We have a class set of data loggers for children to explore. This workshop involves children measuring light, sound and temperature before coming up with their own questions to investigate, such as, ‘how does the temperature change over the course of the day?’ This workshop can be shortened and combined...
Children look for minibeasts in different habitats. KS1 children write ‘habitat postcards’ describing the habitats of different minibeasts. Typical KS1 day: 10.00am – 10.45am – welcome / tour / health and safety 10.45am – 11.30am – mini beast hunt – which creatures did you find in which habitats 11.30am - 12noon - habitat postcards...
Explore Gears, Levers and Pulleys. Addressing Y5 science forces objectives, children will model gears, explore plastic gears and make small gears. Children will lift buckets of water using pulleys. Levers will be covered in the afternoon when children will use planks of wood and bricks to get a basic understanding of...
This workshop should take place in the spring, when there are flowering plants. Children use environmental art to represent the different parts of a plant, identify flowering plants, collect data about different plants and pollinators and play a pollination game. 10.00am – 10.45am – welcome / tour / health and safety 10.45am...
Learn about renewable energy at Howsham Mill – we generate hydroelectricity using a waterwheel and two Archimedes screw turbines. Make models to support understanding of renewable energy: a waterwheel and solar oven. Typical day: 10.00am – 11.00am – welcome / health and safety / tour to include looking at Archimedes Screw Turbines,...
We are in the process of reworking this workshop. It is not currently available to book.
Covering KS2 geography objectives, children learn about the features of a river, make waterwheels and take part in an activity to support them in recognising symbols on a OS map. Typical plan: 10.00am – 10.45am – welcome / tour / health and safety 10.45am - 11.45am - make waterwheels 11.45am - 12.45pm – lunch...
