Coventry Transport Museum School Trip
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You can expect your day to be a highly interactive hands-on, multi-sensory experience, focusing on the s collection of British vehicles on the planet and tells the story of a city which changed the world through transport.Your pupils will enjoy a creative learning environment in which they can develop transferable skills such as critical thinking, communication and problem-solving.
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What activities are available during educational visits?
We offer a range of workshops to suit different key stages, varying in style to suit different ages, abilities and topics. All workshops ca be adapted to suit the needs of SEN pupils.
During you visit to Coventry Transport Museum, you can choose from any of the following facilitated workshops:
- Boneshaker storytelling (EYFS, KS1)
- Victorian Cycles (KS1 & KS2)
- Blackout, Rationing and Evacuee Experience (KS2)
- Need for Speed (KS2 & 3)
- Manufacturing (KS3 &4)
We also have a range of teacher-led activities, where your group will be given a brief introduction by the museum team, at which point you will be given a host of activities to use as you journey around the museum with your pupils:
- WheelIe Wicked (KS1)
- Transport Timeline (KS2)
- Design and Technology Quiz (KS3)
- Key Stage 3 Quiz
During you visit to Coventry Transport Museum, you can choose from any of the following facilitated workshops:
- Boneshaker storytelling (EYFS, KS1)
- Victorian Cycles (KS1 & KS2)
- Blackout, Rationing and Evacuee Experience (KS2)
- Need for Speed (KS2 & 3)
- Manufacturing (KS3 &4)
We also have a range of teacher-led activities, where your group will be given a brief introduction by the museum team, at which point you will be given a host of activities to use as you journey around the museum with your pupils:
- WheelIe Wicked (KS1)
- Transport Timeline (KS2)
- Design and Technology Quiz (KS3)
- Key Stage 3 Quiz
Which curriculum topics do we cater for?
Industrial School Trip Click to expand
Transportation
You can expect your day to be a highly interactive hands-on, multi-sensory experience, focusing on the Coventry Transport Museums collection of British vehicles on the planet and tells the story of a city which changed the world through transport.
Your pupils will enjoy a creative learning environment in which they can develop transferable skills such as critical thinking, communication and problem-solving.
Starting in our amazing Land Speed Exhibition, home to the fastest car in the world, pupils will learn more about the science behind speed, including air resistance and friction. Then, back in our dedicated learning space, pupils can develop working models to explore these principles. This session also enables pupils to experience the land speed record, on our 4D simulator*.
Victorian School Trip
Industrial Revolution
Our Victorian Cycles workshop explores real cycles, by combining History with STEM
subjects. Students will learn how cycles came to be made in Coventry, and then find out how they changed into cycles that we would recognise today. Through a carousel of 4 practical activities, supported by school and museum staff, students will investigate materials, create cycle frame models, and examine cycles up close. Students will then use their newly found understanding to explain why cycles changed in appearance so quickly in the Victorian Era.
World War School Trip Click to expand
Technological developments Women in wartime Air Raids Blitz and Battle of Britain The Home Front Rationing Evacuation
In this workshop, pupils will use STEM skills to investigate life during World War 2, and will learn more about the blackout, rationing, and evacuees from a Coventry perspective. This session includes the walk through Blitz Experience exhibition and uses vehicles on display, other primary and secondary sources and practical activities to deepen their understanding.
Teacher notes:
• This session is an ideal part of a KS2 local history study exploring the Second World War. It can also be adapted for Year 2 pupils who have sufficient prior knowledge, supporting their studies of significant historical events in the local area or changes within living memory.
Local History School Trip
Learn about bicycles, through our interactive story about the ‘boneshaker’ bicycle. This interactive, and fun, session is based on the first bicycle produced in Coventry, and its pioneer Mr Rowley Turner.
Pupils will join in with the storytelling, through object handling, action songs, and dressing up.
What size groups do we cater for?
Each session has a maximum capacity of 32 pupils per group. We can host two classes per day (up to 64 children) for facilitated workshops. For teacher-led or self-led visits, we can host up to 120 students onsite per day.
On-site classroom facilities?
Yes, Facilitated workshops take place in our classroom spaces, with a blend of visiting gallery spaces depending on the workshops. A lunch room is also available, which is free to use as part of a booked facilitated workshop, or a cost of £50 when part of a self-led visit.
Is there first aid on site?
Yes, we have multiple first aid trained members of staff, with a minimum of one first aider onsite during all operating hours.
Visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)
Yes. Our museum and the workshops we lead are all suited to SEN. We have an adaptable approach to our delivery, and staff have received thorough awareness training on meeting the needs of those with SEN. Please note, it is always best to make contact with your bookings team to discuss your visit so we can offer you the best experience.
Anything else?
We also have a virtual schools offer, enabling us to bring our activities direct to your school through online media.
The virtual offer will further enhance your onsite learning and support pre and post visit activities.
The virtual offer will further enhance your onsite learning and support pre and post visit activities.
Teacher Checklist
Bursaries or Funded Places Available
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