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:

Fleet Air Arm Museum

Europe's Largest Naval Aviation Collection
Venue Type: 
Transport
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The Museum comprises four large halls. Each hall has ground floor and upper levels telling the stories of naval aviation from the first manned kites towed behind naval vessels, to helium filled airships, seaplanes, bi-planes and the carrier borne aircraft of WW2 and modern Sea Harriers and helicopters. We also have an original Concorde 002.

Get up close and personal with the giants of aviation history. Witness the Battle of the Atlantic, the Falklands Conflict and Aviation in World War I. You can view the airfield and see a nuclear bomb!

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Tavistock Museum

Venue Type: 
Museums
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Tavistock Museum is a town museum which has permanent exhibitions relating to its monastic, market, and mining past. It is also a community museum and each year has new exhibitions relating to different community interests and organisations.

The Museum is run entirely by volunteers, many of whom give up a day each week of their time to steward. We welcome school parties but would ask teachers to contact us beforehand.

Thorington Photographic Collection

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Conwy Suspension Bridge

Elegant suspension bridge and toll-keeper's house
Venue Type: 
Historic Buildings & Monuments
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See how trade and travel brought Conwy to life and discover how a husband and wife kept Thomas Telford's bridge open every day of the year, whatever the weather.

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Cragside

Extraordinary Victorian house, gardens and woodland - the wonder of its age
Venue Type: 
Science & Technology
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Enter the world of Lord Armstrong - Victorian inventor, innovator and landscape genius. Cragside house was truly a wonder of its age.

Discover the first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity. It is crammed full of ingenious gadgets – most of them still working. The gardens are incredible. One of the largest rock gardens in Europe leads down to the Iron Bridge, which in turn leads to the formal garden. Children will love our adventure play area and exploring Nelly's Labyrinth, a network of paths and tunnels cut out of a vast area of rhododendron forest.

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Brighton Sewers

Venue Type: 
Factory Visits & Industry
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The Victorian sewers beneath Brighton comprise an extensive network of brick-lined tunnels. They are open to the public on pre-booked guided tours and have become a popular tourist attraction.

Our famous sewer tours have been revealing their Victorian secrets to visitors for more than 50 years. The award-winning tours run from May until September and are a popular attraction with visitors from across the world.

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Dunster Working Mill

Fully restored 18th-century working watermill
Venue Type: 
Factory Visits & Industry
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Visit this impressive restored 18th-century watermill built on the site of a mill mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086. The mill currently produces stoneground wholemeal flour from organic wheat. The team also pack porridge oats and jumbo oats, and mix and pack their own museli. All are available to buy onsite.

The mill is set in peaceful surroundings alongside the River Avill and at the entrance to Dunster Castle River Gardens. The Watermill tea-room is situated 50 yards from the watermill and serves a tasty range of seasonal treats.

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Thomas Crapper & Son

Venue Type: 
Factory Visits & Industry
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It is popularly thought that Thomas Crapper invented the W.C., and that the vulgar word for faeces is a derivative of his name, but neither belief is true. However, etymologists attest that the Amercian word, "crapper", meaning the W.C. is directly from his name.

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Titanic Belfast

Visit the Birthplace of the Titanic
Venue Type: 
Maritime / Sea Life
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Titanic Belfast is a visitor attraction and a monument to Belfast's maritime heritage on the site of the former Harland & Wolff shipyard. It tells the stories of the ill-fated RMS Titanic, which sank on her maiden voyage in 1912, and her sister ships RMS Olympic and HMHS Britannic.

Titanic Belfast's exhibition consists of nine interpretative and interactive galleries, covering the following themes:

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Lock Museum

Locks, keys and lock-making tools displayed in a Victorian locksmith's house.
Venue Type: 
Museums
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The Locksmith's House is located in a Victorian lockmaker’s house and workshops, that are a typical example of many of the small business premises that occupied a great deal of Willenhall and the surrounding area. 

Much of the house has been accurately restored into an archetypal Victorian dwelling, using many of the original pieces of furniture. Gas lighting is still installed, and once inside, it’s possible to imagine that you are back in Victorian times. 

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George Stephenson's Birthplace

Birthplace of the world-famous railway engineer
Venue Type: 
Historic Buildings & Monuments
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Discover the humble birthplace of great railway pioneer, George Stephenson, whose entire family lived in just one room. Our costumed guide tells the story of how challenging life was for mining families, like George’s, that once crammed into this now charming little stone cottage, nestled in a pretty garden near the river Tyne.

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