Year 4 set sail on a learning adventure to the National Maritime Museum
As part of their current Humanities topic, 'Anglo-Saxons and Vikings', Year 4 pupils spent a fascinating day at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich to enrich their learning.
Their day incorporated a wide range of interesting, challenging and thought-provoking activities, including:
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Becoming traders and bartering for precious spices, silk and silver with items they had brought with them from Scandinavia.
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Visiting an interactive ship, onboard which they learnt how ships were loaded with cargo and where phrases such as ‘batten down the hatches’ originated from.
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Using their archaeology skills to explain what artefacts could tell them about the Vikings they had once belonged to.
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Answering Geography questions based on the museum’s giant world map.
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Creating their own ship badges that demonstrate what West Lodge means to the children.
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I really liked the workshop and looking at all the artefacts.
The world map was really big and interesting.
Best place ever!
I really enjoyed the 'All Hands' area and shooting the canon.
I really liked shooting the canon and moving the cargo in the 'All Hands' area.
I really enjoyed looking at all of the boats.
The 'All Hands' area was great as you were allowed to play with the food.
I loved every single moment of it.