School and Group Visits
- Main Exhibition
- Eric's Guide to The Look Out
- Discovery Shows for KS1 & 2
- Backpack Trails
- Discovery Boxes
- Teachers Packs
- Leaders Open Days and Complimentary Visits
- Feedback from school visits
- Children's Groups
Main 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 £3.45 each with free entry for 1 adult to every 6 children. Please call 01344 354400 and ask for the Duty Manager.
The main exhibition has over 80 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
Let Eric the owl introduce you to the excitement and wonder of The Look Out in this fun and colourful animated guide.
In addition to a visit to the exhibition, many schools book the interactive science shows run by staff at The Look Out. A different themed show runs each term. The shows usually last 35 - 45 minutes.
Booking is essential. Shows are at 10.15am, 11.15am, 12.15pm, 1.15pm, 2.15pm.
Cost is £5.20 per child, which includes entry to the science and nature exhibition. 1 adult to every 6 children is given FREE entry.
2008 & 2009 Shows for Schools:
- 5 September - 19 December 2008 - Stories of the Stars KS1 and Planets and Stars KS2
- 12 January - 6 May 2009 - Light and Sound KS1 & 2
- 7 May - 22 July 2009 - Bugs and Beasties KS1 & 2
- September - December 2009 - Ourselves KS1 and Body Inside Out KS2
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.
Nature Explorers (4- 8 year olds)
The Backpack covers:
- Colour
- Story telling
- Leaves
- Textures
- Life cycles
Materials Detectives (8-11 year olds)
The Backpack covers:
- Magnets
- True or False game
- Materials
- Rocks
- Trees
£1.75 per child in addition to the entrance charge.
For further details, download the 
backpack trail poster.pdf (812kb)
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)
£1.75 per child in addition to the entrance charge.
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 Open Days 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.
Teacher open days:
- 11 September 2008 - Planets and Stars
- 22 January 2009 - Light and Sound
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 varity 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 autistc children. They loved the water play. Staff extremely helpful and friendly."
Children's Groups - Brownies, Cubs, Rainbows and Beavers
We open up The Look Out until 8pm to accommodate children groups on the following dates:
- Monday 22 - Friday 26 September 2008
- Monday 10 - Friday 14 November 2008
Pre-booked groups are charged at £3.45 per child (under 16) with FREE entry for 1 adult to every 6 children.
Please call The Look Out on 01344 354400 to book your group visit.
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Downloads
- Stories of the Stars Poster (96kb)
- Planets and Stars Poster (80kb)
- Stories of the Stars Open Day Booking Form (21kb)
- School Visits Leaflet (654kb)
- Discovery Shows Poster (106kb)
