World Museum

Curriculum topics available: Vocabulary grammar and punctuation.

HISTORY ACTIVITIES

Discover Ancient Egypt KS2 - Students learn to speak clearly and convey ideas confidently using Standard English. They learn to justify ideas with reasons.

Ancient Egyptian Mummification KS2 - Students learn to speak clearly and convey ideas confidently using Standard English. They learn to justify ideas with reasons.

Discover Ancient Greece and Rome KS2 - There will be opportunities for students to practice speaking clearly and to convey ideas confidently using Standard English. There will be opportunities for students to articulate and justify answers, arguments and opinions.

The Kingdom of Benin KS2 - Students can ask relevant questions to extend understanding and knowledge. They can articulate and justify answers, arguments and opinions, and participate in discussions, presentations, performances, role play, improvisations and debates. They can consider and evaluate different viewpoints, attending to and building on the contributions of others.

PLANETARIUM/SPACE ACTIVITIES

The Little Star that Could KS1 - Students learn to speak clearly and convey ideas confidently using Standard English. They learn to justify ideas with reasons, ask relevant questions to extend their understanding and knowledge, and have mutual respect as children listen to and begin to respect each other’s contributions.

Capcom Go! Race to the Moon KS2 - Students learn to speak clearly and convey ideas confidently using Standard English. They learn to justify ideas with reasons.

We Are Aliens! KS2 - Students learn to speak clearly and convey ideas confidently using Standard English. They learn to justify ideas with reasons.

Curriculum topics available: Mummies, Gods and Goddesses, Hieroglyphics, Belief in the Afterlife.

HISTORY ACTIVITIES

Discover Ancient Egypt KS2 - Students will understand significant aspects of the history of the wider world and the nature of ancient civilisations.

Ancient Egyptian Mummification KS2 - Students will understand significant aspects of the history of the wider world and the nature of ancient civilisations.

Curriculum topics available: Earth and space.

PLANETARIUM/SPACE ACTIVITIES

The Little Star that Could KS1 - Students will use their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions. They will learn about the basic biological requirements for life. They will learn to describe the movement of the Earth, and other planets, relative to the Sun in the solar system, and describe the movement of the Moon relative to the Earth. They will also learn how to describe the Sun, Earth and Moon as approximately spherical bodies, and about the heliocentric system.

Capcom Go! Race to the Moon KS2 - Students will be able to describe the movement of the Earth, and other planets, relative to the Sun in the solar system, as well as the movement of the Moon relative to the Earth. They will be able to describe the Sun, Earth and Moon as approximately spherical bodies, as well as explain that unsupported objects fall towards the Earth because of the force of gravity acting between the Earth and the falling object. They will identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard for particular uses.

We are aliens! KS2 - Students will be able to describe the movement of the Earth, and other planets, relative to the Sun in the solar system, as well as the movement of the Moon relative to the Earth. They will be able to describe the Sun, Earth and Moon as approximately spherical bodies, as well as explain that unsupported objects fall towards the Earth because of the force of gravity acting between the Earth and the falling object. They will identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard for particular uses.

Curriculum topics available: Human Body.

HISTORY ACTIVITIES

Discover Ancient Egypt KS2 - Students will develop an understanding of methods of scientific enquiry, so that they can learn to use a variety of approaches to answer relevant scientific questions.

Ancient Egyptian Mummification KS2 - Students will develop an understanding of methods of scientific enquiry, so that they can learn to use a variety of approaches to answer relevant scientific questions.

PLANETARIUM/SPACE ACTIVITIES

Capcom Go! Race to the Moon KS2 - Students will learn about the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements.

We Are Aliens! KS2 - Students will learn about the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements.

Curriculum topics available: Greek life and achievements, Greek influence on the western world, Religion Trade Politics and Architecture, Greek Gods and Mythology.

Discover Ancient Greece and Rome KS2 - Students will learn about Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world, as well as the Roman empire and its impact on Britain. Students will explore four key topics:
- Gods and their symbols - how to recognise some of the Greek and Roman gods by looking at statues and building fragments.
- Daily Life - find out what life was like for the ancient Greeks and Romans by investigating artefacts that they would have been used daily.
- Pottery – Discover how archaeologists reconstruct and examine pottery to investigate life in ancient times.
- Greek and Roman Armour and Weapons - safely handle and examine replica items to discover what it was like to be a soldier in the Greek and Roman armies.

Curriculum topics available: Settlement and land use.

The Kingdom of Benin KS2 - Students will learn about human and physical geography, including types of settlement and land use, economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water.