Resources for teachers
All education programs are written with reference
to the
Victorain Education Learning Standards.
The program caters for all ages of students, from Primary to Tertiary and
covers a huge range of topics:
Education
Brochure (PDF,
112kb)
General resources
Shipping
background
(PDF, 237kb)
A brief history of the Port of Melbourne (PDF, 467kb)
Economic background of the Port of Melbourne*
(PDF, 60kb)
Information on the Channel Deepening Project* (PDF,
825 kb)
Careers fact sheet
(PDF, 187kb)
* First published in Compak: The Journal of the
Victorian Commercial
Teachers Association
Lessons at the Port Education Centre
Classes at
Port Ed are free and can cover a
vast array of subjects and are usually planned in consultation with the
booking teacher. This process ensures that schools receive lessons
tailored to their needs, whatever the topics being studied.
All lessons fit into the VELS
Civcs and Citizenship Domain of the Physical, Personal and Social Learning
Strand.
Examples of lessons available at the Port Education
Centre:
Primary
Grade 1 and 2: What a port does.
Grade 3 and 4: Water transport in Port
Phillip Bay.
Grade 5 and 6: Buoyancy, cargo ships and the Plimsoll
Line .
Secondary
Year 7 and 8: History of the
Port of Melbourne.
Year 9 and 10:
Port economics and the
port and its natural environment.
VCE Economics and Geography classes can also be catered for.
Lesson Plans
Easily adaptable for any age of
student.
Primary students
Surface-tension driven boat (PDF, 129kb)
Balloon boat (PDF, 136kb)
Spice
geography (PDF, 137kb)
Secondary students
Locating a
port (PDF, 157kb)
Ship's wake (PDF, 131kb)
Ballast water (PDF, 135kb)
Longitude and latitude (PDF, 141kb)
Channel Deepening
The Port Education Coordinator is available to talk
to students about the Channel Deepening Project. This service is free of
charge
Feedback
We would appreciate your feedback, please contact
the Education Programs Coordinator if you have any ideas on further
internet site or program development.
Contact
Simon Upchurch
Education Programs
Coordinator
Port of Melbourne
Corporation
Tel: +61 3 9645 3000
Fax: +61 3 9645 3544
Email: simon.upchurch@portofmelbourne.com
