Aviation Detectives Visit Teacher's Pack

Aviation Detectives visit Teacher’s pack

Thank you for booking an Aviation Detectives visit. This visit is designed to allow your pupils to explore the technical and social history of aviation and encourage observation skills. Please photocopy the attached trail to bring with you on the day. You should allow a minimum of 4 hours for this visit.

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This self-led visit will allow your pupils to closely explore the theme of aviation through viewing our collection. The ’Aviation Detectives’ trail will ensure the pupils view our major aviation exhibits, while a workshop will explore the basics of flight as the pupils make their own paper aeroplane.

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Design & Technology English History Science Suggested activities

This visit can be used as an introduction to or reinforcement of the topic and we recommend using your visit to inspire work at school, before or after your visit. Here are some suggestions:

Where have you been? Make a map display on your classroom wall and put a pin in any place that the pupils have been to.

Paper planes Make paper planes in various designs. Which fly best? Can you make any fly better based on what you learnt at the Museum?

Design your own plane Based on your observations at the Museum ask the pupils to design a plane. Give pupils a specific brief, eg. a passenger plane or a cargo plane Things to be aware of when writing your risk assessment

 We are a working museum - please ensure children do not stray behind barriers

 Please take care on or near the roadways around the site

 The River Wey runs along the edge of the site

 Brooklands is a historic site and the ground is uneven in places

 Please visit the shop in small groups

 Please observe safety signs, especially those that ask you not to touch (some of our exhibits have live engines)

 Adults with the group are responsible for the pupils while on site and must supervise the children in their care.

 We expect a good standard of behaviour from school visitors and any poor behaviour may result in your school being asked to leave Tips for a successful visit

 Return your completed booking form as soon as possible

 Book a free pre-visit to familiarise yourself with the site and write a risk assessment

 Introduce the children to the topics and objects you would like them to see at the Museum, why not try one of our suggested activities?

 Familiarise yourself with your timetable of the day and brief all adults to ensure they can attend the correct activity at the correct time.

 Ensure you gather any necessary materials needed for your visit, including photocopying any trails. We will only provide materials where stated.

 Contact us if you have any queries or need to change an aspect of your visit. Did you know? This Concorde was the first aircraft to carry 100 people at twice the speed of sound.

Can you name... Draw a picture of your favourite aeroplane... the year when our Concorde (G-BBDG) made its last journey?

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Detectives Code  This trail is for detectives aged 8-11. Where did the Did you know? Sultan of Oman Detectives ask for This was the last When walking around sleep when he the museum , see if help from adults if standard VC10 built. It travelled on his you can spot... they are stuck. was built at Brooklands - Concorde VC10? Detectives are in 1963-64 and made its - Wellington  maiden flight from here Bomber considerate to other ______- VC10 on 9th July 1964. visitors and take - Hawker Hunter their time to walk around the museum. Detectives have fun!

Visit www.brooklandsmuseum.com or telephone 01932 857381. Brooklands Museum, Brooklands Road, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0QN Did you know? What is the covering The aeroplane pictured of the Wellington Bomber made of? below was the first aeroplane built on this - Cloth

site. - Wood

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Can you find... - Paper Did you this aeroplane and write down the year in which it Can you find... was built? know? the Hawker Fury aeroplane (pictured above) ______and write down the letter and numbers The Wellington was written on its tail? recovered from ______Loch Ness in September 1985 after lying at 220ft (70 metres) deep for 45 years.

Did you know? Can you name... The Avro 504 with the decade when the “Brooklands School Hawker Hunter (E-421) of Flying”markings was built? Can you find... was used during ______each of the aeroplanes listed below, and World War One (WWI). match the years in which they were built? Can you Concorde (G-BBDG) 1977 BAC One Eleven 1958 find... Vickers 206 Viscount 1965 another WWI fighter Jetstream 1MK 1974 and write down its name? ______