STEAM trip

Year 2 enjoyed a great educational trip to the STEAM museum, exploring and learning more about the life of George and Robert Stephenson and Isambard Kingdom Brunel through an interactive lesson. They then had plenty of time in groups to walk through the museum and learn more about life during that time. 

Focus of our trip: 

The lives and achievements of the inspirational engineers, George and Robert Stephenson and Isambard Kingdom Brunel, changes in transport and the coming of the railways.

What they encountered in the lesson:

Pupils assume the roles of George Stephenson, Robert Stephenson and Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The class help tell the fascinating story of the invention of the railway and early locomotives (eg Locomotion and Rocket) using costume, role play, original objects and unique railway artefacts. They will face some of the challenges the navvies had as they built the railways and try their hand at building locomotives using our bespoke wooden replica models.

Curriculum Links:

• Events beyond living memory that are significant nationally

• The lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements

• Significant historical events, people and places in their own locality