Rock Around the Clock (KS2)

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