| History |
| Victorian Towns and Work |
Find out about Sheffield steelworkers using industrial artefacts |
KIM |
KS1 (+KS2) |
| Victorian Children |
Use artefacts and role play to discover what a child's working life was like in 1851 |
KIM |
KS2 (+KS1) |
| Victorian Sheffield and Steel |
Discover the changes in steel production and how it changed Sheffield |
KIM |
KS1 (+KS2) |
| The Sheffield Flood |
Learn about the disaster and look at the role of water |
KIM |
KS2 |
| Guided tours of Abbeydale |
Tour the site of the Hamlet |
AIH |
KS3 - Adult |
| Rich and Poor Homes |
Compare and contrast real Victorian houses. Visit the Manager s house and the worker s cottage |
AIH |
KS1 |
| Playtime and Toys |
Examine and discover Victorian toys, how they ve changed and the materials used and the games they played. |
KIM/AIH |
KS1/2 |
| Victorian Home, Work and Play |
Experience life as a Victorian working class child and visit our back to back' house. |
KIM |
KS2 |
| English |
| The Cellar Lad |
Explore the site using extracts from the novel "The Cellar Lad" by Theresa Thompson |
AIH |
KS2 |
| Geography and Environment |
| Barnaby Bear's Museum Visit |
Find where Barnaby has been! (Can also be self guided) |
KIM |
KS1 |
| Rivers: The Don from Source to Sea |
Investigate the Don around the Kelham area and how the river affects the island |
KIM |
KS2 (+KS1) |
| Habitats |
Explore the riverside environment and look at wildlife specimens |
KIM |
KS1 |
| Mini Beasts and Pond Dipping |
Collect, view and identify animals and plants. Look at food chains and adptation |
KIM |
KS1/2 |
| Science and Technology |
| Materials |
Investigate artefacts from the past. What are they made from?(KS1/2)
Explore crucible steel (KS1) |
KIM/AIH |
KS1/2 |
| Machines |
Investigate machines from the past. How do they work and with what power? |
KIM/AIH |
KS1 (+KS2) |
| Wheels |
Examine the forces and movement of, how they change direction and speed using gears |
KIM |
KS1 |
| Mechanisms and Forces |
Investigate pushes, pulls, gears, pulleys and how they help machines to work |
KIM/AIH |
KS1/2 |
| Electricity |
How has electricity changed our lives? Experiment with machines old and new |
KIM |
KS2 |
| Forces and Energy |
Build and test a water wheel. Tour the site and discover its energy and forces |
AIH |
KS2 |
New Activity Days
A full day of activities for 2 class groups.
£5.50 per child (£5.00 Sheffield LEA) |
| Fantastic Forces |
Explore toy making, practical investigations of waterwheels and friction, storytelling and forces in motion |
AIH |
KS1 |
| Wheels and Machines |
Explore wheels, transport and machines in the museum. Find out about gears, levers, cranks and pulleys. |
KIM |
KS1/2 |
| Victorian Toys and Homes |
Spend a full day as a Victorian child looking at how they lived and played. |
KIM |
KS1 |
| Earth and Beyond |
Find out about gravity and the environment of the Moon and discover what living things need to survive. |
KIM |
KS2 |
| Florence Nightingale |
Find out about historic Illness and industrial danger with Florence and her grandmother |
AIH |
KS1 |
