Object analysis
![Close up view of an animal skeleton](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/zl9du87e/production/d1c506b69b1f57ae93120a5492a80930461735be-1920x1080.jpg?fit=max&auto=format)
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Digging up the past
Use this animal skeleton, found at the site of First Government House, to develop students’ archaeological investigation skills and knowledge of animal biology
![3D model of a stone object](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/zl9du87e/production/a415cc2ed6a011cadc86b53222b9f03e7aebc0f9-1426x697.jpg?fit=max&auto=format)
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The Gold Rush
How does this object relate to the Gold Rush and, if you struck lucky, what could a gold sovereign buy you in the 1850s?
![3D model of a bone object](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/zl9du87e/production/85cec555d239e3a6471a62e26872f2677f7d022e-1358x681.jpg?fit=max&auto=format)
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Toys in the past
Let your Stage 1 students explore this 3D mystery object to find out more about games played by children and adults in the past
![3d model of a block of terrace houses](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/zl9du87e/production/5d25ae25c8f3788ebf9f130ee9c0e183ec718b96-1805x812.jpg?fit=max&auto=format)
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Susannah Place
Take a closer look at this 3D scan of Susannah Place, as shown in our Virtual Excursion ‘Solve It Using Sources’
![3D model of a metal object](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/zl9du87e/production/8d2cae6d6b9ba5f5e21c1bec533ea392a1a8ee10-1492x798.jpg?fit=max&auto=format)
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Convict life
What can this object from the 1800s tell us about convict life at Hyde Park Barracks?
Explore other objects
![Close up of a ceramic bottle. This item was featured in one of our virtual excursions.](https://images.slm.com.au/fotoweb/embed/2022/12/2cda3f4657fe40ea9ff3de5ef3dd1644.jpg)
Learning resources
Explore our range of online resources designed by teachers to support student learning in the classroom or at home
![Convict Sydney, Level 1, Hyde Park Barracks Museum](https://images.slm.com.au/fotoweb/embed/2023/03/204b04754bff4d8fa8f65eab4af74969.jpg)
Convict Sydney
Objects
These convict-era objects and archaeological artefacts found at Hyde Park Barracks and The Mint (Rum Hospital) are among the rarest and most personal artefacts to have survived from Australia’s early convict period
![A group of students and Sydney Living Museums curriculum program deliverer Hannah at the Old Dairy as part of the Early to Rise program at Rouse Hill Estate](https://images.slm.com.au/fotoweb/embed/2022/12/4c9e44681b8e4c75821fc80721a6c6c7.jpg)
Onsite programs
Our museums, historic houses and gardens are at the heart of every school interaction. We offer immersive, curriculum-linked excursions for Stages 1 to 6
![Sophie Reid, Producer – Learning Programs; Carlin de Montfort, curator; and Naomi Manning, Producer – Learning Programs, stand in front of a series of cameras as they present a virtual excursion. They are standing behind a table of historical objects in the Meet the Convicts room on the top floor of the Hyde Park Barracks.](https://images.slm.com.au/fotoweb/embed/2022/12/836c395890434e92ba2d34db815bcd3f.jpg)
Virtual excursions
Our interactive virtual excursions connect your class live with a museum educator and focus on specific curriculum content, concepts and skills. We currently offer virtual excursions for Stages 1 to 4