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Wreck Seeker by the Australian National Maritime Museum

Wreck Seeker

Take your students beneath the surface of Australia's past

An online game where players take the role of a modern maritime archaeologist hunting for some of Australia’s most prized shipwrecks.

Wreck Seeker is a gamified learning platform that allows students to develop and hone their historical skills of enquiry, analysis, and source evaluation.

Players must sort facts from fiction in deciding where to focus their search. Speak to traditional owners, historians, local fishermen, eyewitnesses, and technical experts, as you investigate primary and secondary sources to decide which accounts provide the most reliable information. 

 

Once you've pinpointed where to search, overlay your research onto the map before diving in 3D, on six beautifully recreated underwater environments to see if you've cracked the mystery. 

Designed for middle-school students (10-15 years old), this game is the perfect tool for undertaking meaningful classroom conversations about historical enquiry, chronology, and source analysis.

 Subject: HASS        Subject: History
 Years: 5,6      Years: 7, 8, 9, 10

 

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Please note: Players of Wreck Seeker have the option of creating a login in order to save their progress in the game. To do this players will need to enter a name, a valid email and a password. This will not be available to third parties or accessed by the museum. You do not need to create a login to play Wreck Seeker, but without a login you cannot save your progress.

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Map out your search site and scan the ocean floor in pursuit of your chosen wreck. Once you’ve completed your research, map out a dive site depending on which evidence you think most reliable. Original ship plans are very important in identifying the wrecks you dive on. Use all the tools available to you to identify the wreck and find objects for your exhibition. Each wreck presents its own challenges. Make sure to keep an eye on your air cylinder levels while below the surface. Once you’ve dived on, photographed and explored you’re wreck, it’s time to host an exhibition of your findings.

 

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