Museum on the Move - National Museum of Scotland

National Museum of Scotland 16th-25th Jun All day Free

In this hands-on session, pupils help us plan to move one of the museum's display objects. Working together they solve a series of maths-related problems, culminating in a removal truck coding challenge.

Location: National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh

Suitable for: P3 - P7

Dates: 16 - 19 June 2025; 23 - 25 June 2025

Times: 10:15am & 11:45am

Duration: 60 minutes

Session format:

Pupils will be taken to look at the Bulldog plane, before heading to the Learning studios to help us work out how best to move it.

Working in groups of four pupils will:

  • Discuss the steps that need to be taken when planning to move such a large and valuable object
  • Collaborate on a series of maths related activities which involve weighing, measuring and building models with Lego
  • Finish the session with our very popular removal truck coding challenge

This workshop is perfect for team building and can act as a rich, holistic assessment tool. We like to reveal to the pupils at the end of the session that they have been doing maths all along, so you may like to focus on the team challenge aspects of the workshop when describing it to your class.

In partnership with Maths Week Scotland

These workshops are free, but booking is essential! For further information and to book, please visit the link below.

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