My First Car – VCE VM Program
Thinking about your first car is a big milestone – make it a safe one.
This facilitator-led excursion equips students with the knowledge, skills and resources they need to make safer decisions when considering their first car. Students explore key vehicle safety features and learn how to use trusted TAC resources and information in navigating this important milestone.
Through collaborative, hands-on learning, students will create a video that highlights what makes a car safe and guides others on how to choose the safest car they can afford.
Students will experience:
- An interactive and immersive visit to the Road to Zero Experience Space including: a virtual reality experience where students travel in a car from 1970 to 2055; an elevator simulation where students experience a dramatic ‘drop’ from the 11th floor of the Royal Exhibition Building; as well as a digital exploration of the Transport Accident Commission’s well-known Graham sculpture.
- Exploring key messages in an example video, then working collaboratively in groups to create their own.
- Using touchtable technology to bring their ideas together, combining pre-shot footage, sound effects, music, vehicle safety animations and supporting information to create a finished video.
Students will learn:
- To identify and discuss the Safe System approach to road safety, with a focus on safe vehicles.
- To identify and analyse the audience, purpose and key messages in digital texts (videos).
- To apply their knowledge of vehicle safety features and safe car choices to communicate key messages and share their learning with others.
Students will need:
- Students will need to have their email address available. Student work and class video assets will be sent to the teacher and students after the excursion for further analysis or extension back at school.
Other key information
The excursion includes:
- A 45-minute session in the Road to Zero Experience Space – an interactive and immersive gallery experience.
- The ‘My First Car – VCE VM Program’ 75-minute session in the Learning Studio.
Victorian Curriculum links
VCE Vocational Major
Personal Development Skills
- Unit 1: Healthy individuals
- Unit 2: Connecting with community
- Unit 3: Leadership and teamwork
- Unit 4: Community project
Literacy
- Unit 1: Understanding and creating digital texts
- Unit 2: Understanding issues and voices; Responding to opinions
- Unit 3: Accessing and understanding informational, organisational and procedural texts; Creating and responding to organisational, informational or procedural texts
- Unit 4: Understanding and engaging with literacy for advocacy
Bookings
To book your free program, please submit an online booking request or contact the Museums Victoria bookings office on 13 11 02
The bookings office operates 9am–4.30pm daily.
VCE VM Resources
School resources have been designed to extend the Road to Zero experience for students studying VCE VM. You can access them here: VCE Vocational Major Resources.