Free

About the Session 

This set of activities covers and expands on the Year 5 national curriculum unit "Earth and Space", using objects from the Whipple Museum to explore:

The solar system

Terrestrial, celestial and planetary globes

The earth's movement around the sun

Space science today 

Duration: Can be booked as: 

A 90-minute session in the museum- please note that our maximum group size is 45 due to the small size of the museum. You can find an example timetable for a museum session here and our group leader notes for taught sessions here

or

A 30-to 60-minute outreach session (online or in person) with ideas for activities to complete in class

 

Available: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays (museum sessions 10-11.30 or 1-2.30, outreach negotiable), subject to availability 

How to Book 

Use the "taught session" option on our booking system at calendly.com/whipplelearning to book this session. 

 

Whipple Museum School Sessions

 

University of Cambridge Museums School Sessions