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Click here for a guide to Planning your MOTAT visit
Click on these links to see our great LEOTC Programmes:
This programme is designed to give students an opportunity to investigate New Zealand identity, culture, Kiwiana, famous New Zealanders and historic events that have shaped our nation. This programme examines those iconic things that we nostalgically identify as “Kiwi As”.
This exciting, hands-on programme gives students an opportunity to investigate simple mechanisms at work and the ways they make our lives easier. These simple mechanisms may include: the lever, the pulley, the wheel and axle, the wedge, and the inclined plane. Physical experiments are used to introduce a range of mechanisms and the ways they make our lives easier. Younger students participate in hands-on identification and the sorting activity of simple mechanisms. Older students work in small groups to design a structure with mechanisms using K’nex and then present to the group explaining how their structure works.
“It was cool to make our own machines using what we learned about pulleys and levers and axles. I want to make one that can lift a house so we can move.” Sione
How has life changed?
Mixers, Mangles, Mashers offers hands-on, interactive exploration of historical technology and innovation in the home; do the washing, feel the irons, dress in Victorian costume. An active educator-led workshop will encourage students to appreciate modern conveniences and discuss why domestic technology has changed. The self-guided trail will enable students to explore the Victorian Village and 1920's shops, imagining what life might have been like in early Auckland. Questions and information on the trail will challenge students to think more deeply about changing technology.
“One week later the children are … using their experiences to work through our topic of understanding the past and how it is important to us” Joy
Back to School enables students to explore change over the last 100-120 years. Students will experience life as a student, (in-role with a MOTAT Educator), in the Victoria era in our authentic Victorian School house and in the Victorian Village. Students will dress up in costumes supplied by MOTAT and interact with a ‘teacher from the past’. The session includes time for reflection and comparison between modern school life and the past. The workshop is linked to a self guided trail around the museum to enable students to further compare and contrast changes in technology and society.
I learned that teachers caned children if they wrote with their left hand. Writing with a feather or a slate pencil was really hard. I like my pencil best!” Toni
What forms of transport have people used over time? How has transport changed? Why has transport changed?
Students will explore changes in transport over time through getting up close to our diverse vehicle collection using group discussion and observation of vehicles from the past. Discover a range of transport from steam locomotives to penny farthings in your self- guided trail around the museum. Experience transport from the past through a tram ride.
“ Thank you for teaching me about all the kinds of transport. I didn’t know there was more than the car and the bus. It was very interesting to learn about how wheels changed. Wooden wheels break too easy…” Joanna
What is electricity? How is electricity generated? How has electricity and it's related technology impacted our lives? Explore these questions and more through an electrifying educator-led session. Through hands-on activities students will generate electricity, experiment with simple circuits and consider how electricity and its related technologies have changed our lives.
The self-guided trail will offer opportunities to explore homes which used no electricity. Students will discover early electrical appliances and pre-electric appliances and discuss issues such as ‘Would they pass our safety standards today?’ Students will experience electricity powered transport with a ride on one our beautiful, authentic trams.
“ I learned that lightning is made of electricity which is electrons moving to come down to earth to connect with protons…” Ryan
What is invention? Why do people invent? What was the need? Our educator-led session will enable your students to explore invention and experience aspects of life before certain inventions. They will discover innovative New Zealanders and products. Students will be encouraged to think about the process of invention and be innovators.
The self-led trail will utilise the MOTAT collection to research the impact of important technological inventions on people. Discover the steam engine, Morse code and something called a Vacreator!
“ I learnt about many different inventions like the mountain buggy and accidental inventions like the tea bag…while looking at all these other inventions I came up with my own- a TV-telephone- watch” Dayna
The Great Race Team Building programme will develop and strengthen the Key Competencies in your class. In this fun, hands-on programme students form teams and race against the clock. Students will discover how the Victorian way of life can help them to relate to others, manage self, think, participate and contribute in an environmentally friendly way.
“Thank you for a great experience. Our tamariki learned that we all have different strengths apart and that together we are stronger” Moana
What is communication? How have developments in communication changed our lives? This artefact based workshop explores developments in communication over time. Students will be challenged to consider how these developments have changed the way we live our fast paced lives today.
Our self-led trail will utilise the MOTAT collection to explore communication technology in the past; from the development of camera and film, telegraph and telephones to the signal box and traffic light.
“I enjoyed learning about the old cameras, telephones, computers, typewriters and the other communication objects. I also learned about Braille, Morse code and semaphore(flags).”
Why do we have toys? How have toys changed over time?
Your students will be inspired to design and make a toy with limited materials/resources back at school after their exciting visit to MOTAT! The highly interactive workshop will give students opportunities to discover toys from the past and the present. Through this hands-on experience students will learn how they work and how they have changed over time. The self-led trail utilising the MOTAT collection of toys will offer opportunities to explore how children played in the past.
“Old toys last for a long time and new toys break easily. Old toys help you to use your brain and your imagination. The way you helped us to learn about toys was exciting” Strathhallan School
How does an aircraft fly? What are the forces of flight? How has aviation impacted our lives? Our world-renowned aviation collection provides an exciting context for exploring flight.
Through the educator-led session students will discover the forces of flight and explore how the parts of an aircraft are designed for their purposes. Students will discuss the purposes of different aircraft and the factors that influenced aircraft design in the past. The self-led trail offers opportunities to explore the aviation collection and the Pioneers of Aviation building, including Richard Pearse, Jean Batten and the Walsh brothers.
“I learned that planes materials can be different to make them light. Planes made of linen fascinate me!” Gabby
“I didn’t feel confident about teaching the physics of flight. You made it so easy for all of us to understand, including me! Thank you” Catherine
In this programme students investigate and explore the properties of light through hands-on activities. Hands–on stations explore mirrors, prisms, lenses, and discover early equipment including box brownie cameras, microscopes, and many more. Students will take a historical look into the appliances and technologies of the past on our self-guided Light and Mirrors trail and consider how the properties of light have important uses in our lives and technology generally. The trail includes focus questions to motivate discussion, as well as supporting information about the displays.
“My favourite part was the Mirror Maze because I could see a million reflections of myself” Jakob
Energy is Everything is a hands-on, interactive exploration of the big ideas- “Energy is everything”, and “energy cannot be created or destroyed- just transformed”. Our educators will offer opportunities to develop your student’s understanding of the concepts of potential and kinetic energy and energy transformation.
During your visit students will take part in several activities including an educator-led workshop session involving hands-on experiences and interaction with our specialist staff in the Pumphouse, Self-led Hands-on-Science Investigations in the “Challenge Zone”, and a tram ride.
“I learned potential energy is stored energy and kinetic energy is moving energy. I’m going to investigate how many types of energy there are…” George
Who was Richard Pearse? The educator will guide students through a drama/in-role enquiry process to find out more about New Zealand's own innovative pioneer. Students will drop into Richard Pearse’s world as trainee reporters. A self-guided trail will provide background about Early Aviation in New Zealand. Explore the exhibition devoted to Richard Pearse and examine his incredible third aircraft. Find out about other pioneering spirits in New Zealand aviation, including Jean Batten and the Walsh brothers.
“We learned heaps about Richard Pearse… I was fascinated about the planes Richard Pearse invented and the way Jean Batten flew solo to England…” Mariel
Inquiry learning exploring a basic innovative principle through investigating an artefact identified by the student as relevant to their inquiry. Students will develop the concept by changing or altering an item of technology from the past and demonstrate how their innovation is better. Students will document this process through digital images and present their thoughts in hard copy.
“Thank you. We really needed a reason or inspiration to get on with investigation into how transport technology has changed” Jacob
Research and Enquire is an inquiry based learning experience that involves the exploration of the Museum collection to stimulate inquiry. With the assistance of a public access librarian, students research around their chosen theme in the library (Knowledge Base). They use digital cameras and computers to record images and present findings at the conclusion of the programme. Students participate according to their ability level and areas of interest. They follow their inquiry in small groups.
“I have learnt so many new facts about technology and how it changed our lives.” Nicole
“’Tis the Season” looks at how and why people celebrate. It is a values based programme which explores the traditions behind celebrations and considers what a traditional “Kiwi Christmas” might be. Students are encouraged to find common elements that link different celebrations such as gift giving, decorations and special foods. The programme is linked to the Social Sciences strand of the NZ Curriculum (levels 1 – 4). This teacher resource pack has activity ideas for you.
“Children were taught about the reasons for giving and had to thinks about giving appropriate presents to people. Gave us a chance to talk about different cultural celebrations that involve giving. Awesome!” Susan
How has life changed? What difference can I make? You and your students will step back in time with our educators in the roles of new settlers to discover some of the issues facing early settlers and take a stand on the call for change. The time is 1874.
Water supply is an important issue for the Tangata Whenua as well as for new settlers to Auckland; unlike many new cities, Auckland is not situated on a major river. People have to make do with sourcing water from small creeks, hand dug wells and what they could collect from the roof. Another issueis disposal of sewage and waste water. As the community has grown, the problems increase.
Use the Victorian Village self-guided trail to compliment the programme. Visit the cottages and see for yourself the way people lived during the colonial period.
“To know what it is like is one thing but to experience it is another. It’s amazing the school, the homes right down to the weird toilet, and washing the clothes” Litia
If you would like to find out more or make a booking, please phone (09) 815 5808, fax 09 846 9310, email bookings@motat.org.nz or Book Online now.
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