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Make your own butterfly envelope
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/classroom-activities/butterflyenvelopes/

Make your own butterfly envelope for your newly collected and identified species.

Published 18 December 2020

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Leaf litter dichotomous key
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/classroom-activities/invertebrate-dichotomous-key/

Go exploring through your local leaf litter and use this dichotomous key to identify invertebrates you find!

Published 24 November 2020

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Learn how to classify spiders
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/classroom-activities/spider-classification/

What's the difference between a burrower, weaver and hunter? Sort pictures of spiders into these three groups and investigate the differences between spider species.

Published 24 November 2020

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Make your own climbing spider
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/classroom-activities/spider-adaptations/

Learn about the adaptations of the different groups of spiders – hunters, weavers and burrowers – then colour in and cut out a St Andrew's Cross Spider and make it climb up a piece of string!

Published 17 November 2020

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Burra

Be transported on an immersive journey through the eyes of burra (eel) in the Australian Museum’s new learning and play space.

Permanent education space
Open daily

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Future Now

A pop-up exhibition created by the Australian Museum, touring Stockland Retail Town Centres in 2022.

Burleigh Heads, QLD
Green Hills, NSW
Shellharbour, NSW

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School programs and excursions

Book school excursions at the Australian Museum, Sydney, that inspire and engage students of all ages.

Virtual excursions
Educator-led tours

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