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Do you see what I see?

https://learning.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/resources/do-you-see-what-i-see/

…school , a series of short films designed to provide inspiration for cross-curricular learning. Find out more below. Reflections in mirrors are amazing things that tell us a great deal…

Locomotion museum introduction

https://learning.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/resources/locomotion-introduction-teachers/

This video will help teachers prepare for a visit to Locomotion, Shildon. Locomotion Situated in Great Britain’s first railway town, Shildon, Locomotion shows off the powerhouse that is northern invention….

Tablecloth trick

https://learning.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/resources/tablecloth-trick/

…This trick helps us understand inertia. Inertia is the tendency for an object to remain at rest until a force acts on it. As there is no external force pushing…

InfoAge+ App

https://learning.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/resources/infoage-app/

…choose an object, create a card and use it to do battle with objects from the gallery. After dark: what would happen if the objects came to life after closing…

Spectacular Space activity trail

https://learning.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/resources/spectacular-space-trail/

Your mission is to use this trail to explore the theme of space around the Science Museum. This fun-filled activity trail will lead you to six space-themed objects showing you…

Try This…

https://learning.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/resources/try-this/

…creativity. For more resources to help complete these activities, follow the links below: Kitchen Science Games For help with ‘Adopt an object’, download the ‘Instructions for pop-up objects’ PDF below….

Treasure Hunters app

https://learning.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/resources/treasure-hunters-gamify-museum-visit/

…Treasure Hunters encourages players to look beyond the most popular objects in the gallery and create a completely unique experience, with the chance to learn about objects they might not…

Christian martyr statues

https://learning.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/resources/christian-martyr-statues/

Scale of the objects compared with a human 1.8 metres (6 feet) tall. Curriculum links KS3 PSHE: Health and wellbeing PSHE: Living in the wider world KS4 History: Thematic study…