Education

A Beautiful Planet 3D

This stunning IMAX 3D film will provide your students with a unique perspective and understanding of our planet and galaxy, sharing an awe-inspiring glimpse of Earth and a hopeful look into the future of humanity.

Teacher Information: Suitable for students in Grade 2 and above. Links closely to the Dynamic Earth exhibition at Melbourne Museum. Visit the Museum Learning website or call 13 11 02 to book.

Victorian Curriculum Links: Science, Science Understanding (Earth & Space Science), Sustainability, Geography

Antarctica 3D

It is the coldest, driest and windiest place on Earth with the roughest oceans and yet, weird and wonderful creatures thrive here. Take your students to the farthest reaches of this wild and majestic continent.

Teacher Information: Suitable for students in Grade 3 and above. Links closely to the Dynamic Earth exhibition at Melbourne Museum. Visit the Museum Learning website or call 13 11 02 to book.

Victorian Curriculum Links: Science Understanding (Biological & Earth Science), Environmental Science, Life Cycle, Sustainability, Geography.

Arctic 3D: Our Frozen Planet

At the very top of the globe, lies a spectacular, frozen realm thats home to the astounding world of narwhals, belugas, polar bears, caribou, hooded seals and ice-covered bumblebees! Explore how the Arctic's its indigenous people and wildlife have found ways to survive and live in harmony within the extreme climate.

Teacher Information: Suitable for students in Grade 2 and above. Links closely to the Dynamic Earth exhibition at Melbourne Museum. Visit the Museum Learning website or call 13 11 02 to book.

Victorian Curriculum Links: Science Understanding (Biological & Earth Science), Environmental Science, Life Cycle, Sustainability, Geography.

Australia 3D

New for Term 4, 2025!

Australia 3D: The Wild Continent carries its audience through the wildest and most beautiful landscapes in Australia in search of the hidden stories that make this continent unique. Discover flora and fauna that has evolved in splendid isolation, explore ancient landscapes sculpted by great geological forces, and learn what it means to care for Country from traditional custodians of the land.

Teacher Information: Suitable for students 6+ / Grade 1 and above. Visit the Museum Learning website or call 13 11 02 to book.

Victorian Curriculum Links: Science, Environmental Science, Geography

Blue Whales 3D

Join an adventure of a lifetime to discover a long-lost Blue Whale pod in a remote corner of the ocean, where no scientists or film crews have explored before. What the expedition reveals will help inspire new marine protected areas.

Teacher Information: Suitable for students in Grade 2 and above. Links closely to the Dynamic Earth exhibitions at Melbourne Museum. Visit the Museum Learning website or call 13 11 02 to book.

Victorian Curriculum Links: Science, Marine Biology, Biology, Science Understanding (Biological Science), Sustainability, Geography

Bugs 3D: Micro Monsters

Shrink down and step into the hidden world of super-powered bugs. Meet the beetles that shoot chemical fire and lift enormous weights, and even a bug that can transform itself into another creature entirely!

Teacher Information: Suitable for students in Foundation and above. Links closely to the Bugs Alive exhibition at Melbourne Museum. Visit the Museum Learning website or call 13 11 02 to book.

Victorian Curriculum Links: Humanities, Social Science, Geography, Science Understanding (Biological Science), Sustainability, Geography

Deep Sky: Webb Telescope

Follow the high-stakes global mission to build the James Webb Space Telescope and experience it's launch into orbit one-million miles from Earth, in an attempt to answer questions that have haunted us since the beginning of time: Where did we come from? How did the universe begin? Are we alone?

Teacher Information: Suitable for students in Grade 4 and above. This film links closely to the Dynamic Earth exhibition at Melbourne Museum. Visit the Museum Learning website or call 13 11 02 to book.

Victorian Curriculum Links: Science, Science Understanding (Earth and Space Science), Space and Solar Systems, Science as a Human Endeavour 

Elephants 3D

Elephants 3D is an epic journey across Africa’s Namib Desert, getting up close and personal with the largest land mammals on the planet. Making one of the world’s oldest desert home, the desert elephants are one of nature’s most inspiring examples of survival and adaptation. Brave the desert with elephant baby Littlefoot and her elephant family as they live a timeless tale of resilience, ingenuity and close family bonds. 

Teacher Information: Suitable for students in Grade 3 and above. Visit the Museum Learning website or call 13 11 02 to book.

Victorian Curriculum Links: Science, Environmental Science, Geography

Extreme Weather

From ice to fire to tornadoes, this film will illustrate how all of these extreme elements are connected. Meet the scientists around the world working to unlock the keys to predicting and surviving the dangerous weather to come!

Teacher Information: Suitable for students in Grade 3 and above. Links closely to the Dynamic Earth and 600 Million Years: Victoria Evolves exhibitions at Melbourne Museum. Visit the Museum Learning website or call 13 11 02 to book.

Victorian Curriculum Links: Science, Natural Disasters, Environmental Science, Science Understanding (Earth Science), Science Inquiry Skills, Geography

Flight of the Butterflies 3D

Half a billion butterflies on the giant screen... take your students on an extraordinary journey spanning not only miles but generations. Unlock the secrets of the greatest migration on earth in an awe-inspiring tale of dedication and discovery; the flight of the monarch butterflies.

Teacher Information: Suitable for students in Foundation and above. This film closely links to the Bugs Alive exhibition at Melbourne Museum. Visit the Museum Learning website or call 13 11 02 to book.

Victorian Curriculum Links: Science, Life Cycles, Insects, Bugs, Science Understanding (Biological) 

Great Barrier Reef 3D

Dive into the living treasure trove of biodiversity that is the Great Barrier Reef! Following the reef guardians protecting this marine reserve, your students will learn how this amazing sanctuary has endured for thousands of years and will continue to do so for many years to come.

Teacher Information: Suitable for students in Grade 3 and above. Visit the Museum Learning website or call 13 11 02 to book.

Victorian Curriculum Links:  Environmental Science, Marine Biology, Biology, Science Understanding (Biological Science), Sustainability, Geography, Conservation and Life Cycles.

Jane Goodall - Reasons for Hope

JANE GOODALL - REASONS FOR HOPE is an uplifting journey around the globe to highlight good news stories that will inspire people to make a difference in the world around them. Jane revolutionised how we view the world around us. Join her on this adventure of inspiration and hope.

Teacher Information: Suitable for students in Grade 2 and above. Visit the Museum learning website or call 13 11 02 to book.

Victorian Curriculum Links: Environmental Science, Life Cycle, Sustainability, Geography.

Museum Alive 3D

When the last visitor leaves London's Natural History Museum, David Attenborough roams the halls and encounters extinct creatures brought to life.

Teacher Information: Suitable for students Foundation and above. Visit the Museum learning website or call 13 11 02 to book.

Victorian Curriculum Links: Science, Thinking Process, Science Understanding (Biological & Earth Science), Biology

Secrets of the Sea 3D

Prepare to meet some of the ocean’s strangest and most spectacular creatures! From adorable pygmy seahorses and opalescent squid to manta rays, tiger sharks, barnacle blennies, and a coconut octopus, explore the fascinating ways they interact with each other and their environment. 

Teacher Information: Suitable for students in Grade 2 and above. Links closely to the Dynamic Earth exhibitions at Melbourne Museum. Visit the Museum learning website or call 13 11 02 to book.

Victorian Curriculum Links: Science, Marine Biology, Biology, Science Understanding (Biological Science), Sustainability, Geography

Serengeti 3D: Journey to the Heart of Africa

Experience one of nature's most spectacular events, the annual wildebeest migration, on the giant screen!

Teacher Information: Suitable for students in Grade 1 and above. Visit the Museum learning website or call 13 11 02 to book.

Victorian Curriculum Links: Science, Biology, Science Understanding (Biological Science), Sustainability, Geography, Life Cycle

T.Rex 3D

For over a hundred years dinosaurs have inspired and thrilled audiences, but among them towers a king—a tyrant lizard king. Experience the most dazzling and accurate T. rex documentary ever made, in stunning IMAX 3D!

Not only will you reimagine your understanding of this legendary dino, you’ll also come face-to-face with Melbourne Museum’s very own Horridus the Triceratops as the two dinos go toe-to-toe in a battle of the ages!

Teacher Information: Suitable for students in Grade 2 and above. Links closely to the Home of Dinosaurs at Melbourne Museum. Visit the Museum learning website or call 13 11 02 to book.

Victorian Curriculum Links: Environmental Science, Science Inquiry Skills, Science Understanding (Earth Science), Science as a Human Endeavour, Geography

The Story of Earth 3D

In this Australian film, expert geologists will guide your students from the Pilbara in Western Australia to the geothermal pools of Iceland, using contemporary geology to teach us about our Earth and solar system.

Teacher Information: Suitable for students in Grade 3 and above. Links closely to the Dynamic Earth and 600 Million Years: Victoria Evolves exhibitions at Melbourne Museum. Visit the Museum learning website or call 13 11 02 to book.

Victorian Curriculum Links: Science, Science Understanding (Earth & Space Science), Science as a Human Endeavour, Science Inquiry Skills, Geography

Volcanoes 3D

For billions of years, volcanoes have created extraordinary ecosystems and habitats. Students will discover molten worlds and exploding craters, from an active volcano in Indonesia to the archaeological ghost town of Pompeii.

Teacher Information: Suitable for students in Grade 2 and above. Links closely to the Dynamic Earth and 600 Million Years: Victoria Evolves exhibitions at Melbourne Museum. Visit the Museum learning website or call 13 11 02 to book.

Victorian Curriculum Links: Science, Natural Disasters, Environmental Science, Science Understanding (Earth Science), Geography