Rock Around the Clock (KS2)

From June to November 2009 Bolton Museum will have a very special exhibition called Simple Beginnings: The Story of Evolution. Watch out for future interactive science workshops linked to animal adaptations.

Your pupils will be able to participate in fun, science based activities, which will encourage them to look closely at rocks and minerals.

Venue:

• Bolton Museum

Note: All sessions at the Museum are free to schools within the Bolton Local Authority

Aims:

• To help children gain a greater understanding of the natural world through exciting “hands on” scientific enquiry.
• To participate in interactive experiments to compare and explore the properties of a variety of rocks and minerals.

Objectives:

• Investigate rocks and minerals as a junior geologist.
• Participate in fun experiments to demonstrate the weathering process.
• Handle volcanic material and ancient fossils.
• Compare and classify a range of rocks and minerals according to observable characteristics.

National Curriculum links:

This interactive workshop links to the Key Stage 2 Scheme of Work for:

• Science Unit 3C: Characteristics of materials
• Science Unit 3D: Rocks and Soils

• N.C Science programme of study:
• Sc3.1: Grouping Materials