(being a most outstanding historical workshop in the comfort of one's school)
Balestra Education Ltd proudly presents the magnificent ..
VICTORIAN INVENTIONS
WORKSHOP
Take your pupils on an adventure through the Victorian age of ingenuity and invention with 4 fun activities based around genuine inventions and artefacts, in a unique learning experience combining history and science.
Welcome to our Incredible Victorian Inventions workshop, a day-long science and history workshop in the comfort of your school
“Thanks for today; it was great! The children were absolutely enthralled and the activities were brilliant!”
S. Bromiley, Y6 teacher and Deputy Head, Manchester
"Thank you so much for a wonderful, creative workshop! It was engaging, relevant and hands-on. The children relished the opportunity to handle the artefacts and loved dressing up as Victorians during the photo shoot. First class!"
Faye Cooper, Y6 teacher, Bolton
THE ELECTRIC
TELEGRAPH:
USE A REAL MORSE CODE MACHINE!
STEAM POWER:
POWER STEPHENSON'S ROCKET!
PHOTOGRAPHY:
TAKE PICTURES IN COSTUME WITH AN 1880 LENS!
THE PHONOGRAPH:
MAKE YOUR OWN MUSIC BOX SONGS!
WORKSHOP KEY FEATURES
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Handle and use high quality genuine and replica artefacts such as an Edison Phonograph, Victorian cameras and a working model of Stephenson's Rocket
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Use the items in fun and original activities such as powering Rocket around a track and taking pictures with an 1880 brass lens
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Run it your way, to suit your classes and budget with either a full day for a single class or a shared day with up to 4 classes in turn.
