All school visits can include a National Curriculum based workshop or activity covering Early Years to KS4 (plus Special Needs) History and/or Science.

Depending on how much time you have, your visit can include all of the following: 

1. A taught workshop from the Education Officers (see options below)
2. A guided themed tour of our WW2 era submarine, HMS Alliance, led by former submariners
3. Fun hands on activities in the Science & Submarines Gallery
4. Activities with the museum's collection of artefacts

Or you can make a Enquirer Visit which includes a guided tour of HMS Alliance, but is otherwise self-led.

Costs

Visit with workshops led by the Education Officers      £5.00 per pupil

Enquirer Visit without workshops                                    £3.50 per pupil

All adult helpers and teachers are £3.50  

Workshops at the Submarine Museum

Our workshops are linked to the curriculum, but they are also cross curricular and creative!

   

Early Years, Foundation  - Queenie and Billikins

Pupils enjoy an interactive story with glove puppets, dressing up, and real submarine objects. They make one of the sea creatures from the story, then tour the submarine to find out what it was like to travel under the sea.

New! KS1 - Skull and Crossbones

Pupils create a pirate story with sound effects and musical instruments. They dance a pirate jig and make their own Jolly Rogers. They hunt for the treasures and the real Jolly Rogers in the museum. Then they take a tour in the submarine just like the pirates in the story.

New! KS1 - Remembrance

The pupils use objects, images and role-play to build a picture of the men who went away on submarines and the families they left behind. In the museum, they can find out why the poppy is a symbol and look at other symbols. They make a special wreath to leave at the submarine memorial. They meet a veteran on the tour of the submarine.

New! KS2 - Meet the Greeks

Find out about the ancient Greek myths and the Olympic values by investigating our submarine objects. Watch a shadow puppet show of the ancient Greek heroes and hear about the submarine HMS Perseus' very own hero.

New! KS2 - Remembrance

The pupils look at the objects which help us remember the brave men and women of the past. In a performance based workshop, pupils explore the moving story behind one of the objects. They take a walk along the submarine memorial wall. They also tour the World War 2 submarine, HMS Alliance where they can talk to a veteran submariner.

KS2 - Make Do and Mend

Objects and uniform are used to show how people at home and at sea coped with war time shortages. Then pupils create their own Make Do and Mend object and tour the submarine to see how the men lived and worked during World War 2.

KS2 - Science and Submarines

Pupils investigate how submarines dive and surface, which is the best shape for a submarine and how a compass works. They can look through a real periscope to investigate how light travels and see the science in action on the submarine.

New! KS2 - Sub-verse

Using the submarine as a spring board pupils will write about the feelings they experience onboard. They will also create a poem inspired by an object of their choice.

Special Needs

All sessions are suitable for students with Special Needs.

Key Stage 3 and 4

The museum can offer a range of sessions, including longer projects with Gifted and Talented students, during certain times of the year.