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Immersive Experiences Workshop

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trip icon - Our value is driven by our commitment in bringing the magic of our universe to audiences world-wide. Every year we proudly reach over 150,000 children from all backgrounds and abilities.

- We're the only planetarium who have purpose built shows, workshops and domes for SEN, SLD, PMLD and Wheelchair needs.

- Multiple themes: star dome, biology dome, atom dome, dino dome, cosmic dome, dance dome, exploration dome, science dome

- Incredible feedback from teachers and children across all of the UK

- Price are unbeatable, with even our premium services offering stunning value for money. Premium services, include our air conditioned domes, VR, Robotics, Drones both indoors and outdoors

- Our executive team consist of directors who volunteer their time as school governors, and are well versed with being OFSTED ready

- Finally, we have been awarded 'Learning outside the classroom badge' 'Disability Aware' and were the first company to be awarded the 'Good to Go' mark in 2020.


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We can visit your school in: All UK Regions


What activities are available during this school workshop?

Anything you can think of in a dome! Traditional astronomy first and foremost, but also 14 other subjects including biology, chemistry, dinosaurs, music, art and much more.

We also have a range of workshops with VR headsets, AR with our tablets, and drones.

We are proud to offer a range of historical workshops, giving students insights into the Saxons, Vikings, World Wars and so on, as well as storytelling workshops for all ages.

We have a range of board games to help teach KS2 about biology and chemistry.

Need careers workshops? We help your students with CVs and mock interviews.

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Which curriculum topics do we cater for?

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Stone Age

Session 1 – Monumental Achievements:

Students examine the period of Henge building and some of the reasons our ancestors built them. They then design their own monument and use prehistoric techniques to build their very own ‘Stonehenge’ in the school playground, field or Hall!

Session 2 – Hunter Gatherers:
With a range of Stone Age tools and weapons, students try to master a host of skills that enabled our ancestors to survive and thrive in varied environments. From natural cord making to Archery and Spear skills, this session delivers hands-on learning like no other.

Session 3 – Gods & Nature:
This session examines the link between nature and religion as students prepare natural materials for cave painting and ceremonial use and undertake a ritual painting to call the gods for a successful hunt

Key Learning Areas:

Neolithic technology and tools
Prehistoric religion and beliefs
Basic Hunter Gatherer skills
Everyday Neolithic life

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Religion Trade Politics and Architecture

Session 1 – Immense Forces

Students compare and contrast how different types of Ancient Artillery operate and the forces that make them work. Torsion, Tension and Gravity powered siege machines are used.

Session 2 – Exciting Energy

This session uses a range of Artillery weapons to investigate how energy is created, stored and released to produce a devastating end result.

Session 3 – Creative Constructions

This materials-focused session investigates how these siege machines are constructed, what they are made of and why.
Students are given the unique opportunity to construct their own siege machines from scratch.

Key Learning Areas:

Setting up practical enquiries and comparatives
Understanding Forces in a practical setting
Understanding and application of levers
Gathering, recording and presenting data

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Egyptian Food Religion Clothing

How did the Egyptians stay as a ruling power in the world for so long? What tools did the ordinary people use, and how was their civilisation set out? Find out with our immersive and live-action workshops.

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The Roman Conquest and Hadrians Wall Romanisation and ways of life The Roman Army Our Roman Legacy

Session 1 – Veni, Vidi, Vici: The Return

This session examines why the Romans came to Britain and compares and contrasts the differences between the Romans and Celtic tribes they met. Your students become the characters in this interactive and comic session.

Session 2 – Rome – The Army Needs You

A two-part completely immersive session where students become army recruits, drill & train, shoot artillery and learn the discipline of Roman legionaries.

Session 3 – Bread & Circuses

One of our signature sessions, with the use of cutting-edge props and scene setting we recreate the mayhem and madness of the Arena and why it played such an important part in the Roman Empire.

Key Learning Areas:

The power of the Roman Army
Contrasting the Romans and Celts
British resistance
Rome’s impact on Britain
Invasion & Conquest

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Invaders and Settlers

Session 1 – Stone to Steel: Cultural Invasion

An action-packed session introducing the identity of tribe and clan and exploring first contact with a new culture. Students will barter, trade and use diplomacy to understand how cultures like the Celts and the Ancient Britons assimilated

Session 2 – Assimilate or Conquest: Forced Invasion

This session examines the more forceful and definite face of invasion and how it affected the British Tribes. An action packed session showing how the unified Romans conquered the disparate Celtic tribes.

Session 3 – Belief & Power: Religious Invasion

A fantastic learning opportunity, this session explores the pagan beliefs of the many people of Britain from the Ancient Britons to the Celts, Romans, Vikings, Saxons and Normans and how each evolved to be superseded by Christianity

Key Learning Areas:

Understanding Chronology
How Britain changed over time and why
How invasions shaped Britain
Understanding cultural interaction and integration

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Invaders and Settlers

How did the Vikings come to be so dominant in the Northern Atlantic region? How did they fight, how did they train, and what weapons did they use? Find out with our immersive and live-action workshops.

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Norman Conquest

Session 1 – The Rise of the Godwinssons

This session sets the scene by examining the power vacuum left by Edward the Confessor, the meeting of Harold and William and the failure of Tostig.

Session 2 – The Battle of Stamford Bridge

Students learn to train in the shield wall, Saxon against Viking, re-enact the set piece battle and how the Saxons prepared for battle.

Session 3 – The Battle of Hastings

A full set-piece, costumed and live re-enactment of the battle with all the detail and key turning points acted out by the young people themselves

Key Learning Areas:

The Viking & Saxon struggle
The Norman Invasion
Anglo Saxon law
Anglo-Norman Politics
Battlefield leadership

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Guy Fawkes Gunpowder Plot

Session 1 – Divorced, Decapitated, Died

A comic dramatic presentation of the history of the Tudor Dynasty complete with Kings, Queens, and deaths!

Session 2 – Exploration & Expanding Empire

This session looks at the beginning of the Golden Age of Exploration as we seek to crew a ship with the right characters needed for a long hard sea voyage.

Session 3 – Barbaric Battles

With the use of our amazing foam weapons, musket and cannons, students re-enact a famous battle against the Scots as we examine the era where medieval and modern weapons are used on the battlefield.

Session 4 – Trials & Treason

A wonderfully gory and vivid look at Tudor justice and punishments, touching on the Catholic/Protestant unrest, spies and plots and the infamous executions of Catholics.

Session 5 – A Queen’s Tournament

In this finale, we introduce your children to the pageantry, politics and pomp of an Elizabethan tournament as they compete in jousting, swordfighting and heraldic competitions.

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When the world opened up to Elixabethan adventurers, how did they live day-to-day? What did they eat, how they train and fight? What weapons did they use? Find out with our immersive and live-action workshops.

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Technological Innovation

The Industrial Revolution reshaped Britain and the world, but what was it like living within it day-to-day? How did technology change for everyone involved? We explore daily life for everyone in our immersive and live-action workshops.

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Crime and Punishment

The Victorians changed the world and life was tough for some but easy for others. We look at what the daily routine was for people of all classes, as well as occupations and their hazards! Find out with our immersive and live-action workshops.

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How and why the War started Trench Warfare Technological developments

INTRO
How it all began.
Join the countries of the Triple Entente and the Central Powers as they square up across Europe as the countdown to war begins.
 
Activity One (APPROX 45 MINS)
Join the army. 
You’ve heard the appeal from Lord Kitchener to join the army and so begins your basic training.
 
DRILL – Full group. 
 
Round robin
1 – Kit layout 
2 – semaphore signals 
3 – build a trench 
4 – trench mortar 
5 – lance practice 
6 – gun drill 
 
Activity Two (Approx 45 mins)
Life in the trenches
 
GAS PRACTICE – Full group. Different gas masks. Gas Hood drill
 
Round Robin
1 – Food in the trench 
2 – Foot inspection
3 – Kit try on 
4 – Grenade Practice 
5 – tank busting 
6 – tunneling 

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Calculation of fuel uses and costs in the domestic context (KS3/4) Energy changes and transfers (KS3/4) Changes in systems (KS3/4) Forces and motion (KS3/4) Observed waves (KS3/4) Sound waves (KS3/4) Energy and waves (KS3/4) Light waves (KS3/4) Current electricity (KS3/4) Static electricity (KS3/4) Magnetism (KS3/4) Physical changes (KS3/4) Particle model (KS3/4) Energy in matter (KS3/4) Space physics (KS3/4) The structure of matter (KS3/4) Atomic structure (KS3/4) Forces (KS3/4)

We can use a variety of equipment for these workshops, from looking at the forces of weaponry to exploring the universe with a fully-qualified astronomer, as well as the stories behind each of them. We have a range of over 200 films that can highlight every part of the curriculum.

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Atoms elements and compounds (KS3/4) Pure and impure substances (KS3/4) Chemical reactions (KS3/4) The periodic table (KS3/4) Energetics (KS3/4) Materials (KS3/4) Earth and atmosphere (KS3/4) Structure bonding and the properties of matter (KS3/4) Energy changes in chemistry (KS3/4) Chemical analysis (KS3/4) The particulate nature of matter (KS3/4)

Our domes can showcase over 200 films to help with this part of the syllabus, with chemistry material for all ages. Also, we have our board games:

Reaction! The Interactive Chemistry Trading Game
Duration: 30-50 mins
Ages: 6+

Learning:

This Chemistry trading game helps enhance students’ knowledge of basic reactions and sustainable materials whilst playing a fast-paced game.

Skills:

Communication and Maths skills. Students discuss the ethics of using plastic, and multiplying and subtracting scores.
Player feedback:

“(Reaction!) was a great activity to bring the class together at the end of the unit and also encouraged cooperation.” —Teacher, Fairlight Primary School, Brighton

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Cells and organisation (KS3/4) Skeletal and muscular systems (KS3/4) Nutrition and digestion (KS3/4) Reproduction (KS3/4) Health (KS3/4) Photosynthesis (KS3/4) Cellular respiration (KS3/4) Relationships in an ecosystem (KS3/4) Inheritance chromosomes DNA and genes (KS3/4) Transport systems (KS3/4) Health disease and the development of medicines (KS3/4) Evolution inheritance and variation (KS3/4)

We have a range of films for all ages, as well as our board game:

Biotical: The Game of Bacteria and Virus Resistance
Duration: 45-60 mins
Ages: 7+

Learning:

Biotical helps students understand the differences between Bacteria and Viruses whilst students become familiar with identifying types of infections for antibiotic usage.

Skills:

Communication and literacy. Promotes conversations about how we use medicine and the future of science. Reading and recalling cards help students progress in the game.

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Ranger Training Camp is the place to learn how to be a Dinosaur Ranger!
In order to become a dinosaur ranger, do you have what it takes?
Dino-Mites may learn how to care for and handle our wild dinosaurs at Ranger Training Base Camp!
For Jurassic Themed Events, this is a terrific activity to add to our Dinosaur Walkabouts!
Dinosaurs and how to become a ‘real’ Dinosaur Ranger are popular topics of study for children.
Sign up for this fun Ranger Training session at Dinosaur Base Camp!
This is a really popular activity for our guests. Laughter, yelling, and roaring will be the order of the day!
Discover our range of Jurassic-themed activities at our website.


What size groups do we cater for?

Up to 100 students per session
Up to 1000 per day per dome
Maximum capacity is 10,000 people a day for our exhibitions

Access for visitors with disabilities

Yes, all domes are wheelchair friendly, SEN, SLD, PMLD friendly. We also carry portable induction loops.

Visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Yes, all special needs are catered for!


Anything else?

Enquiry today for an experience not to be missed!

Who are Immersive Experiences?

EXPERIENCE NEW WORLDS
Immersive Experiences is one of the UK's and world's most exciting and progressive digital planetariums (mobile planetarium) and 360° entertainment company including our stunning SENSORIA360 experiences. We provide a whole new experience in 360° education and entertainment across the UK.

AWARD WINING EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
- We teach 15 subjects with curriculum links, both cross curricular and enrichment.
- Highly acclaimed live astronomer presentations for all ages, covering both syllabus links, careers, and STEM
- All schools also benefit from unbeatable value, and exceptional quality with over 1000 children a day capacity
- Tailored pricing for Educational institutions who benefit from a subsidised rate.

UK's LARGEST FLEET OF DOMES
- 12m dome as featured at the Big Bang Fair, NEC 2018 & New Scientist live, ExCel 2018
- 10m, 8m, 7m, 6m, 5m, 4m domes also available

Looking after over 200,000 people a year, we cover all schools, business and private individuals in the UK, from our bases in London, Birmingham and Manchester. All customers have access to largest catalogue of digital planetarium (fulldome) shows in the world. As well as spectacular high-energy presenter-led astronomy shows delivered by some of the UK's most experienced science communicators.

By continually investing in the very latest fulldome 360° projection technology, our performances will surround your audiences in a truly out-of-this-world immersive experience, yet our prices are among the most competitive in this industry. With impressive discounts on multiple day bookings and discounts we make available to charities and small organisations, you can EXPERIENCE A NEW WORLD TODAY!

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London planetarium | Birmingham planetarium | Bristol planetarium | Manchester planetarium


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