Technology / Engineering

Technology / Engineering

Technology and Engineering combine the art of Design with the problem solving and understanding of the Sciences. Until specialism takes place late in students' school careers it is rarely taught as a separate subject, instead being wrapped up with its core subjects of Design and Science. However as the topic which results in moving machinery it is perfect for demonstrations, practical workshops and, of course, visits.

The places which schools take trips to immerse themselves in the world of technology typically concentrate on how the modern world is developing and so may feature computers, new technologies such as wind farms and recycling, and their environmental impact, plus

But of course there is a wide range of museums which celebrate how technology has developed over the years, particularly since the Industrial Revolution. 

Many of the venues offer the possibility of practical workshops which allow students to create their own versions of the exhibits they have seen and discussed. All of these also present plenty of opportunity to deliver aspects of the curriculum such as PSHE, Politics, History and Citizenship alongside the core aim of Technology.

 

Main organisations:

Design and Technology Association (DATA)

NAACE

​National STEM Centre

Primary Engineer

Inclusion: NASEN

 

Thought of visiting?

Science Museum

The Museum of Technology, Peterborough

The Wellcome Collection, Euston

The RAF Museum, Cosford

Horniman Museum, London

Museum of Army Flying, Stockbridge

The Look Out Discovery Centre, Bracknell

ThinkTank, Birmingham

Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester

 

For a complete list of venues and providers who deliver specialist courses and activities for this subject see below:

Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum

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Battlefield / Military
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The Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum is housed in two towers of Caernarfon Castle. In it you will discover the history of over 300 years of service by Wales’s oldest infantry.

At the museum, you will learn how the Regiment won 14 Victoria Crosses and hear the words of the famous writers who served with the Royal Welch during the First World War: Siegfried Sassoon, Robert Graves, “Hedd Wyn”, David Jones and Frank Richards.  

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Orford Ness Pagodas

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Historic Buildings & Monuments
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Set in the internationally renowned Orford Ness nature reserve, the Orford Ness Pagodas are cold war relics on a shingle spit in Suffolk, built to test Britain’s atomic bombs. Here the bombs’ detonators were put in pits and subjected to the shocks they might experience on their way to a target, to ensure they wouldn’t go off prematurely. The detonators were non-nuclear but could still have been devastating if they had exploded, so heavy hats were put over the pits to control the blast, which are among the most enigmatic of the many concrete objects built to defend Britain.

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Carisbrooke Castle

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Castles
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Carisbrooke Castle is best known as the place where King Charles I was imprisoned.

One of the main tourist attractions in the Isle of Wight, Carisbrooke Castle is best known as the place where King Charles I was imprisoned. You can still play bowls on the very green Charles used. For a castle that has lived through more than 800 years of service, including resisting a siege by the French and seeing off the Spanish Armada, it's also wonderfully well preserved.

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Maidenhead Heritage Centre

Explore the town’s history, which stretches from before the Romans to racing cars, aeroplanes, Hammer Horror films and scandals at Cliveden.
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Museums
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Explore the amazingly varied history of Maidenhead at this Heritage Centre with lots of hands-on activities for families.

The permanent Story of Maidenhead exhibition with Roman Dress-Up and other regular family activities is supplemented with five free exhibitions a year in the Sammes Gallery, so there is always something new to see and do.

On the first floor of the museum is Grandma Flew Spitfires, which is an Exhibition and Archive dedicated to Air Transport Auxiliary, with its fabulous Spitfire simulator.

Schools & Group Visits

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Winding House Museum

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Museums
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The Winding House Museum is a bold, glass-fronted structure that has been constructed around the former Elliot Colliery winding house

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Clifton Suspension Bridge

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Transport
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The Clifton Suspension Bridge, spanning the picturesque Avon Gorge, is the symbol of the city of Bristol. For almost 150 years this Grade I listed structure has attracted visitors from all over the world.

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Jaguar Education Business Partnership Centre - Castle Bromwich

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Factory Visits & Industry
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Jaguars have been manufactured at the 112 acre Castle Bromwich site since 1966. A lot of things are changing on site at the moment as JLR invest £300 million on new body shops and other site developments. We are now a state-of-the-art production facility, building high performance, luxury motor vehicles. Over 80% of our vehicles manufactured at our Castle Bromwich facility are exported to 101 markets worldwide, including China, the USA and Europe.

 

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East Pool Mine

Impressive Cornish beam engines and industrial heritage discovery centre
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Science & Technology
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At the very heart of the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site sit these two great beam engines, originally powered by high-pressure steam boilers introduced by local hero Richard Trevithick.

Preserved in their towering engine houses, they are a reminder of Cornwall's days as a world-famous centre of industry, engineering and innovation.

Our pumping engine is one of the largest surviving Cornish beam engines in the world, and our restored winding engine can be seen in action daily.

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Study@BWFC

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Indoor Activity Centres
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Come and study at Bolton Wanderers!

Activities are varied and include a choice of: digital media and design, robot building, music creation, computer game design and animation, to name just a few! There is an emphasis on team-building and leadership skills development too.

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Sarehole Mill

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Historic Buildings & Monuments
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Sarehole Mill is one of only two surviving working watermills in Birmingham. The existing building was constructed around 1750, although there was known to be a mill here as early as the Tudor period. Today the mill is best know for its association with the author JRR Tolkien who spent part of his childhood nearby and who used the site and its surroundings as the inspiration for the Shire in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

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