Whether making trips out to local museums or having them come to you (The Museum in Transit project brings the experience to the school, for example) there are more benefits to this kind of interaction than first appears.
There are 7 videos in this series.
The Big PitStudents visit one the few deep mines open to the public
Roman DigSchool trip to Roman Fort and the opportunity to dig!
Kip in the ShipAn overnight trip aboard the HMS Belfast
Ancient WorldsDiscover ancient Egypt in a Liverpool museum
Creepy CrawliesLearn about animal movements at the Natural History Museum
In Your SchoolPlymouth's mobile museum brings natural history to the classroom
The Holocaust ExhibitionA visit to the Imperial War Museum's poignant exhibition
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