Ketch Talk
Experiences
Ketch Talk
Guided exploration of our full-size trading ketch Active II, housed inside the museum. The program explains the significance of the ketch trade, the use of small cargo vessels to transport goods between South Australian ports from the mid-1800s up to the 1980s. Students are prompted to investigate the vessel to consider how the sailors on board these vessels would work, sleep, eat and navigate – experiencing life at sea on dry land!
Curriculum
HASS
Year 1
- AC9HS1K02 – continuity and change between aspects of their daily lives and their parents’ and grandparents’ childhoods
Year 2
- AC9HS2K01 – a local individual, group, place or building and the reasons for their importance, including social, cultural or spiritual significance
- AC9HS2K02 – how technological developments changed people’s lives at home, and in the ways they worked, travelled and communicated
- AC9HS2K03 – how places can be spatially represented in geographical divisions from local to regional to state/territory, and how people and places are interconnected across those scales
Year 3
- AC9HS3K01 – causes and effects of changes to the local community, and how people who may be from diverse backgrounds have contributed to these changes
Year 4
- AC9HS4K05 – the importance of environments, including natural vegetation and water sources, to people and animals in Australia and on another continent
Year 5
- AC9HS5K02 – the impact of the development of British colonies in Australia on the lives of First Nations Australians, the colonists and convicts, and on the natural environment
- AC9HS5K04 – the influence of people, including First Nations Australians and people in other countries, on the characteristics of a place
- AC9HS5K08 – types of resources, including natural, human and capital, and how they satisfy needs and wants
Year 6
- AC9HS6K03 – the motivation of people migrating to Australia since Federation and throughout the 20th century, their stories and effects on Australian society, including migrants from the Asia region
Booking Information
Years: P-12
Duration: 30 minutes
Session times: 10:00 am, 11:30 am, 1:00 pm
Maximum group size: 30 per session
Teacher to student ratio:
- 1:6 for Pre-school to Year 2
- 1:10 for Years 3 to 7
- 1:15 for Years 8 to 12
| School excursions and programs pricing | Cost per student | Equity cost per student* |
| Entry + Ketch talk | $11.00 | $ 8.00 |
| Entry + Education program + Ketch talk | $13.50 | $10.00 |
| *Available for government category 1 – 4, rural, and regional schools |
Learning Guide
Frequently Asked Questions
The following PDF addresses our frequently asked questions about topics such as:
- booking process
- cancellation policy
- accessibility
- bag storage
- food and drink in the museum
- behavioural expectations