Resources for teachers

Lessons at the Port Education Centre

Classes at the Port Education Centre (Port Ed) are free and cover a vast range of subjects.

Lessons are planned in consultation with the booking teacher. This ensures schools receive lessons tailored to their needs, whatever the topics being studied.

All education programs are written with reference to the Victorian Education Learning Standards.

The program caters for all ages, from primary to tertiary, and covers a huge range of topics.

See the Port Education brochure (PDF, 970 kb) .

Resources for teachersExamples of lessons available at Port Ed

Primary
Role and function of a port, types of ships, transport, buoyancy.

Secondary
History of the Port of Melbourne, port economics, port operations, port careers and world trade.

Tertiary
Port careers, port operations and supply chain logistics.

General resources

          Shipping background (PDF, 235 kb)
          A brief history of the Port of Melbourne (PDF, 465 kb)
          Economic background of the Port of Melbourne(PDF, 60 kb)
          Information on the Channel Deepening Project
          Careers Fact Sheet (PDF, 185 kb)

Lesson plans

          Primary students
          Surface-tension driven boat (PDF, 130 kb)
          Balloon boat (PDF, 50 kb)
          Spice geography (PDF, 50 kb)

          Secondary students
          Locating a port (PDF, 155 kb)
          Ship's wake (PDF, 50 kb)
          Ballast water (PDF, 50 kb)
          Longitude and latitude (PDF, 50 kb)

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For more information
Port Education Officer
Port of Melbourne Corporation

Tel: +61 3 9683 1361
Email: education@portofmelbourne.com