Developing inquiry skills across the Curriculum: learning about primary inquiry skills at the Mary Rose Museum Event
For more information regarding this event, please telephone Mathematics and Science Learning Centre on 02380 598810 or email mslc@soton.ac.uk .
Event details
This event will showcase activities from a Primary Science Teaching Trust funded project that teachers, University Researchers and the Mary Rose Museum have taken part in over the last year. This one day event is free to attend for primary teachers interested in finding out more and potentially becoming involved in a science enquiry network.
The Mathematics and Science Learning Centre is delighted to invite you to a primary professional development day at the Mary Rose Museum within Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. We are working with three schools in Southampton on a science inquiry project funded by the Primary Science Teaching Trust. At this event, you will have the opportunity to explore enquiry skills in the context of the environment of the new Mary Rose Museum and share the experiences of the teachers who are taking part in the project.
The project is shaped around involvement from:
- Twelve primary teachers from three schools in Southampton
- Staff from the Mary Rose Museum
- Researchers from the University of Southampton who have been involved in research with the Mary Rose Trust and Museum
- Support from staff at the Mathematics and Science Learning Centre
- Support from the Primary Science Teaching Trust
Teachers have worked with researchers to explore how inquiry works in the “real world” and have spent a day at the Mary Rose Museum to look at how inquiry is used in this context. Questions that can be asked include, “Why did the Mary Rose Sink? How did the salvage process bring up the ship in one piece? What can we learn about conservation from the Mary Rose?”. Teachers are currently trying activities in the classroom and exploring the impact on learning and teaching – this will be shared with you on the day.
Programme for the day
10:00 - 10:30 Registration and refreshments
10:30 - 10.45 Welcome and overview of the project
10.45 - 11.30 Why science enquiry? What do scientists do in real life?
11:30 - 12:00 Refreshments
12:00 - 13:00 Tour of the Mary Rose Museum
13:00 - 13:45 Lunch
13:45 - 15:30 CPD sessions from the schools
15:30 - 16:00 What sort of activities can you do with pupils at the Mary Rose Museum?
16:00 - 16:30 Plenary and freedom to look around the museum
Outcomes
- Learn about inquiry skills in a real world context
- Explore how inquiry can be used in the classroom
- Discover the opportunities for visits to the Mary Rose Museum
- Become involved in a science enquiry network with the project teachers and others in the local area
How to book to attend
This day is free to attend thanks to funding from the Primary Science Teaching Trust, but you must book a place. Please do so by email to mslc@soton.ac.uk or telephone 02380 598810 stating names and contact details of those who will be attending, school address and any dietary or accessibility requirements.