Osborne House Education Visit
Education
Overview
Enjoy a free self-led visit to Osborne and design your day to suit your curriculum needs. Tour the house, including the state rooms and family rooms and marvel at the exotic Durbar room, containing the gifts and paintings given to Queen Victoria as Empress of India. Explore the extensive grounds, including the beach where you can enjoy a pre-booked ‘Royal Tea’ with your pupils and see the Swiss Cottage Museum.
Learning Resource:
Learning Resource:
- Discover the Durbar Wing with our suggested activity ideas designed to support learning before, during and after your visit. You can access your learning resource here: Osborne Durbar Wing Teachers' Activity Ideas (KS2–KS3)
- Explore the key features of Osborne with our Activity Trail aimed at Key Stage 2. You can access your learning resource here: Osborne Activity Trail (KS2)
- Find out more about the key features of Osborne with our Activity Trail designed for Key Stage 3. You can access your learning resource here: Osborne Activity Trail (KS3)
- UChart the history of Osborne with our timeline. You can access your learning resource here: Osborne Timeline (KS2–KS3)
- Use the historical information and sources in this pack to learn more about Osborne's story. You can access your learning resource here: Osborne Teachers' Resource Pack (KS2–KS3)
Included
Included
KS1 History: Significant historical events, people and places in the locality. Significant changes beyond living memory. The lives of significant individuals in the past
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KS1 Science: Identify a variety of plants and trees, describe the basic structure of a variety of flowering plants and trees. Identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited, identify a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including microhabitats
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KS2 History: A local history study. A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils' chronological knowledge beyond 1066
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KS2 Science: Working scientifically. Identify and name a variety of living things in the local and wider environment
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KS2 Art and Design: Use the house and grounds as inspiration for the pupils' own work, create sketch books to record observations
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KS3 History: A local history study. Ideas, political power, industry and empire: Britain, 1745-1901
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KS3 Art and Design: History of art, craft, design and architecture
