Key Stage 1
Brooklands Museum supports learning outside the classroom through a range of workshops, tours, activity days and resources that will inspire and engage pupils of all ages.
Use the drop-down below to explore our different workshops, guided tours and visit options or download our learning brochure here
Booking Information
Admission Charges
The general admission price per pupil is £7. One adult FREE per five pupils.
Prices for individual workshops quoted below are in addition to the General Admission price.
Explore our collection of cars, bicycles, aircraft and more in your own time.
If you would like to book a self-guided visit, without any additional workshops or guided tours, your group will be charged a General Admission fee of £7.
Workshops and guided tours are an additional cost per class of up to 32 pupils.
45 mins / £95 per class
A tour which includes fighter jets, cargo aircraft, passenger jets and floatplanes, this is a favourite for Key Stage 1 audiences. Find out about the materials and designs needed to enable flight - from the bamboo of early flying craft to the aluminium and composite exterior of Concorde.
Teachers can book a walkthrough on Concorde for an additional £40 per class.
National Curriculum Links
- History (Significant Individuals / Local History)
- Science (Everyday Materials)
45 mins / £95 per class
Beginning with our collection of old bicycles and Penny Farthings, as well as visiting a Formula 1 racing car, come with us on a journey to find out just how varied the materials we use to build land transport can be. Learn what materials work best, and how land transport has changed over the years. Tour concludes on the original Brooklands racing circuit.
National Curriculum Links
- History (Significant Individuals / Local History)
- Science (Everyday Materials)
45 mins / £95 per class
Learn lessons in the tradition of the celebrated innovators at Brooklands Museum. Create and test a mini model racing car using simple craft materials, choosing tools and equipment to create something which will race downhill using the power of gravity. Learn about tyres, body, axles, and engine – and discover the concepts of friction and aerodynamics.
National Curriculum Links
- Science (Forces / Working Scientifically / Everyday Materials)
- Design & Technology
45 mins / £95 per class
Why does an aeroplane stay in the air? In this engaging learning-by-doing session, your class takes part in a discussion about the key principles of flight – including lift, drag, thrust, and gravity – whilst building their own paper flying craft. They will learn how the main parts of an aircraft help it to take flight, and how those lessons apply to their glider.
National Curriculum Links
- Science (Forces / Working Scientifically / Everyday Materials)
- Design & Technology
45 mins / £95 per class
Consider the need to travel slowly: a slow parachute will result in a safelanding.
Your class will use a choice of materials or shapes to create a parachute and test it on the floor of the Barnes Wallis Stratosphere Chamber! Determine which parachute is the most effective through comparisons and measuring time taken to land.
This workshop can be differentiated to suit pupils aged 5-14yrs.
National Curriculum Links
- Science (Working Scientifically / Fair Testing / Forces)
- Mathematics (Problem Solving / Measure and Record Time / Data Handling and Statistics)
- Design & Technology (Materials and their characteristics / Testing and Refining Ideas against a specification)