Mission to Mars workshop
Further Education visits to Aerospace Bristol - Key Stage 5, College, and University Groups
Explore over 100 years of Bristol’s aviation history. Discover science in action through our amazing exhibits, fun interactives and inspiring education sessions specifically created for Key Stage 5 and above students.
Further Education workshops and tours:
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In this investigative workshop, build your own spectrometer and discover how we use light from across the cosmos to explore and understand the nature of the universe via absorption and emission spectra, Doppler shift and much more.
Curriculum - Science (Physics and Chemistry)
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Discover the physics behind why rockets have been championing space travel and exploration for decades. Use this learning to develop your own paper rocket, testing and improving it throughout the session.
Curriculum - Science (Physics)
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Take on the role of an ESA design team developing the next generation of Mars rover. Together, you will explore the parameters of design when developing for space missions. Teams will work closely to a design brief set by industry experts to create their prototype and compete to win the contract for their company.
Curriculum - Science, Maths and DT
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Explore the world’s first supersonic passenger plane in detail with an informal guided tour of Concorde Alpha Foxtrot.
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Explore over 100 years of Bristol aviation history in our main exhibition galleries
Further Education Prices
Museum entry is £8 per student
For groups of more than 20 students, workshops and tours are an additional £3 per student. For smaller groups a flat rate of £60 per workshop is applied.
1 free adult entry is available per 6 students booked.
Workshops are 60 minutes long. Tours around 45 minutes long.
Planning your school visit?
Read our School FAQ for everything you need to know for a smooth-running day, from the moment you arrive to completing a risk assessment.
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