Resources for Students and Teachers

The Investigator Tree and Charles Darwin: The Reluctant Revolutionary displays have been developed by Queensland Museum South Bank to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birthday and the 150th anniversary of the publishing of his famous book On the Origin of Species.

To gain an understanding of what students will discover during a visit, read through the pages about the displays:

• Investigator Tree
• Charles Darwin
• Queensland Museum Science Research
• Using the display as a learning experience

Entry to this display is FREE. To make a group booking, visit Queensland Museum South Bank Learning. Schools are encouraged to enter in small groups as the display is compact.

Queensland Curriculum Links

The Investigator Tree and Charles Darwin: The Reluctant Revolutionary support components of the Queensland Curriculum Essential Learnings in a number of ways.

• The suggested pre, during and post visit activities follow a number of strategies to engage students in the Ways of Working component of the Essential Learnings, and support scientific literacy.
• Below are listed the strands within the Knowledge and Understanding components of the Essential Learnings that relate to the display.

Early Years

• Active Learning Processes
• Social and Personal Learning

Years 1-10 (Levels 1-6)

• Science: Science and Society; Earth and Beyond; Life and Living
• SOSE: Time, Continuity and Change; Place and Space; Culture and Identity
• Technology: Technology Practice; Information; Systems

Senior Syllabus

• Science: Biology; Multi-Strand Science; Earth Science
• Social Sciences: Futures