Maritime archaeology helps us to understand the past and connects us to our cultural heritage. And it’s more than just shipwrecks! This field also explores submerged aircraft, wharfs, ports, burial sites and inundated places once occupied by people.
In this workshop students will become maritime archaeologists as they observe, record and analyse replica objects from a variety of ancient and modern maritime archaeology sites. They will learn about migration, trade, war, and use objects to offer their own perspectives on the lives of people from the past.
Curriculum references (NSW)
Stage 4 History – HT4.1, HT4.5, HT4.6, HT4.7, HT4.8, HT4.9
Stage 5 History – HT5.1, HT5.5, HT5.6, HT5.7, HT5.8, HT5.9
Booking information
Duration: 75-minute Educator-led workshop
Cost: $225 per group with a maximum of 15 students
Ratio: A supervisor/student ratio of 1:15 applies
Teachers and supervising adults visit FREE of charge within the ratios specified in Plan Your School Visit.
More information
- Your workshop booking also includes free entry to museum exhibitions, Action Stations and destroyer HMAS Vampire (a supervisor/student ratio of 1:15 applies on HMAS Vampire).
- Workshop location: Peter Doyle Learning Centre.