In the next few days I should be able to book our class a visit to the Science Museum. If you haven’t visited the museum then you’re in for a treat. It’s a genuinely world class museum and it provides many fascinating educational opportunities. But the question I’ve got for you is this – what should we do during our visit to the museum? That’s right I want you to organise the trip – you get to be the teacher and make the decision as to what we do on our trip!
But there are some things you’ll need to take into consideration. First of all you’ll need to visit the Science Museum website (www.sciencemuseum.org.uk) and have a look at what exhibitions, workshops and attractions they offer.
Next you’ll have to consider our budget and our available time. The bad news is that we don’t have a budget, i.e. we have no money available for this trip so you can’t choose any of the attractions that cost money. The good news is that the vast majority of attractions are free, so there’s still plenty of things to select from.
The final consideration is perhaps the most important, you’ve got to link what we visit with what we’re learning about in school. You can link our activities to what we’ve been learning about this half term or you can link our activities to what we will be learning about next half term (the main topics are: investigative maths; climate change; space; planet earth; and architectural design).
Be creative and be adventurous in your thinking. I’ll provide an idea of how your proposal should look in the comments section and then it’s over to you – what should we do on our trip?
We’ll arrive by about 10am and we’ll have lunch around 12pm. After spending half a hour on lunch we’ll have another session and then depart at 2pm. So we will have 2 hours learning time before lunch and 1 and a half hours of learning time after lunch.
10am-10:30am – Measuring Time Exhibition – I’ve selected this exhibition as all of our school is focusing on improving our numeracy levels and this exhibition will help us understand more about telling the time which is a numeracy topic.
10:30-11:00am – Energy: Fuelling The Future Interactive Gallery – This links to our climate change topic and learning about energy is important in learning about climate change.
11:00am-11:30am – Spaced Out Tour – This links to our space and planet earth topics and after looking at an exhibition and interactive gallery for the previous hour it would be nice to experience a tour as well.
11:30am-12:00pm – Launchpad Interactive Gallery – This is another space themed gallery but it’s a little bit more hands on and I think we’ll need something interactive just before lunch!
12:00pm-12:30pm – Lunch
12:30pm-2:00pm – Atmosphere Exhibition – This is going to be the main focus for the day so it gets the most time given to it. We will have longer to explore the exhibition in full and make some extra notes that can really help our work in class.
We could take the iPads and record the most interesting information so we can show everyone back in school.
This is how a proposal should look, have a look at the museum’s website and see if you can create your own proposal.
Well first I just want to say that it’s really exciting that we get to chose what we do on our trip. I would really like to go on the spaced out tour because I find the Apollo very interesting.
I would like to learn about the stars, the planets, the cosmos, and orbit. I think that it will be a really interesting opportunity, as it will allow us to focus on the position of planets, distances of planets, and moons. It will make us think more about our universe, and what it really means to understand science.
Can you make an itinerary? You’ll need to include times for the different activities. Have a look at my example for how it should be done. We need to write a bit more to make it a proper proposal.
I think we should look at the out of space tour
I think we should go on then space part for about 1 hour and 45 mins then for the next 15 mins go on the launch pad then have lunch for about 20 mins.
Then after lunch we should look at the Energy: fuelling the future for 45 mins then for the rest of the time look at anything people want to look at like maths and space again.
Thank’s for letting us choose our own trip! It is a first. I would like to see the launch pad also because the website says its interactive. I would also like to see the exhibition on exploring space. There’s one more thing media space: every thing and you
Thankyou for letting us organise our trip!
Here is a timetable:
10:00am- Launchpad
11:00am- Antenna
12:00am- Lunch
12:45am- Listening post
1:15- Universal everything and you
1:45am- Cutting edge
2:00- Time to go!
I agree with Mr Antcliffe.
I am really excited about what we can choose to do on our trip!! I am really looking forward to be going on the fly me to the moon which is in 3D!!!!
And i can not wait to go in to the deep sea which is in 3D too!!!!!
Also the flight gallery tour looks amazing! Can we climb inside so we all can pretend that were actually in a real aeroplane?! Thank you Mr. Antcliffe!!!! This is going to be the best science museum trip ever!!!!
Do any of those activities cost money Araya? Check on the science museum website, we can’t visit anything that costs money because we don’t have any!
I would really like to go down to the lab where you can go and get a lab tag and put everything on your Lab tag and take it home and see everything you did at home and do it again on the computer. Here is my proposal.
10am- 11am = Exploring climate science, Atmosphere Gallery . This will help our work on climate and the environment, and there are five quick fun games to play! Lots to do here so we get a whole hour
11am-11.30am= Is Global Warming Really Our Fault, Antenna Gallery. We can explore the cause of global warming through a new report style and find out if it really is because of how humans use the earth. And this will link in with us reading An Inconvenient Truth.
11.30am-12pm= Spaced out tour. This will help us with our work on planet earth, and will be fun to have a walk around
12pm-12.30pm LUNCH
12:30pm-1pm=Stronger by design. Going down to the Launch pad and participating in this 20 minute activity would be a great idea. It is all to do with designing and architecture.
1pm-1:30pm= Tipping Point. Build a tower and when you’re finished lean it to the side. See how far you can lean it before it topples over! This activity is also in the Launch pad.
1:30pm-2:00pm= FREE TIME!!!! In the Lab. Free time, What’s not to like?! Everyone can get a Lab Tag, which they can insert into different games and do some activities. They can take these Lab Tags with them when they leave and log on to the Science Museums website, at home or at school and do more games and activities on line.
They were free Mr. Antcliife. I promise!!!!!! 🙁
To Araya,
Just to help you out a bit, I think the ones that say ‘book now’ underneath them cost money.
10am-10:30am – Challenge Of Materials – A very interesting, gallery. We could bring the iPads and use ‘Notes’ to write down Level 5describing words (Literacy + Extended Writing)
10:30-11:00am – In Future – This is a great PSHE activity as it encourages children to say their opinions about what they think life should be like in the future.
11:00am-11:30am – Antenna – Class 5 should start a news blog soon so if we found out the latest Science news then we could add it on. It is also a bright, colourful environment with LOTS of screen (According to a recent survey of children, a lot of them like screens like TVs and other devices.) .
11:30am-12:00pm – Atmosphere – This links to climate change and is a fun, fast game which I’m pretty sure Class 5 will LOVE! It has a colourful room which will capture pupils attention and make them seem much more interested.
12:00pm-12:30pm – Lunch
12:30pm- 1:00pm – Energy: Fuelling the Future – This is by far the best exhibition. I have been many times and have enjoyed it hugely! Who knew that the ‘Do not touch’ sign meant ‘Do touch’! It’s got mini games full of fun and warnings. This also relates to climate change as some of the games are about it.
1:00pm- 1:50pm – Listening Post – This is a great activity because it shows the dangers of internet safety and how to use it. It has funny internet conversations and will make children learn more about the internet. Recently I chatted to Jo about internet safety and she said I should tell the class so this is a good way of talking about it and teaching people about it all.
1:50pm- 2:00pm – Get bags, coats etc. Get ready to leave.
———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————–
TO FIND THE ACTIVITIES, CLICK HERE:
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/visitmuseum/plan_your_visit.aspx?filters=1&t=&s=&a=&date=21%2f10%2f2013&nod=false
At the science museum I Would like to know how many millimetre and Center meters and meters and killer meter it is to the moon. I also what to know how long migration has been on for I think ever since the world began but I want prove!
Class 5 are having a trip to the Science Museum and here are some of the things that we might do there:
We will probably arrive at 10am and we will probably have lunch at about 12pm. Later, when we finish our lunch we will have a session and then start leaving at 2pm. We will have around 2 hours learning time before lunch and 1 and a half hours of learning time after lunch.
10am-10:30am – Cosmos & Culture – Measuring time is a good idea, but measuring time in cosmic proportions will be fabulous. Let’s improve our numeracy skills and stretch them into space. It is for older children, but it is a challenge.
10:30-11:00am – At this time I thought that we could go to the Measuring Time Exhibition because then it also helps us with our maths as well.
11:00am-11:30am -Now, we could go to the Spaced Out Tour.
11:30am-12:00pm – Launchpad Interactive Gallery – Mr Antcliffe seems really keen on this one, we should probably go there.
12:00pm-12:30pm – Lunch!
12:30pm-2:00pm – Atmosphere Exhibition – We could now have a longer time to explore the exhibition in full and make some extra notes that can really help our work in class.
Here is a list of what I would like to do:
10am-10:30am Launchpad
10:30am-11am Exploring space
11am-11:30am 3D printing the future
11:30am-12pm making the modern world
12pm-12:30pm- LUNCH!
12:30pm-1pm challenge of materials
1pm-1:30pm In future
1:30pm-200pm veterinary history
This is my schedule for the science museum:
First, we will arrive at the science museum for 10:00
then we will start at looking at the Launchpad until 11:00.Then we will be at the meeting point where we would be talking about our next task which would be taking pictures on whatever that you think is using maths and science in the same invention (e.g.) if there was a rocket that used maths to power it. We would be talking about this until 11:30 then at 11:30 we will start to do the activity. After that, at 12:00 we will have lunch until 12:30 when we will start looking at the different types of transport used in the olden days. at 1:30, we will go back to the meeting point where we will be sharing our pictures and talking about what we saw in the different rooms. At 2:00, we will start to head back to school.
10am-10:30am – Girlguiding time travelling scientists’ challenge- Qualify as a Girlguiding ‘Time Travelling Scientist’ by exploring the Museum for answers to clues, riddles and puzzles.
10:30am-11:00am – Museum Trumps- Students make trumps cards to compare and contrast the properties of materials used to make different objects in the Museum.
11:00am-11:30pm – Rocket Mice- Make and propel a ‘rocket mouse’ using forces and the power of air.
11:30am-12:00pm –The Great Science Museum Object Hunt- Find something that has been into space… Students choose exhibits in this ‘treasure hunt’ style activity designed to encourage observation and discussion.
12:00pm-12:30pm – Lunch
12:30pm-2:00pm – Discuss with our partners – Talk with the person next to you for 15 minutes about the research and add any more facts you missed or found interesting that you didn’t have time to right down. Maybe speak to them about what you saw. Then, we will leave to go home.
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/educators/plan_and_book_a_visit/activities_in_museum.aspx
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/sitecore/content/home/educators/teaching_resources/filtered.aspx?topicId={6BFBA708-B1EE-4533-B4B6-82BB045A5C6F}
10 am – Red Arrows 3D- To discover how high RAF Red Arrows fly and the distance it covers. This is linked to Maths and science – the calculation of time and speed
11am -Explore the Universe- to explore time to go to space. This is linked to Science, and Maths which the amount it will cost for someone to go to space
12pm- 12.30 pm – Lunch
12.35pm Go to the cutting edge- To explore the latest scientific advances. Linked to science
1.00pm- Interactive fun- To understand the various scientific applications. This is lined to Science and Maths- cost of testing the equipment.
1.20pm Art gallery , to identify the famous artist. This is linked art.
1.40pm Medicine and Health- to know techniques to the latest advancement and calculate the cost paid to researches. Linked to Maths about the fees paid and science.
2.00pm Return home
We can take notes using the ipad. this is linked to
literacy
My Idea:
10am-10:30am-Future-You say your opinions on the Future. We could take Films of us explaining our opinions with the Ipad. (With Friends)
10;30am-11:00am-Outer Space-You get the chance to look at Space and How People enjoyed it?
11:00am-11:30am-We take a look at the Galleries and take notes on the Key Facts.(With Friends)
11:30am-12:00pm-Sharing Ideas-We get back together and share ideas for about 10 mins and then we set of again and look for more intresting Facts we like for all the time we have.
12;00pm-12:30pm-Lunch-We have Lunch
12:30pm-1:00pm-We spend time on designing
1:00pm-1:50pm-We write what we have done on the Ipads and spend time chatting about what we have learnt
1:50pm to 2;00pm-We start to get ready to go and we have one look around the Museum and take the last few notes
I cant wait.Thank You Mr Antcliffe.
Hubble 3d :10:30
Lunch: 12:00
Penguin 3d: 12:45
Deep sea 3d: 1:45
Fly me to the moon 3d: 2:30
Back to school: 3:10
Hubble 3d :10:30
Lunch: 12:00
Penguin 3d: 12:45
Deep sea 3d: 1:45
Fly me to the moon 3d: 2:30
Back to school: 3:10
That’s what I want for the trip
When we arrive at 10am:
10am-11am-Launchpad (We take notes as well)We can take videos about our opinions
11am-12pm-Exploring space(We take notes)
12pm-12:30pm-LUNCH!
12:30pm-12:45pm-We share our notes and facts
12:45-1:30pm-We look at the different transport and the differences in the olden days compared to now
1:30pm-1:45-We have a look around and go to the same places again and add some more notes
1:45-We meet each other(anywhere)maybe in the lunch room
1:45-2pm-We share more of our facts and we share our videos
2pm-We leave the Science Museum
I can’t wait to go to the Science Museum!And thank you Mr Antcliffe for letting us prepare the trip!:)
Mr Antcliffe first I just want to say I am really excited about going on the trip I cant wait. I think our time table should be something like this:
10am-Arrive
10:10am-lunch pad-Tipping Point-Stronger by design
11:10am- Spaced Out Tour
11:50pm-lunch
12:10pm-play time/play time
1:00pm- Exploring climate science, Atmosphere Gallery .lots to do here so we get a whole 30 minutes
1:30pm-Antenna
2:00-Listening post
2:20-leave this will leave us 55 minutes to get back to school
PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi everyone i just want to say that i like every ones plan they seem really good 😀
😀 🙂 😀 😀 😉 🙂 B-) 😛
Our group’s timetable choice:
10am-10:30am – Outer Space
11:00am-11:30am – Cutting Edge
11:30am-12:00pm – Energy: Fuelling The Future
12:00pm-12:30pm – Lunch
12:30pm-1:30pm- Listening Post
1:30pm-2:15pm- Workshop
Hi Mr Antcliffe, This is going to be our plan:
We leave school at 9:30
Arrive at 10:00
Launchpad 10:30-12:15pm
Lunch 12:15-12:30
exploer the space tour 12:30-13:00
work shop 12:15-13:00
🙂 😀 😀 😉 🙂
We will arrive at 10:00 and for 15minutes we will go 3d printing. After that we will go to were the old cars we are doing this because of global warming, we will be chatting about them, we will stay there for about 25 minutes. then we will go to the listening post for 45 minutes, we are very excited about this bit. we are going to have a quick lunch and then we go to the workshop. We will then go to the planes for a bit don`t know how long, but then we will go to the launch pad. that is our whole day and we will enjoy it.
9:45am- We should start going around 9am.
10am- We should arrive around 10am then after that we should of put our coats and packlunches down.
11am- We could go to space ot tour to start off with.
12pm- We can go to start off to go with our lunch.
13pm- Before, we can go to the workshop we can start going to the climate exhibition.
13:30pm- Head to the workshop, and explore the different activites, for 10 minutes.
13:40pm- We can then do the activites with our adults.
14:30- We go to the pop up museum to make space projects for 30 mins.
15:00- We say goodbye to the staff and say thankyou! To go back to school.
I found that the trip we went on yesterday was the best trip ever! Me and my group had a really good time!
It was the best organised trip ever.
The Trip was the BEST TRIP EVER!!!! Can we plan another Trip? The Trip kept me entertained and I learnt alot. My Group had a great time I wnat to do this again. Thank You Mr Antcliffe.
I really enjoyed this school trip. It was amazing that we could choose where to go and what to do. It was also kind of Mr Antcliffe to let us chose our groups. I liked them being small. It would be cool if we could do something like this again. Can we?