DARK MATTERS: INTERACTIVE TOUR
Details
Available: 8 August - 2 December, 2023
Levels: 7 - 12
Sessions: Anytime between 11am and 5pm, Tuesdays to Fridays (select closest available session and note preferred start time when booking)
Duration: 1.5 hours (can be shortened to 1 hour, if needed)
Capacity: 50 students (minimum of 15 students)
Cost: A $50 education service fee applies to each booking plus a cost per student (subsidised cost for low-SES and regional schools). All prices are inclusive of GST.
Regular student cost: $8 Low-SES/regional student cost: $4
In this facilitator-led experience, students will be guided through the DARK MATTERS exhibition. In collaboration with Arts at CERN and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics, DARK MATTERS explores the fundamental essence of life and the universe, and how so much of it remains a mystery to us. This exhibition deep dives into the unseen, the unknown and the unspoken – will we ever fully understand the forces at play in our own lives, both on an individual level and on a planetary and universal scale?
Using their deep knowledge of the exhibition, Learning Experience Facilitators will introduce students to the key concepts and ideas, facilitate group discussions and activities, and prompt students to think critically about the works. Students will have the opportunity to independently explore the exhibition with resources containing thought-provoking questions and reflective activities before sharing their experience with the group.
Key Themes: dark matter; physics; earth sciences; biology; space exploration; future technologies; innovation.
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Identify and connect the key themes and concepts explored in the DARK MATTERS exhibition through the facilitator-led tour of the transdisciplinary works.
Participate in facilitator-led group activities and discussions that prompt critical thinking and provoke curiosity.
Informally engage with university students – who make up our facilitator team - and learn about diverse post-school pathways.
Explore the gallery independently in small teams, interacting with each of the works.
Reflect and share with the group their experience and insights from the exhibition.
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Victorian Curriculum 7-10: Design and Technologies, Digital Technologies, Science, Visual Arts.
Capabilities 7-10: Critical and Creative Thinking, Ethical, Personal and Social Capability.
Detailed Curriculum Mapping
Looking for more?
Did you know that our hands-on workshops also contain a Dark Matters Interactive Tour? We have full-day and half-day options. Click to find out more!
Looking for a free option?
Check out our teacher-led exhibition visits where students receive an introduction from our staff and then are free to self-explore with Mediators on hand to answer any questions. Click to find out more!
