Education Visits & Lectures

1- Learning Provision at Papplewick Pumping Station, an introduction
2- A Victorian Day at Papplewick, KS1 & KS2
3- Fascinating Forces, KS1 & KS2
4- Creating Contraptions with cams, KS1 & KS2
5- Annual Papplewick Lecture

Creating Contraptions with Cams

Half Day or Full Day

Session Outline

Complement your classroom studies and enhance pupil understanding of this topic with a site visit to Papplewick Pumping Station. Progress from Victorian toys to Victorian engineering applications. Sessions can run for a full day to include designing and making a moving toy *. (*Additional charge for materials).

National Curriculum Links:

KS1

Science Unit 1E Pushes and pulls

Science Unit 2E Forces and movement

KS2

Science Unit 4E Friction

Science Unit 6E Forces in action

Our standard charge is £1.50 per pupil for a half day session or £3.00 for a full day unless stated otherwise.

All teachers and support staff are free of charge.

All sessions are led by experienced freelance educators.
All field equipment and necessary materials provided. Risk assessments provided. Max. no. of children 32.

For more details, to arrange a pre-visit or to make a booking please contact:

Ashley Smart, Tel: 0115 963 2938

Email:

Heritage Lottery fund supported
Quality assured visitor attraction
Papplewick Pumping Station is an Accredited museum
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