School and Group Visits
Listen- Hands on Science Exhibition
- Fun + Education = The Look Out On The Road For Schools
- Light and Sound, Key Stage 1 and 2
- Shows in 2012 and 2013
- Eric's Guide to The Look Out
- Backpack Trails
- Discovery Boxes
- Teachers Packs
- Leaders' Information Days and Complimentary Visits
- Feedback from school visits
- Children's Groups
Hands on Science Exhibition
Schools and other groups are always very welcome to The Look Out. We are proud of the fact that nearly all our school groups come back many times! It is essential to pre-book your visit. Pre-booked school children are charged £4.05 each. Please call 01344 354400 and ask for the duty manager.
The main exhibition has over 90 hands-on interactive exhibits that help bring alive many concepts that are difficult to put over in the classroom. The exhibits are themed in the following zones:
- Sound and Communication
- Light and Colour
- Body and Perception
- Forces and Movement
- Woodland and Water
Light and Sound, Key Stage 1 and 2
16 January - 8 May 2012
Fantastic demonstrations to illustrate Light and Sound. The children will find out about different types of light such as white, coloured, lasers and UV light. Also, in a fun way the children will learn how sound reaches our ears and see what sound waves look like.
- Summer Term 2012 - Bugs and Beasties
- Autumn Term 2012 - Ourselves and Body Inside Out
- Spring Term 2013 - Pushes and Pulls and Forces
- Summer Term 2013 - Bugs and Beasties
Let Eric the owl introduce you to the excitement and wonder of The Look Out in this fun and colourful animated guide.
Backpack Trails
The Look Out Backpacks are designed to be used for outside, but in bad weather are suitable for inside use.
Using the backpacks involves a short walk, stopping at various points and concentrating on National Curriculum themes.
Backpacks can be hired in advance and are self led.
- There are two different backpacks available: Nature Explorers (4- 8 year olds) and Materials Detectives (8-11 year olds).
- For further details, download the
backpack trail poster.pdf (812kb)
£1.85 per child in addition to the entrance charge.
Discovery Boxes
Designed to be used in small groups of 3-4 children, Discovery Boxes cover a wide variety of KS2 national curriculum topic areas. For details of the contents of the boxes download the Discovery Boxes Poster (451kb)
£1.85 per child in addition to the entrance charge.
Teachers' Packs
Photocopyable worksheets and teachers notes are available to complement your visit to The Look Out.
KS1 Themed worksheets: Light and Sound, Woodland and Water, Forces and Movement- KS2 Themed worksheets: Body and Perception, Light and Colour, Forces and Movement, Sound
and Communication. - £10 per pack.
Leaders' Information Sessions and Complimentary Visits
We schedule termly open days with information about the current show and for you to have a look around the exhibition. You are welcome to have a complimentary visit at any time.
Teachers' Information Sessions:
- 15 September 2011 - Planets and Stars
- 19 January 2012 - Light and Sound
- 1 March 2012 - Bugs and Beasties
To pre-book a place on the open day, please call The Look Out on 01344 354400.
Feedback from school visits has included the following comments:
- "Very enjoyable, great fun."
- "Science from a Toybox was an excellent presentation pitched at just the right level. All hands on activities were excellent."
- "As always we enjoyed spending time in the exhibition. Children responded productively to the variety and hands on nature of the exhibits. Staff were helpful and accommodating."
- "Thank you for a most enjoyable and informative day. Staff were most welcoming and put us at our ease."
- "I bring my class every year and the children absolutely love it. If fits in well with some of our topics. Thanks for a great day.".
- "Excellent experience for our autistic children. They loved the water play. Staff extremely helpful and friendly."
Children's Groups - Brownies, Cubs, Rainbows and Beavers
We are opening up The Look Out until 8pm to accommodate groups of children on the following dates:
- 12 - 16 September 2011
- 26 - 30 March 2012
Pre-booked groups are charged at £4.05 per child (under 16) with FREE entry for 1 adult to every 6 children.
Shows are also available for pre-booking and are charged at an additional £1.85 per child.
Please call The Look Out on 01344 354400 to book your group visit.
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Downloads
- All you need to know for school visits (4804kb)
- School Visits Leaflet (654kb)
- Light and sound (100kb)
