National Army Museum

Workshops for schools

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Head on
Primary workshop

1 - 30 July 2020

FREE

Head on

Get hands-on with real helmets from our handling collection, then use different materials to make and test your own.

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Operation Robot (coding)
Secondary workshop

1 - 24 July 2020

FREE

Operation Robot (coding)

Explore the power of robots to solve challenges for the Army. Get hands-on testing out your coding skills.

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What is Total War?
Secondary workshop

1 - 30 July 2020

FREE

What is Total War?

Investigate the concept of Total War by tracing the steps taken to prepare for industrialised conflict in the First and Second World Wars.

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Your Country Needs You! Propaganda and recruitment
Primary workshop

1 - 30 July 2020

FREE

Your Country Needs You! Propaganda and recruitment

Explore how advertising and propaganda work, particularly focusing on recruitment campaigns of the First World War.

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The Indian 'Mutiny'?
Secondary workshop

1 - 30 July 2020

FREE

The Indian 'Mutiny'?

Analyse evidence from documents and artefacts, then curate an exhibition to make a case for whether the conflict was a mutiny or war of independence.

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Gravity and parachutes
Primary workshop

1 - 30 July 2020

FREE

Gravity and parachutes

Explore the history of parachutes and how the Army uses them. Design, make and test your own inspired by the historic designs in our collections.

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Florence and Mary
Primary workshop

1 - 30 July 2020

FREE

Florence and Mary

Discover the historic contributions of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole and why they have been remembered (or not) over time.

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Robots to the rescue
Primary workshop

1 - 30 July 2020

FREE

Robots to the rescue

Explore how robotic devices help the Army, then work in teams using block-based programming and our Dash robots to complete a series of tasks.

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London in the Second World War: The Blitz
Primary workshop

1 - 30 July 2020

FREE

London in the Second World War: The Blitz

Use sleuthing skills to discover the stories revealed in our Second World War time capsules. Delivered in partnership with the Royal Hospital Chelsea.

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Whatever the weather
Primary workshop

1 - 30 July 2020

FREE

Whatever the weather

Soldiers have to be ready for anything! Explore and test materials by designing and building a shelter that will keep a soldier dry.

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Florence and Mary
SEND workshop

1 - 30 July 2020

FREE

Florence and Mary (SEND)

Find out about the work of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole and how they helped the soldiers in the Crimea.

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British Civil Wars: Technology and tactics
Secondary workshop

1 - 30 July 2020

FREE

British Civil Wars: Technology and tactics

Using our handling collection, explore Civil War battle tactics, weaponry and equipment to consider the experience of warfare in the 17th century, and the impact on civilians.

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