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About the Session 

This set of activities covers aspects of the "animals, including humans" topic and can be adapted for KS1 or KS2, using objects from the Whipple Museum to explore:

How we hear

How we see

Bones in the body

The heart

The brain 

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 session outline here and our group leader notes for taught sessions here

or

One or more museum-led online sessions (up to an hour in total length) and a loans box of equipment for groups of up to six 

or

A 60-minute outreach session (online or in person) with ideas for experiments to complete in class. You can find an outline for the outreach session here

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 School Sessions