Metal Packaging Museum

Age Group: Years 2 – 6
Curriculum Links:
History, Science: Materials.
Literacy: Sequencing, explanatory texts, written captions, writing for an audience
What do I need?
A4 MPMA Photo set Resource
Metal packaging collected by pupils
Display area and caption cards

Unit Summary

The lesson introduces the theme of museums and collections and is based on the History Programme of Study and in particular historical enquiry and interpretation. There are opportunities for chronological sequencing, explanatory texts and captions for an audience.

Teacher Information

The lesson introduces the theme of museums and collections and is based on the History Programme of Study and in particular historical enquiry and interpretation. There are opportunities for chronological sequencing, explanatory texts and captions for an audience.

There are three lessons:

• Lesson 1 What is a museum?
• Lesson 2 Investigating objects?
• Lesson 3 Creating the Metal Packaging Museum

To support the lessons there are a collection of images of historical packaging and a worksheet with questions to use when investigating objects.

Unit Materials

Lessonmetalpackagingmuseum.doc
0314.doc (0314.doc file is 1mb and will take a while to load)

Extensions and Variations

• Collect other forms of packaging to add to the museum
• Arrange a visit to a local museum and find out more about labelling objects
• Invite a museum curator to the school to explain how they carry out their work
• Invite other classes to visit the museum