Otago Museum Trip
Yesterday we journeyed to Dunedin to visit the Otago Museum. We were learning about inventions for our inquiry topic. Our class was split in two, with the Year fours going with the Junior Room and the Year fives going with the Senior Room.
One group worked with the Museum educator Emily to learn all about different inventions. We looked at a wooden plough that is 4000 years old, and then one that was built of metal. It was interesting to see the difference between the two inventions and why they were useful at the time. We also split into smaller groups and went on a scavenger hunt to look for different inventions. It was cool to see all the great ideas that were being shared.
While one group was working with Emily the other group was exploring the Tropical Rain Forest which was so awesome! There were many colourful butterflies and we were even lucky enough to have them land on us! We also saw little birds called quails, goldfish, turtles and a couple of tarantulas. It was really hot in the forest and we learnt that the butterflies couldn’t go outside or they would die.
We also got to spend some time in Discovery World, where we played with the fantastic equipment and thought about inventions that we would like to make. Some of our favourite games were the mind-controlling game, table football, the distorting mirrors and the giant piano you get to stand on.
It was a fantastic day out and we learnt heaps about inventions for our inquiry topic!
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