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Key Stage 1

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Victorian Household Objects

Find out about Victorian life by exploring household objects.

Venue:
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
Key Stage: 1
Suitable for: National Curriculum History
Duration: The workshop lasts for one hour
Cost: All schools £1.70 per pupil, £32 minimum charge

NB: This session could be used to complement a visit to Preston Manor.

Victorian Manor House Activities

Experience Victorian life both upstairs and downstairs.

Venue: Preston Manor
Key Stage: 1
Suitable for: National Curriculum History
Duration: The tour lasts for 90 minutes
Cost: Brighton & Hove LEA Schools £2.45 per pupil, £34.50 minimum charge
Non Brighton & Hove LEA Schools £4.85 per pupil, £34.50 minimum charge

Meet the Booths

Come and meet Mr or Mrs Booth, remarkable Victorians, as they show you around their museum. Find out more about classifying the natural world in Victorian times and investigate birds, beaks, feet and feathers!

The 'Meet the Booths' session has been designed to complement our Victorian role-play session at Preston Manor so you can make a day of it and visit both museums in the same day.

Venue: Booth Museum of Natural History
Key Stage: 1+2
Suitable for: National Curriculum History and Science
Duration: The workshop lasts for one hour/one and a half hours
Cost: Meet the Booths all schools £2.70 per pupil, £37 minimum charge

Meet the Booths and Preston Manor Victorian Role Play
B&H Schools £5.15 per pupil, Non B&H Schools £7.45 per pupil

Toys

Use the collections to explore toys from the past and compare them to toys today.

Venue: Hove Museum & Art Gallery
Key Stage: 1
Suitable for: National Curriculum History and Science
Duration: The workshop lasts for one hour
Cost: All Schools £1.70 per pupil, £32 Minimum charge

Skeletons

Use replica human bones and animal specimens to learn how a skeleton works and make simple comparisons.

Venue: Booth Museum of Natural History
Key Stage: 1
Suitable for: National Curriculum Science
Duration: The workshop lasts for one hour
Cost: All schools £1.70 per pupil, £32 minimum charge

Camouflage

Discover how animals use colour and pattern to survive in their natural habitats.

Venue: Booth Museum of Natural History
Key Stage: 1
Suitable for: National Curriculum Science and Art
Duration: The workshop lasts for one hour
Cost: All schools £1.70 per pupil, £32 minimum charge

 

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