Explore: Engineering South West

Explore the feats of engineering behind Plymouth's most famous structures. Bridges, breakwaters, and lighthouses - there are some amazing examples of engineering in Plymouth.

Borrow this Explore Loan Box to spark the imagination of your students with a first-hand encounter with documents and photos from The Box's archives, all about the amazing feats of Engineering in Plymouth and beyond.

Our boxes are themed to explore curriculum and topic subjects, to develop your students’ enquiry skills, and to enhance their independent learning by providing new experiences that they'll never forget.

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Key Stages:: Key Stage 2,; Key Stage 3,; Key Stage 4,; Key Stage 5

Curricula:: STEM,; Local History

Topic:: Bridges

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Price	£20 per week
Length of hire	Up to half a term

School visits

Engineering: Bridging the Tamar

In this day long experience your students get to visit Plymouth’s two iconic bridges before becoming engineers themselves to investigate the STEAM behind Plymouth’s iconic structures.

Mayflower: Legend & Legacy: Schools Workshop

Discover the story of the Mayflower exploring the people and events that led to the historic voyage across the Atlantic and its impact and legacy today.

SENsational workshops

Our SENsational workshops for students with special educational needs and disabilities, including those with profound and multiple disabilities and ASC, are open to visits from a range of educational settings.

Learning Resources

Mayflower 400: Legend and Legacy: Virtual Workshops

Watch five online lessons about Mayflower to explore this topic from a range of perspectives with your students, either from home or the classroom.

Local history: Votes for Women in Plymouth: Schools Online Course

Use this online course to find out about how people in Plymouth fought to win the vote for women as part of the women's suffrage and suffragette movements, and learn about activism along the way.

Science: Marine Citizens of Plymouth's National Marine Park

Explore the effects of climate change on Plymouth Sound and how our inspiring 'Marine Citizens' are helping to care for and protect the National Marine Park.

Museum Gallery Archive

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