in Interactive Science
Teachers, this activity will help your class to meet the following Science Objective in the Material World strand:
3.3 Investigate and report on temporary and more permanent changes that familiar materials undergo.
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The Dance of the Honey Bees!
A downloadable activity in Natural History
Teachers, this activity will help your class to meet the following Science Objective in the Living World strand:
3.2 Investigate special features of common animals and plants and decribe how these help them stay alive.
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Volcanic Fun
A downloadable activity in Natural History
Teachers, this activity will help your class meet the following Science Objectives in the Planet Earth and Beyond strand:
3.2 Gather and present information about the origins and history of major natural
features of the local landscape.
5.1/2 Investigate and describe processes which change the Earth’s surface over time at local and global levels.
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What is a Mummy Kept in?
A downloadable activity in Human History
Teachers, this activity will help your class to meet the following Social Studies Objective in the Culture and Heritage strand:
3.1 How practices of cultural groups vary but reflect similar purposes.
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Miniature Zen Garden

If you are studying Japan in your classroom, try making miniature Zen gardens! This is a hands-on activity enabling children to interpret each others Zen. Click here