HERITAGE
Agricultural Museum
Year Level: Prep – Grade 6 (differentiated)
Time: 20 minutes – 1 hour
Learners explore machinery, tools, and implements used in the district years ago and consider how farming technology has changed over time.
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Butter Making
Year Level: Prep – Grade 6
Time: 30 minutes
Learners investigate and participate in the use of a traditional churn to turn cream into butter.
* Incurs an additional fee.
Cottage Industries
Year Level: Grade 2 – Grade 6 (only available to camps)
Time: 1.5 hours
Learners participate in household chores from a bygone era by making bread, butter, and candles. They will also investigate how wool is spun into yarn.
* Incurs an additional fee.
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Homelife Museum
Year Level: Prep – Grade 6 (differentiated)
Time: 30 minutes – 1 hour
Learners will discover numerous household items from previous eras. They have the opportunity to use washboards, a mangle and flat irons, grind wheat to make flour, dress up and role play.
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Olde Classroom
Year Level: Grade 1 – Grade 6 (differentiated)
Time: 1 hour – 1.5 hours
Learners will investigate the changes in education and experience what school was like for country children. Using role-play, the students will experience classroom life from the past including the opportunity to write with pen and ink.
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St. Mary’s Church
Year Level: Grade 3 – Grade 6
Time: 1 hour – 1.5 hours
Students visit the beautiful church at the top of the farm and learn about Sir Richard Dry, our first Tasmanian born Premier.