About this resource
Overview
Learning beyond the classroom is a powerful way to engage students in meaningful curriculum. The National Sports Museum boasts a growing list of resources that are applicable, adaptable and appropriate.
At the National Sports Museum we delight in seeing our resources being used by many groups that are serious about making the most of their extension education programs.
The 12 resource kits in this educational program have been have been developed by or on behalf of the National Sports Museum.
The National Sports Museum provides rich learning opportunities for primary and secondary students in an exciting new context showcasing the importance of sport and sportsmanship for Australians.
Each activity includes detailed Teacher Notes and Student Worksheets which can be downloaded as PDF files. The activities have been mapped to the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS), Levels 3–5.
This National Sports Museum educational resource is not just for sports fans. The activities focus on the richness sport has brought to our history, culture, identity and lifestyle. They emphasise interpersonal and disciplinary learning, and enable students to understand and appreciate the value and significance of sport in our society.
A key theme of the National Sports Museum is ‘moments that made us’. Enjoy the journey as you and your students discover some of those moments.
The National Sports Museum acknowledges the support and contribution of other stakeholder partners in the development of this education program::
- AFL and AFL Victoria
- Cricket Australia
- Sport Australia Hall of Fame
- Australian Olympic Committee
- Victorian Olympic Committee
- Australian Sport and Drug Agency
- Herald Sun
- United Group Rail
Activities
The 12 activities in this unit are only available as PDF documents. They can be downloaded using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
If you do not have Acrobat Reader installed, click here to download the latest free version from the Adobe website.
You can either work your way through the summaries and VELS mapping to gain an overview of the activities, or click here to go straight to the activities.