(UN)EXPECTED + TOUR

Details

Available: Term 1 - Term 4 until May 2025

Levels: 7-12

Sessions: Tuesdays at 11am-2:15pm (with a 45min lunch break)

Duration: 3.25 hours

Capacity: 50 students (minimum 20 students)

Cost: A $50 education service fee applies to each booking plus a cost per student (subsidised cost for schools with an ICSEA rating <1050). All prices are inclusive of GST.

Cost per student: $20 Subsidised cost per student: $10

Join us for a half day experience consisting of two modules:

Module 1 - SCI-FI TOUR: 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 in the exhibition.

Module 2 - (UN)EXPECTED WORKSHOP: From bringing back the thylacine from extinction, growing organs in animals for human transplantation, and replacing nature with technology – scientific advancements present a world of possibilities – but is it a world we want for ourselves? Ethics plays a huge role in shaping what science gets done, and in this workshop, we’ll consider the potential futures and unintended consequences for a range of real-world bioethical dilemmas. In groups, students will imagine what the world of tomorrow could look like by creating a visual timeline of possibilities, and as we’ll explore, when it comes to science and ethics, it pays to expect the unexpected.

Key Themes: synthetic biology, de-extinction, eco-detachment, new life forms, genetic engineering, connecting to Country, ecosystems, hybrids, otherness, biodiversity, bionic life, evolution, ethics, and design.

Complete a ‘Futures Wheel’ (a visual timeline) to explore the unintended consequences of bioethical dilemmas (e.g., de-extinction, technology replacing nature)
Explore bioethical approaches and concepts from multiple perspectives, including their own.
Learn about real-world examples of science and technology projects, including those featured in the exhibition.
Identify and connect the key themes and concepts explored in the 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.
Workshop
Victorian Curriculum 7-10: Science (biological science, science as human endeavour, communicating), Visual Arts (present and perform, respond and interpret)
Capabilities 7-10: Critical and Creative Thinking, Ethical Understanding
VCE: Biology Unit 2, Area of Study 3
Gallery Tour
Victorian Curriculum 7-10: Design and Technologies, Digital Technologies, Science, Visual Arts.
Capabilities 7-10: Critical and Creative Thinking, Ethical, Personal and Social Capability.