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Stories and Sensory Activities: The Implacable
Listen along to this story of the HMS Implacable and try some sensory activities alongside it.
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Stories and Sensory Activities: Scott's Journey
Enjoy sensory activities as you listen along to Olivia Armstrong's story of Scott's journey on the Terra Nova
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Stories and Sensory Activities: The Northern Lights
Create a sensory tray to help explore the Northern Lights.
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Brave Sir John – a sensory story of snow and ice
Experience Sir John Franklin’s journey with this sensory story told by Noel Hayden
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Battle of Trafalgar timeline
How did Nelson secure a British victory against the Franco-Spanish fleet? Follow the stages of the battle to learn more
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Maritime London gallery
Discover how life on the River Thames has evolved in the past 300 years at the National Maritime Museum's Maritime London gallery
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Ted asks: How do you build a rocket? (Activity)
Join the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s very own Ted, along with new friends Pip and Cub, to learn all about different materials and how to build a rocket!
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Ted asks: What happens in a year? (Activity)
Join the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s very own Ted, along with new friends Pip and Cub, to learn all about the year, the seasons and why you have to wait so long for your next birthday!
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Ted asks: What is it like on Mars? (Activity)
Join the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s very own Ted, along with new friends Pip and Cub, on an adventure to Mars to learn all about the planet and what we would need to live there!
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Mission to Mars: classroom activity
This classroom activity is designed to test your students' creative, mathematical and literacy skills through a range of tasks that will get them to think about what it might be like to travel to Mars and then live and work on the red planet.