Then and Now

What's different about then and now? Has WA Museum Boola Bardip always been the same?

This program explores change using WA Museum Boola Bardip as a case study to explore the concepts of "then and now".  Students will be able to hear stories, visit galleries and get hands-on with the past, considering the changes that have occurred over different time periods. 

Student experience 

Students will:

Explore the concept of then and now by:

• Recognising why a timeline is important and the information it can tell us
• Taking a narrative-based 'time traveler's tour' around parts of WA Museum Boola Bardip
• Investigating 'mystery objects' and comparing objects from the past with the present
• Getting hands-on with real and replica objects 

Program Feedback

"Really well run, hands on, moving around, interesting facts. Perfect for this age level."

Support your student learning when you explore Boola Bardip before or after your facilitated program by downloading our 'Then and Now' self-guided trail! This trail will take you around some of the past and present links that can be made as you explore Boola Bardip for yourself!

Curriculum links

This program links to the following strands of the Western Australian curriculum:

Pre-primary 

• HASS
  History: How the stories of families and the past can be communicated and passed down through generations and how the stories may differ, depending on who is telling them (WAPHAKUH3).

Year 1

• HASS
  History: How the present, past and future are represented by terms indicating time as well as by dates and changes that may have personal significance (WA1HAKUH2)
  Geography: 
  • The location of local places and their natural, managed and constructed features (WA1HAKUG2)
  • How places change and how they can be cared for by different groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (WA1HAKUG3)

Year 2

• HASS
  History: 
  • The history of a significant person, building, site or part of the natural environment in the local community and what it reveals about the past (WA2HAKUH1)
  • The importance today of an historical site or place and why it has heritage significance and cultural values for present generations (WA2HAKUH2)
  • The impact of changing technology on people’s lives and how the technology of the past differs from the technology used today (WA2HAKUH3)

Year 3

• HASS
  History: One important example of change and one important example of continuity over time in the local community, region or state/territory (WA3HAKUH1)

All facilitated workshops are led by the Museum’s experienced Learning and Engagement team and have been curated using the Museum’s unique resources to provide a deeper learning experience in our specialist subject areas.

Your booking for a facilitated workshop will include all materials and activities for the duration of the program with no prior preparation required.

As part of all facilitated workshop bookings, you are welcome to explore the rest of the Museum free of charge pre or post workshop and do not need to make any additional bookings to do so.  WA Museum Boola Bardip is open daily from 9.30am to 5pm, with last entry at 4pm.