Learning at Morwellham Quay At Morwellham Quay we aim to give students from KS1 to A Level, a visit which is both fun and educational. Our talks and demonstrations are designed to cover aspects of the National Curriculum across a range of subjects. A visit to us can be fitted in as part of a wider project in school, or as a stand-alone study. If there is a topic you would like to cover, or preparatory or follow-up work you would like to discuss, we are happy to help. Details are given below on each activity we offer and how it fits the National Curriculum. There is also a list of subjects with an explanation as to what aspects are covered in our activities. Educational Visits include: a) Free preparatory visit for teachers to plan their trip. b) Free teaching resources to prepare for the visit and follow-up afterwards. c) Personal welcome by our costumed Living History Guide. d) Your choice of four timetabled activities, led by our costumed Living History Guides, within a four-hour visit. e) An indoor area in which to eat your lunch and leave your bags. Current costs: £7.95 per pupil ages 5 - 11 £9.95 per pupil ages 12 + (also price for adults above the ratios below) Teachers free on a ratio of 1:3 for children under 7 (Minimum 2 adults per group) 1:6 for children aged 7 - 11 1:8 for children aged 11 upwards Group Size: Up to 30 pupils in each group KS1: Ages 5 – 7 KS2: Ages 7 – 11 KS3: Ages 11 – 14 KS4: Ages 14 - 16 February 2020 Activities You can choose up to four activities for your visit, depending on the length of your visit, each activity is within a 45-minute slot. KS1 Points are listed in Black, KS2 Points are listed in Blue, KS3 Points are listed in Orange Mine Train Enter the George & Charlotte copper mine for a fascinating insight into living and working at Morwellham Quay. Here you will have a chance to learn about the appalling conditions faced by the miners who risked their lives extracting the minerals that helped drive the industrial revolution. KS1 We will take your group on a journey underground through the George and Charlotte copper mine where the children will be able to use their senses to identify different light sources in order to conclude that darkness is the absence of light. Many aspects of the copper mining process will be explained, and the children will learn the part science has played in the development of many useful inventions, including the use of waterpower. They will hear about the lives of the miners, their working conditions and how the work was carried out. The children will be encouraged to express how they feel, being underground, and to make relevant comments, asking questions to clarify their understanding. KS2 In addition to the KS1 aspects, the children should understand how through scientific techniques, the copper is smelted and transformed into copper plate and then into various copper items. KS3 Additional to KS1 and KS2 points: as part of the Cornwall & West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site, the visit to the mine will help the students develop their knowledge of this globally significant location, including the defining physical and human characteristics of the site.Technological changes and the history of copper mining are discussed during which a number of new words and terms are introduced which can expand vocabulary. Students will also learn about the industrial revolution, the empire, the slave trade and the impact on society. February 2020 Key Stage Points: English Spoken Language Grammar & Vocabulary Maths Number and Place Value Measurement Materials and their uses Seasonal changes Science Forces Rocks Light States of matter Scientific Attitudes Geography Location & Place Physical Geography Human Geography Local History Industrial History Social History History Ideas, Political Power, Industry and Empire: Britain 1745 - 1901 February 2020 School Occasionally the children of Morwellham could afford to go to school. Find out what Victorian education was like – its strict regime of parrot learning and punishment - all whilst sitting on hard benches. Warning: this activity will be more fun than it sounds! KS1 & KS2 The Victorian School Teacher will run the class as though the children are living in the nineteenth century. They will quickly realise the differences between materials used in this classroom and their own, such as benches, candles, blackboards and slates. The teacher will explain the punishments faced by children in a small village school during the Victorian era. The students will learn to remember specific points that interest them, for later discussion in their own classroom. When they return to your school, they will be able to compare facilities and teaching styles with their own classroom. KS3 In addition to the KS1 & 2 aspects the history of schooling and the impact of the industrial revolution on society will be explored. Key Stage Points: English Spoken Language Grammar & Vocabulary Maths Number and Place Value Measurement Science Materials and their uses Geography Location & Place Human Geography Local History Social History History Ideas, Political Power, Industry and Empire: Britain 1745 - 1901 February 2020 Costume Your group will get the chance to dress up in Victorian style costume. Young ladies will have the opportunity to dress up in long skirts, capes and stylish hats of the period, whilst the young gentlemen can try on coats, waistcoats and top hats. They will also understand the style of dress that was relevant to social status. It is encouraged for the group to walk through the village, with their guide (weather permitting) to ‘act’ like a Victorian and end their activity with a group photo. KS1 In the Costume Museum the children will find out about the type of clothing worn in Victorian times and how that would vary depending on the age, employment, wealth or social status of individual members of society. They will use the senses of sight and touch to explore and recognize the similarities and differences between the fabrics and the thickness and weights of the materials and compare them to their own clothing and school uniform. The whole group can then try on Victorian style clothing and go for a walk through the village to get an idea of what they would have worn and how they would have looked during that period. An ideal opportunity for a class photograph by the Water Wheel. KS2 As well as the KS1 aspects the children should also recognize how the shapes of some objects can be changed by combining materials, such as the ribbing in the crinolines. They will be able to ask questions of the Guide as well as follow up and extend ideas about fashion, different materials and social status when they return to their own classroom. KS3 In addition to the KS1 & 2 aspects new words will be introduced which will expand the students’ vocabulary. The impact on clothing of both the industrial revolution and imported goods and materials from the Empire is discussed. Key Stage Points: English Spoken Language Grammar & Vocabulary Maths Number and Place Value Measurement Science Materials and their uses Seasonal changes Geography Location & Place Local History Industrial History Social History History Ideas, Political Power, Industry and Empire: Britain 1745 - 1901 February 2020 Rope Making Every self-sufficient 19th century community had its own rope walk. There’s no better way of learning than by doing. Groups will get the chance to get actively involved in making their own rope, supervised by experts. KS1, KS2 & KS3 On the ropewalk students will first be led in a discussion of the uses of rope in the Morwellham area and how important it was to a village such as this. The group will be asked to comment and ask questions. Through a detailed discussion, the group will understand the following; • The natural fibres with which rope was originally made from • How and who spun the fibres to make the twine • The machinery and tools that are used in the rope making process Your group will be encouraged to break a length of fibre and double and treble this to show how strong the fibres are. This leads on to the group following simple instructions in the use of the rope-making equipment. They will thread the machinery and twist the twine to make a rope of natural fibre learning how the shape and strength of some objects can be changed by twisting and stretching. At the end of the activity the students are encouraged to stretch the rope in a traditional Victorian fun way! Key Stage Points: English Spoken Language Grammar & Vocabulary Maths Number and Place Value Measurement Materials and their uses Seasonal changes Science Properties & Changes of Material Forces States of matter Geography Location & Place Physical Geography Human Geography Local History Industrial History Social History History Ideas, Political Power, Industry and Empire: Britain 1745 - 1901 February 2020 Rock Breaking – Victorian Child Labour (Some aspects not suitable for under 7’s*) For many children the only option after leaving school (at aged 8 or 9) was to work on the dressing floor. Your group will experience first-hand the hard work involved in dressing the ore, *breaking the rocks with hammers and sorting the copper ore from the waste rock. KS1 A costumed guide will introduce the process of separating the ore deposits from the waste rock and the children will be able to comment and ask questions. KS2 In addition to the KS1 they can then experience the working life of children in the past by breaking open the ore with hammers, following simple instructions to control the risks to themselves and to others.