Delivery
Museum based
Usually Monday to Thursday, 10am or 12:30pm
Curriculum Links
Science
History
Key Stage 2
Length of session
90 minutes
Maximum group size
Up to 30
'Whilst I was there I had a great time and loved it, and hope I can go there again – it was brilliant.'
Evie
Session outline
Discover how Copernicus and Galileo changed our understanding of the universe through an exploration of:
Geocentric (Earth-centred) and
Heliocentric (Sun-centred)
models and telescopes in our collection.
Find out more about the movement of the Earth and other planets relative to the Sun in our solar system and why we have day and night, months and changing seasons.
Next steps
Contact us
Need more information? Contact:
Helen Pooley, Learning Producer
Email: learning@hsm.ox.ac.uk (add 'Primary' in the Subject line)
Phone: +44 (0) 1865 287 406 / 287 019
