Museum in a Box - Skeletons

Boxes are currently available each school term for set loan periods of three weeks. Museum in a Box can be sent to and collected from any educational institution within New South Wales.

Skeletons visit the museum

Skeletons visit the museum
Julian Foot © Australian Museum

The Skeletons box is a resource designed specifically for Early Childhood groups. The Skeletons box provides a range of two-dimensional and three-dimensional resources for play and investigation to spark children’s curiosity and imagination

Embedded skeleton specimens

  • Fish
  • Bat
  • Bird
  • Frog
  • Snake

Specimens

  • Half nautilus shell
  • Embedded coral
  • Half bird bone
  • Half mammal bone
  • Laminated leaf

Content

  • Information panels
  • Light box inside lid
  • Animal x-rays
  • Human body x-rays
  • Large foam human skeleton floor puzzle
  • Teachers’ Guide
  • Background notes
  • Books
  • DVD
     


Karen Player , Manager Museum Outreach
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