As
part of the Year 3’s Spring topic on Earthquakes and Volcanoes, they were lucky enough to visit the Natural History Museum in London this week to explore the museum and watch an action-packed Earthquakes and Volcanoes
show.
After a long train journey and a quick lunch spot, we headed straight for the Earthquake & Volcano zone where the children were able to experience what a real earthquake feels like in the earthquake simulator.
We continued to explore the museum, finding out some truly fascinating facts, watching some cool videos and getting hands on with some real artefacts.
Also, we were able to see & stand under the museum's new blue whale skeleton named 'Hope', which is suspended in the centre of the Hintze Hall.
Finally, we ended the trip with the exciting Earthquakes and Volcanoes show.The show highlighted the awesome power of our planet's natural forces and demonstrated the importance and challenge of natural disaster prediction.
Some children were picked from the audience to help out. The show finished with a bang when the volcano erupted with an explosion of red balls to represent the lava.
"My best part was the show. When the volcano erupted,it made me jump!" Hanzalah, Northern Ireland.
"I liked the part where we went on the earthquake simulator. It made me think that there was a real earthquake happening." Hamit, Northern Ireland.
"I learned that some volcanoes with shallow hills often have lava coming out of the side instead of the crater at the top," Summer, Wales.
"I learned that an earthquake occurs when the tectonic plates of the earth rub and slip together," Anya, Scotland.
Overall, the children thoroughly enjoyed their day out in London & their new knowledge on Volcanoes & Earthquakes will help them back in school in their topic lessons this term.
