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Digital Excursions
Join us! The NFSA offers digital excursions that you can join for FREE from anywhere in Australia.
Read more about our current digital excursions below and keep an eye on this page for new excursions coming soon.
On demand
Register to receive a link to the excursion as well as pre- and post-excursion activities and detailed curriculum links.
TV: Then & Now
Travel back to 1956, when television first arrived in Australia.
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In this 30-minute interactive digital excursion, students will explore how watching TV in the past compares to today. They will investigate how television technology and viewing habits have changed over time, take part in drawing and discussion activities, and imagine life as a child growing up in the early days of Australian TV.
Through this experience, students will consider the following key inquiry questions:
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What was different about TV and how people consumed TV shows in the past?
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How has TV as a medium changed since its arrival in Australia in 1956?
Year levels: K-2
Duration: 30 minutes
Australian Curriculum alignment: HASS Foundation, HASS Year 1, HASS Year 2, English Year 1, English Year 2, Design and Technology Years 1 and 2
Australian Curriculum outcomes: AC9HS1K02, AC9HS2K02, AC9E1LY02, AC9E2LY02
On request
Book your class in for a FREE, one-to-one digital excursion with a member of our Learning team. These excursions are available to book on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Media and Me
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In this free, 30-minute digital excursion, students build critical media literacy skills as they explore how media shapes their world. Students will investigate the techniques used to capture attention, stir emotions and persuade audiences through hands-on analysis of media from the NFSA collection.
Students will explore:
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How do different forms of media influence us?
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What techniques do creators use to engage and persuade?
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What does it mean to be a media-literate citizen?
Year levels: 5-6
Duration: 30 minutes
Australian curriculum alignment: English Year 6, HASS Year 5, HASS Year 6, Health and Physical Education Year 6
General Curriculum priorities: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Information Communication Technology
Australian curriculum outcomes: ACELY1713, ACHASSK118, ACHASSK147, ACPPS057
Bookings
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