Boy racing against Cathy Freeman at Sportsworks

Sportsworks: Primary

What
Self-directed
When
Terms 1 to 4, Monday to Friday
Duration
Curriculum links & Accessibility & Access Fund
Year level
Years F to 6
Maximum student numbers
Maximum 60 students
Cost
education service fee
Booking information
Bookings 13 11 02

The Sportsworks exhibition at Scienceworks is curriculum-aligned to science as well as health and physical education for primary school students. Excursions to Sportsworks focus on exploring health and physical sciences through interactive hands-on exhibits focused on the human body and movement.

Students will experience

  • Hands-on challenges such as testing reaction time, balance, and strength through engaging measuring activities.
  • Interactive displays that explore how the body moves and functions during physical activity. This includes learning about the musculoskeletal system.
  • Testing physical skills through interactive challenges such as running against athlete Cathy Freeman, wheelchair racing, rock climbing, and balance exercises.
  • Discovering the science behind sports equipment, learning about materials and technologies that enhance athletic performance.
  • Exploring the exhibition at their own pace, in small groups with their supervisors

Other key information

  • School groups can access the Sportsworks exhibition if they have booked a time slot
  • Students need to stay in small groups with their supervisors while in our exhibitions.

Victorian Curriculum links

Science
  • Physical Sciences (Level F to 4)
Health and Physical Education
  • Movement and Physical Activity – Physical Education (Level F to 6)
Design and Technologies
  • Technologies Contexts (Level F to 6)
Mathematics
  • Measurement (Level F to 6)

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