APS News 16

abingdon.org.uk/prep 5 Year 5 visit the Black Country Museum Abingdon Prep Out and About The morning of the Art and Science trip to Oxford was spent learning about classifying animals, evolution and natural selection. In her talk, Sarah used examples of arthropods and barnacles from the museum’s collections, and those feeling brave handled live giant hissing cockroaches. The boys then explored the museum with a worksheet about Darwin, variation and classification. After lunch, we switched to art. Sherrey talked about the museum building - a real work of art in itself; every pillar has a different nature carving and the ceiling echoes the ribs of a dinosaur skeleton. The boys sketched the museum’s features and details of architectural embellishments using different drawing materials and techniques. Year 5 visited this award-winning open air museum near Dudley and explored the huge site with the help of a costumed guide. They visited the mine and exhibits celebrating the industrial past of the area. The period shops and houses showed how people lived in the 1830s. Not least, the boys went back to school where the schoolmaster was very strict indeed! This living history visit is sure to be repeated in years to come. Year 8 at the Natural History Museum