Some websites that have resulted from Museum Magnet Schools projects:

7H Family History Exhibition - could you choose one interesting object that tells part of your family's history? That is what a Year 7 class did as they researched their family histories and produced an exhibition for the rest of the school.

Things I used when I was little - Year 1 students learning about Growing and Changing made an exhibition of their favourite objects.

Fossil lab - students from Brisbane State High School visited the Queensland Museum to learn about palaeontology. They met Kerry and Angela working on some fascinating fossils.

Preschool Museum - here are some activities a preschool group did in the lead-up to their Museum visit.

Aboriginal playthings - some toys from the Aboriginal studies collection at the Queensland Museum.

5H Aboriginal artefacts - objects from the Queensland Museum, with interpretation by a class at Mansfield State School.

Musical Instruments - presenting a sample of the Marson Collection recently donated to the Queensland Museum, with teaching resources for a technology unit.

Students' Instruments - made by Year 8 students at Kelvin Grove State College.

Getting about - there are many different forms of transport in Queensland Museum collections. Here are 30 diverse vehicles showing how "getting about" has changed over time.

On Your Soapbox - as the Cobb & Co Museum helped celebrate Toowoomba's centenary, local schools were invited to create exhibits telling of the city's history and culture.

Museum Toys from the Social History collection at the Queensland Museum. The site was developed as part of a unit on Energy for Year 6 students.

Year 6 Toy Makers - this class made toys that use different forms of energy.

Object-based learning - Students in Years 2, 3 & 4 at Railway Estate State School did a series of lessons analysing a collection of spheres. Teacher-librarian Rene James compiled this presentation of their work.

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