Activity
Plan and Take a Museum Visit
The learning starts before you leave: choose the museum, plan the route, set a budget and pick three objects to hunt down.
Ages
7-9, 9-11, 11-14
Level
Lower KS2, Upper KS2, KS3
Subject
Cross-curricular
Duration
180 min
What you'll need
- Timetable or map
- Notebook
- Budget
What the learner will explore
- Planning
- Reading timetables
- Looking closely
How to do it
- 1
Choose the museum together.
- 2
Plan travel and timing.
- 3
Pick three objects to find.
- 4
Record one surprising thing on the way home.
Make it easier
Choose one gallery only and keep the visit short.
Make it harder
Set a full budget including travel and lunch, and reconcile it afterwards.
Try it differently
Visit a local heritage site, gallery or working farm instead.
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