Archaeology in Action: at your school
Do you know what skills are needed to be a successful archaeologist? Bristol Museum & Art Gallery will help you develop these with our in-school Archaeology in Action learning programme.
Take part in hands-on tasks to find out how archaeologists learn about the past by studying what’s buried beneath our feet, with these three simple steps:
1. Use our pre-learning resources to prepare for our school visit
Resources include:
- A glossary of terms used by archaeologists
- An archaeological period timeline activity
2. Discover how evidence is gathered about life in the past during our in-school Archaeology in Action class workshop and school assembly experience.
During class workshops the children will:
- Examine how physical evidence helps us construct the past
- Find out about different materials and investigate which will survive over time
- Learn about how we gather evidence using scientific and practical tools
- Interpret objects found by archaeologists to make conclusions
- Find-out about different types of archaeologists and their work
- Learn about field-walking by taking part in a practical demonstration
- Handle real archaeological finds from different time periods
Suitable for: year 5-7
Duration: 75 minutes
Group size: Up to 35 pupils per class
During a school assembly children will:
- Find out about the work of an archaeologist
- Play the game ‘is it archaeology’?
- Discover the tools and equipment needed by an archaeologist
Suitable for: year 3 – 7
Duration: 20mins
Group size: whole of ks2 or year 7
3. Take the learning further using our teacher-led resources:
- Fabulous finds activity: What are finds and how do you record them? (includes a loan box with real archaeological finds)
- How to look without digging – information for teachers
Package costs
Workshop for 1 class – £160. Add a 30min assembly for only £40
Workshops for 2 classes – £280. Add a 30min assembly for only £40
Workshops for 3 classes – £400. FREE school assembly
School assembly only – £90
Terms & conditions
Complimentary resources! Our pre and post-visit teaching resources are free for you to use in your school, when booking a workshop.
Learning enquiry form
Please complete this form to start the booking process.
Additional information
Please organise pupils into 3 groups ahead of your visit.
To get the most out of the in-school workshop, we advise that 3 adults are present to assist with ‘Archaeology in action’ activities.
Pre-learning resources will be emailed to the school before the workshop visit. Please provide an email address to send these resources.
We encourage taking lots of photos and would love for you to share them with us on social media.
