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Key Stage 2 Sessions
Secrets of the Mummies
Museum & Art Gallery
Key Stage 2 History
The class will hear the fascinating story of a scribe called Ramose and discover what life was like for him and his family in Ancient Egypt over 3000 years ago with a range of activities and artefacts in the museum.
Adventures in the Stone Age
Museum & Art Gallery
Key Stage 2 History
What kind of world did we live in 40,000 years ago? How did we survive towards the end of an ice age, with technologies based upon stone, wood, antlers, bones and fire – and upon human ingenuity?!
Roman Derby
Museum & Art Gallery
Key Stage 2 History
The session begins with costumed guide, Senilis the Roman Potter, meeting the children. He shares tales about his life as a soldier in the fort of Derventio using objects on display at the museum to illustrate his story. Derby is well-known for its large Roman cemetery and pupils will take part in recreating the elaborate customs of a Roman funeral.
Vikings and Anglo-Saxons
Museum & Art Gallery
Key Stage 2 History
The session begins with an exploration of the Viking settlement of Britain and the conflicts with the Anglo-Saxons, with particular reference to Derby.
Let's Read Wright's - Exploring the Work of Joseph Wright
Museum & Art Gallery
Key Stage 2 Art and Design
Exploring the work of Joseph Wright. Pupils will be introduced to alternative ways of experiencing art through activities that encourage active participation such as ‘performing’ artworks as a human orchestra.
Remarkable Rocks and Fantastic Fossils
Museum & Art Gallery
Key Stage 2 Science
Pupils work scientifically to explore and understand the three types of rock. They will learn about the rock cycle and how fossils have been created. They will find and cast their own fossils. Fun and interactive!
Classification - That's The Name of the Game!
Museum & Art Gallery
Key Stage 2 Science
Pupils apply some of the methods used to group and categorise animals, and look for the evidence of animal lifestyles and life cycles. Food chains, predators and prey – and all that!
Magnitudes of Making
Museum of Making
Key Stage 2 STEAM Learning
How has 300 years of MAKING in Derby and Derbyshire changed the way in which the whole world MAKES objects today?
Mark-Making and Monoprint
Museum of Making
Key Stage 2
Your pupils will find their inner artist, enlightening their creativity at the Museum of Making!
Flight Fantastic
Museum of Making
Key Stage 2 STEAM Learning
Look up at the huge Trent 1000 engine and discover Rolls Royce’s key role in the world’s development of flight, right here in Derby!
Art Machines
Museum of Making
Key Stage 2 STEAM Learning
Let’s code, programme and get arty with Crumble Kits! Explore the difference between tools and machines in our galleries, and use 21st century technology to make art!
Playful Materials
Museum of Making
Key Sage 2
Be an engineer and create an 3d object that might just be the future solution to a real life problem, and tell the world about it!
Electro-Emboridery Lab
Museum of Making
Key Stage 2
The class will create their own individual piece with a range of fabric, a sew in LED light/switch and conductive thread.
Derby's Newest Clockmaker
Museum of Making
Key Stage 2
Follow in the footsteps of world-renowned Clockmaker’s Smith of Derby and give your class a unique opportunity work in our state of the art Studios to become a fully fledged Clockmaker in Derby!
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Key Stage 1 Sessions
Key Stage 2 Sessions
Flight Fantastic
Art Machines
Magnitudes of Making
Vikings and Anglo-Saxons
Roman Derby
Adventures in the Stone Age
Secrets of the Mummies
Classification – That’s the Name of the Game!
Remarkable Rocks and Fantastic Fossils
Lets Read Wright’s – Exploring the Work of Joseph Wright
Mark-Making and Monoprint
Playful Materials
Electro-Embroidery Lab
Derby’s Newest Clockmaker
Key Stage 3 Sessions
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