Education Live (pdf) - National Museums Liverpool

Javanese shadowpuppetsPeople past andpresentChildren look at differentcultures and people incountries around the world,focusing on the Arctic,Canada, South America,Africa and Asia. They canhandle and talk aboutobjects. They learn abouttraditional stories, ritualpractices and indigenousartwork. Based in theWeston Discovery Centre.Spiders, scorpionsand insectsMore than 80% of all livingcreatures on the planet arearthropods and theirexistence dates back tobefore the dinosaurs. Usingvideo-microscopes,museum specimens andlive animals, childreninteract with threefascinating and successfulgroups - the insects,arachnids and myriapods.Stick insects forschoolsShadow puppets have beenused in Java over the last1,000 years to bringtraditional Hindu stories tolife. The session looks atsome of these stories, howthe puppets were madeand their importance tothe people of Java. Childrencreate their own puppetsto take back to school.KS1 & KS2Max no: 32 / Duration: 50 minsSubject: Art, Citizenship,Literacy, REKS1 & KS2Max no: 35 / Duration: 50 minsSubject: Citizenship, Geography,HistoryKS1 & KS2Max no: 35 / Duration: 45 minsSubject: ScienceInterested in keeping stickinsects at school? Staff fromthe Bug House will set up aproject for you in schooland supply the insects andall the equipment you need.A detailed pack is providedon caring for the insectsand describes experimentsyou can do with them.Contact the Bug Housedirect on 0151 478 4576for more information.KS1 & KS2Subject: English, Maths, ScienceLimited availability14 Further information on our website at www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/learning