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2010 New Package - DINOSAURS: Dead or Alive?

IMAX Dinosaur Alive! 3D + Sydney Wildlife World's Last Living Dinosaur exhibit

New at Sydney Wildlife World, the Last Living Dinosaur exhibit is an expansive re-creation of Kakadu National Park gorge. It will be the territory of a fearsome crocodile, one of the biggest in the world measuring almost 5 metres in length. Students will interact with exciting educational displays, take in a keeper talk or croc feed, and come face to face with this ancient and monstrous reptile, both above and below the water line of its mangrove habitat.

Sydney Wildlife World Ph: (02) 8251 7811
Email: education@sydneywildlifeworld.com.au

Cost: Curriculum Links: An Ancient Land; Prehistoric Life, Palaeontology Cost: IMAX $8.50 + $8.50 Sydney Wildlife World

2010 NEW PACKAGE - NICHOLSON MUSEUM: ANCIENT EGYPT

Ancient Egypt at the Nicholson Museum

The Nicholson Museum at the University of Sydney has Australia’s largest public collection of archaeological artefacts from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Middle East. The Egyptian collection spans all periods of Egyptian history from prehistoric times to Roman control of Egypt, with a particularly important collection of New Kingdom sculpture including a monumental bust of Rameses II (the pharaoh featured in Egypt 3D), and a diorite torso of Horemheb who was Tutankhamun’s regent and general. The museum is also the home to a number of mummies, including Padiashaiket the priest, as well as mummified cats, birds and crocodiles.

Sydney University Museums Education Programme enables your students to explore the collection with an archaeologist and to take part in a workshop where they handle artefacts from Egyptian tombs, as well as material from other ancient Mediterranean cultures.

Available with IMAX films: Egypt 3D: Secrets of the Mummies or Mysteries of Egypt.

Nicholson Museum Ph: (02) 9351 8746
Email: k.debeer@usyd.edu.au

Cost: IMAX $8.50 per student PLUS: Primary Schools 2 hours: $9.50 per student or 3 hours: $11.50 per student Secondary Schools 2 hours: $12.00 per student or 3 hours: $15.50 per student

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2010 SCIENCE IN THE CITY

Selected IMAX Films + A Visit to the Australian Museum's Science in the City Program

Combine an IMAX film with a visit to the Australian Museum and take advantage of their Science in the City Program for Primary and Secondary Students. Science in the City at the Australian Museum celebrates the many contributions science makes to society – developing new medicines and technologies, understanding biodiversity and climate change, exploring the outer reaches of the universe, and much, much more.

Science in the City Ph: (02)9320 6389 Fax: (02) 9320 6418
Email: scicom@austmus.gov.au
Web: www.scienceinthecity.net

Cost: $12.00 per student (IMAX $8.50 per student; Science in the City $5.00 per student)

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A GREAT DAY OUT IN DARLING HARBOUR

Create a full-day excursion combining two or more venues in Darling Harbour - and save!

Darling Harbour is host to a wide choice of excursion venues, accomodation and transport options. Combine two or more venues and save on admission. Special Joint Excursion Packages between the venues mean that your students save on entry and you save time in the planning.

IMAX Partners include:
* Powerhouse Museum
* Sydney Aquarium
* Sydney Wildlife World
* Australian National Maritime Museum
* ABC Ultimo Centre (tours of the ABC)
* Sydney Learning Adventures
* YHA Sydney Central (accommodation)
* Monorail (transport)

Cost: Costs vary depending on the venue, but generally, IMAX offers a $1.00 discount when partnered with another approved venue in Darling Harbour. Please call our Education Office on (02) 9213 1600 or email: education@imax.com.au for details,

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ABC ULTIMO CENTRE TOURS

IMAX + ABC Ultimo Centre Tour

Take a behind-the-scenes guided tour of the ABC Radio & TV studios in Ultimo. There are 2 tours daily (up to 45 students total), at 9.50am and 12.20pm. As the site is a working space, no tour is ever the same, but is likely to include a visit to one of two state of the art digital television studios, an on air radio studio, news studio and make-up room, as well as an insight into other ABC content areas.

Available with the full range of IMAX films.

ABC Tours Ph: (02) 8333 5488
Email: ultimotours@your.abc.net.au

Cost: $13.00 per student (IMAX $8.50; ABC Tours $4.50)

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AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM: DINOSAURS

IMAX Dinosaurs Alive! 3D + 'Dinosaurs' exhibition

Combine a screening of the popular IMAX film Dinosaurs Alive! 3D, with a visit to the new permanent exhibition 'Dinosaurs'.

Encounter an amazing array of dinosaurs in this exciting new exhibition at the Australian Museum! The world of dinosaurs is brought to life with skeletons, life-size recreated models, skulls, teeth, claws and hundreds of other fossils. Learn how new discoveries and latest technology are changing our understanding of these fascinating creatures. In an impressive line-up of stars you will meet some old dinosaur favourites such as Stegosaurus and Tyrannosaurus rex and see the Giganotasaurus, one of the giant dinosaurs from Patagonia.

Australian Museum Ph: (02) 9320 6163

Cost: $14.50 per student ($8.50 IMAX + $6.00 Australian Museum)

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AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM: SURVIVING AUSTRALIA

IMAX Australia: Land Beyond Time + 'Surviving Australia' exhibition

Combine a screening of Australia: Land Beyond Time at IMAX, with a visit to Surviving Australia - the new permanent exhibition at the Australian Museum.

Which animals have survived the ever-changing Australian landscape? Is it the largest, the fiercest or the toughest? The most intelligent? Or is it the 'adapters' that win the ultimate game of survival?
Discover surprising animal secrets in this new exhibition showcasing stories of Australian wildlife and tales of their adaptation and survival over millions of years of changing climate and landscape. Divided into six thematic areas - Blue Edge, Island Homes, Our Backyard, Dangerous Australians, Adapt or Die and Where are They Now - this new exhibition will challenge your understanding of the beautiful and bizarre animals that call Australia home.

Australian Museum Ph: (02) 9320 6163

Cost: $14.50 per student ($8.50 IMAX + $6.00 Australian Museum) includes one IMAX film and a visit to the Museum.

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AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

The National Maritime Museum offers a range of workshops for students covering topics of maritime archaeology and chemistry, suitable for primary and secondary students.

Available with all IMAX films.

ANMM Ph: (02) 9298 3655 Fax: (02) 9298 3660
Email: bookings@anmm.gov.au

Cost: Prices vary according to the particular workshop selected and include a guided museum. For all bookings with IMAX, take $1.00 off your ANMM program price.

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BACK TO BUSINESS IN DARLING HARBOUR

IMAX Big Screen Business + Sydney Aquarium Marketing Lecture

Create a full-day Business Studies excursion with 2 great case studies located within the tourist and leisure precinct of Darling Harbour.
Visit the LG IMAX Theatre to learn some of the secrets behind this big screen business, then walk just 5 mins along the Cockle Bay waterfront to Sydney Aquarium to examine the marketing strategies employed by Australia’s No. 1 attraction.

IMAX Big Screen Business
The program comprises a 40 minute Business Talk in the IMAX auditorium at 9.15am using PowerPoint™, followed by a film screening as an example of The IMAX Experience™. Topics covered include:
• IMAX in Australia: a story of management & change
• Our place in the global IMAX market/industry
• The Business Models that make the theatre a success
• Marketing: product lifecycle, market segmentation, advertising & public relations
• Integration of key elements: Marketing, Operations & Finance

Sydney Aquarium Business Studies Program
Learn what strategies Sydney Aquarium employs to make it Australia’s #1 attraction with more that 1.2 million visitors per year.

The 1 hour lecture on Marketing at Sydney Aquarium covers:
• SWOT analysis, Marketing Objectives
• Market Segmentation
• Developing Marketing Strategies - Price, Product, Promotion
• Monitoring and Control of Promotional Strategies

Cost: $27.00 per student (IMAX $13.50; Sydney Aquarium $13.50) Features a $1 discount at each venue.

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LUNA PARK SYDNEY: FUN PARK EXCURSION

IMAX film of choice + Luna Park Sydney ''Physics is Fun'' Excursion

Study the science behind the fun - and more!
Worksheets for Luna Park Sydney have been developed by Australian teachers and provide a direct link to various areas of school curriculum:
SECONDARY: Science 7–10, Physics, Senior Science, Biology, Design & Technology, Technology, Commerce, Business Studies, Tourism, Visual Arts, Peer Support, English, Mathematics.
PRIMARY: Mathematics, Science & Technology, English, Art, Peer Support.

Cost: IMAX $9.50 per student. LUNA PARK SYDNEY: $23.00 (plus GST) per student on scheduled dates or $24.00 (plus GST) per student on non-scheduled dates, PLUS a special booking fee of $20.00 (plus GST) to Luna Park Sydney.

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POWERHOUSE MUSEUM

IMAX film of your choice + a visit to the POWERHOUSE MUSEUM

Be completely flexible with this package! Visit any one of the many diverse exhibitions at The Powerhouse Museum and choose any IMAX film from our complete Film Library. Or see below for recommended themes.

Explore a multitude of exhibitions on topics from space science to design and technology. You can comfortably guide students through about 4 exhibitions during a 2 hour visit. Exhibitions include Space, From Earth to the Universe (till July 2010), Transport, Ecologic, Cyberworlds, Steam revolution, Boulton & Watt steam rotative engine and Experimentations. Optional science shows, Marvellous Machines Drawing Adventure program and Thinkspace workshops on specialist topics available at additional cost.

Available with the full range of IMAX films. The exhibitions, Transport, Space and From Earth to the Universe have strong links with: Space Station 3D (ends Term 1, 2010) and Hubble 3D (starts May 13, 2010).

Bookings and further information - Ph: (02) 9217 0222 Fax: (02) 9217 0622
Email: edserv@phm.gov.au Web: www.powerhousemuseum.com

Cost: $12.50 per student (IMAX - $8.50; Powerhouse - $4.00)

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POWERHOUSE MUSEUM: SPACE GALLERY

IMAX Hubble 3D (starts May 13) + Powerhouse Museum Space gallery

Walk through a replica space station, stand under a real rocket engine and see a host of other space-reated exhibits in this permanent Space Gallery at the Powerhouse Museum. Don't forget to check out the Museum's new Zero Gravity exhibt.

Powerhouse Museum Ph: (02) 9217 0222
Email: edserv@phm.com.au

Cost: $12.50 per student (IMAX $8.50; Powerhouse $4.00)

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POWERHOUSE MUSEUM: Sustainability Package

IMAX Blue Planet + Powerhouse Museum EcoLogic exhibition

Be inspired by the stunning film Blue Planet at IMAX, which provides a great overview for your students of the impact of human development and climate change on Earth. Then allow your students to examine sustainability in more depth with a visit the EcoLogic: creating a sustainable future exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum. Exhibition trails are available for the Museum visit.

Powerhouse Museum Ph: (02) 9217 0222
Email: edserv@phm.com.au

Cost: $12.50 per student (IMAX $8.50 + Powerhouse $4.00)

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SYDNEY AQUARIUM: BUGS + SEA BEASTIES

IMAX Bugs! 3D + Sydney Aquarium

LIVING THINGS: BUGS & SEA BEASTIES
Ideal for Primary school students studying “Mini-Beasts” - this package combines a screening of Bugs! 3D at IMAX with a visit to the ‘sea beasties’ at Sydney Aquarium. In Bugs! 3D at IMAX, students will study the savage and dramatic lives of the "little guys in life”, focusing on two bugs in particular: a praying mantis and caterpillar. At the Aquarium, take a look at undersea “beasties” and meet some of the locals up close in the hands-on touchpools.

(NOTE: Discounted packages with Sydney Aquarium are valid with ALL IMAX films.)

Sydney Aquarium Ph: 02 8251 7811

Cost: $17.00 per Student ($8.50 IMAX; $8.50 Aquarium)

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SYDNEY AQUARIUM: MARINE MAGIC

IMAX Under the Sea 3D + Sydney Aquarium

MARINE MAGIC
Combine a screening of UNDER THE SEA 3D with a visit to Sydney Aquarium. Ideal for primary schools students studying 'The Sea'. Start with a visit to the award-winning Sydney Aquarium, home to the largest and most comprehensive collection of aquatic life in Australia. At IMAX, you’ll explore the biodiversity of the marine world and the inter-relationships between inhabitants of underwater ecosystems in the beautifully photographed new IMAX film UNDER THE SEA 3D.

(NOTE: Discounted packages with Sydney Aquarium are valid with ALL IMAX films.)

Sydney Aquarium Ph: 02 8251 7811

Cost: $17.00 per student (IMAX $8.50 + Aquarium $8.50)

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SYDNEY CENTRAL YHA

Overnight Accommodation

If you're travelling to Sydney and your group needs a place to stay overnight, Sydney Central YHA has centrally located, secure, modern and friendly accommodation, all within walking distance of IMAX (approximately 10 mins walk).

YHA Sydney Central Group Bookings
Ph: (02) 9218 9018 Fax: (02)9218 9099
Email: sydcentralgroups@yhansw.org.au

Cost: $40.00 per person per night (in a multi-share room, with continental breakfast) $110.00 per room (in a private ensuite room, with continental breakfast). Mention joint package with IMAX to receive these reduced rates.

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SYDNEY LEARNING ADVENTURES

IMAX Sydney: Story of a City + Sydney Learning Adventures Tour

Combine a screening of Sydney: Story of a City at IMAX at 10am, with an educational tour program led by Sydney Learning Adventures.

A variety of tour programs in both The Rocks and Darling Harbour are available:
The Rocks: 'Children Stepping Back in Time','Detectives with a difference', 'Rocks Discovery Museum Tour','Battle for the Rocks'
Darling Harbour: 'Chinese Whispers' and 'Red and Gold'

Sydney Learning Adventures offers a discounted rate of $10.00 per student for The Rocks programs and $14.00 for the Darling Harbour programs "Chinese Whispers and "Red and Gold" if combining with an IMAX film.

Sydney Learning Adventures Ph: (02) 9240 8552 Fax: (02) 9247 3455

Cost: $8.50 IMAX; $10.00 - $14.00 SLA Tour Program (price varies according to program)

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SYDNEY OBSERVATORY

SYDNEY OBSERVATORY + IMAX Space Station 3D or Roving Mars

Combine a visit to Sydney Observatory, with a screening of Space Station 3D at IMAX. Planetarium sessions at the Observatory are optional extras. Ideal for all studies of 'Space'.

Look through a real working telescope, view a mini-planetarium show and 3D space theatre, and explore a range of hands-on exhibitions.

Allow approx. 1.5 hrs for your visit to the Observatory.
Tour times: 10.00am to 11.30am; Noon to 1.30pm
Max. 80 students at one time. Larger groups to be split and rotated between venues.

Available with IMAX films: Space Station 3D (until Term 1, 2010 only; then Hubble 3D from 13 May 2010)

Sydney Observatory Ph: (02) 9921 3485 Fax: (02) 9921 3489
email observatory@phm.gov.au

Cost: Day Visits: $14.50 per student (IMAX $8.50 + Observatory $6.00) Night Visits: $17.50 (IMAX $8.50 + Observatory $9.00)

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SYDNEY WILDLIFE WORLD

IMAX Film + Sydney Wildlife World

Combine any IMAX film with a visit to Sydney Wildlife World which showcases Australia's unique and bizarre flora and fauna. See over 100 species living in their natural habitats and ecosystems, where you can take a walk on the wild side with the yellow-footed rock wallabies, or meet one of Australia's cutest national icons, the koala. Key features: 9 unique Australian habitat zones; Reptiles & Invertebrates; Butterfly House; Nocturnal House; Kakadu Gorge.

Sydney Wildlife World Ph: (02) 8251 7811
Email: education@sydneywildlifeworld.com.au

Cost: $17.00 per student, (IMAX: $8.50, Wildlife World: $8.50)

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SYDNEY WILDLIFE WORLD: BUGS BUTTERFLIES & OTHER BEASTIES

IMAX Bugs 3D + Sydney Wildlife World

Package created for bookings with IMAX BUGS! 3D for studies of Mini Beasts and Invertebrates. As well as this your students will see over 100 species living in their natural habitats and ecosystems, where you can take a walk on the wild side with the yellow-footed rock wallabies, or meet one of Australia's cutest national icons, the koala. Key features: 9 unique Australian habitat zones; including Reptiles & Invertebrates; Butterfly House; Nocturnal House; Kakadu Gorge.

Bookings: Ph: (02) 8251 7811
Email: education@sydneywildlifeworld.com.au

Cost: $17.00 per student (Wildlife World $8.50 per student; IMAX $8.50 per student)

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SYDNEY WILDLIFE WORLD: STAGE 5 GEOGRAPHY: SURVIVING THE ELEMENTS

IMAX Australia: Land Beyond Time + Sydney Wildlife World

The IMAX Theatre and Sydney Wildlife World have combined to offer your Stage 5 Geography students an educationally inspiring and exciting excursion package which complements the study of Australia’s unique flora and fauna. See Australia: Land Beyond Time at IMAX, then follow with a visit to Sydney Wildlife World.

Sydney Wildlife World Ph: (02) 8251 7811
Email: education@sydneywildlifeworld.com.au

Cost: $17.00 per student ($8.50 IMAX; $8.50 Sydney Wildlife World)

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