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Then and Now: Life at Home
Location: Victoria
From: $16
Young students compare a 1900s kitchen, laundry and toy box with today’s, discovering how new technology changed the way people lived, worked and played.
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Description
Demo listing for testing inXcursion. This provider and program are fictional.
Young students compare a 1900s kitchen, laundry and toy box with today's, discovering how new technology changed the way people lived, worked and played.
Program
- Mystery object bag: what was it used for?
- 1900s kitchen: no fridge, no microwave
- Washing day with a scrubbing board and mangle
- Old toys and games on the village green
- Then and now sort: share what changed
Australian Curriculum (Version 9.0)
- AC9HS2K02: how technological developments changed people's lives at home, and in the ways they worked, travelled and communicated (History)
- AC9HS2S03: to interpret information and data from observations and provided sources, including the comparison of objects from the past and present
General capabilities: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking
Details
- Where: 1 Mill Street, Riverbend VIC 3523
- Duration: 3.5 hours (9:30 am – 1:00 pm)
- Group size: 25–75 students
- Sessions: weekdays at 9:30 am. Book at least 2 weeks ahead.
- Price: $16 per student; teachers and helpers free. Choose your numbers on the booking form.
- Supervision: At least 1 teacher for every 10 students.
Additional information
| Year level | Year 2 |
|---|---|
| Learning area | History (HASS) |
| Delivery | Excursion |
| Duration | 3.5 hours (9:30 am – 1:00 pm) |
| Group size | 25–75 students |
Vendor Info
- Riverbend Heritage Village (Demo)
- Vendor: Riverbend Heritage Village (Demo)
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Address:
1 Mill Street
Riverbend Victoria 3523





