Summer Family Activities
Family activities, IWM Duxford
The Battle of Britain
Find out more about this session from the list below and then call 01223 499 341 to make a provisional booking.
Build the Truce - Conflict Resolution
Find out more about this session from the list below and then call 01223 499 341 to make a provisional booking.
Cold War
Find out more about this session from the list below and then call 01223 499 341 to make a provisional booking.
Creative and Destructive Forces
Find out more about this session from the list below and then call 01223 499 341 to make a provisional booking.
The Home Front 1939-45
Find out more about this session from the list below and then call 01223 499 341 to make a provisional booking.
How Things Fly
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Trench Warfare
Find out more about this session from the list below and then call 01223 499 341 to make a provisional booking.
Vietnam Gallery
Find out more about this session from the list below and then call 01223 499 341 to make a provisional booking.
The Vietnam War – Study Day
Find out more about this session from the list below and then call 01223 499 341 to make a provisional booking.
Key Stage 4
A visit to IWM Duxford can support programmes of study in History, Literacy, Art, Citizenship, PSHE, Religious Education, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Choose from this list or browse through the images above to see the sessions available
The Battle of Britain
60 minutes
Duxford Airfield played an important part in the Battle of Britain. View images and film from the era, look at artefacts, and learn about the preparations for the Battle of Britain and the key targets attacked.
Call the Department for Learning on 01223 499 341 to make a provisional booking.
Build the Truce - Conflict Resolution
90 minutes
What causes conflicts? How can conflicts be resolved? This workshop examines the causes, course and consequences of the Vietnam War and puts students in role in order to examine the issues and devise a resolution.
Call the Department for Learning on 01223 499 341 to make a provisional booking.
Cold War
60 minutes
What was the Cold War? Why were there tensions between the Communist world and the West from 1945? Find out through archive images and film footage of the time.
Call the Department for Learning on 01223 499 341 to make a provisional booking.
Creative and Destructive Forces
60 minutes
Technology shapes warfare and warfare shapes technology. This workshop examines some of the technological developments which have taken place in the past century in relation to aircraft, land vehicles, materials and household objects.
Call the Department for Learning on 01223 499 341 to make a provisional booking.
The Home Front 1939-45
60 minutes
What preparations were made for war? What was the role of propaganda? Were shelters a safe option? Were gas masks used? Find out the answers from images, film extracts and artefacts.
Call the Department for Learning on 01223 499 341 to make a provisional booking.
How Things Fly
60 minutes
The session covers the main forces governing flight and the form and function of an aircraft. The session can be modified to fit the requirements of students, including those studying physics.
Call the Department for Learning on 01223 499 341 to make a provisional booking.
Trench Warfare
60 minutes
Discover what life was like for the British Tommy on the Western Front. Using a wealth of artefacts, film and photographs students will explore the daily routine of a soldier in the trenches.
Call the Department for Learning on 01223 499 341 to make a provisional booking.
Vietnam Gallery
90 minutes
Students explore guerrilla tactics of warfare, handle a selection of small artefacts, look at some of the USAF aircraft involved in Vietnam and view archive footage to stimulate lively debate about the ethics of this war.
Call the Department for Learning on 01223 499 341 to make a provisional booking.
The Vietnam War – Study Day
150 minutes
Students examine the Vietnam War in the context of the Cold War. Part of the workshop takes place within the American Air Museum, where students study aircraft and explore artefacts from the museum’s handling collection.
Call the Department for Learning on 01223 499 341 to make a provisional booking.
Sessions take place in our Learning Spaces and in the galleries, taking the museum’s artefacts, both small and large, as an inspirational starting point. Our sessions inspire, enthuse and extend knowledge and key skills.
In addition, we can cater for whole year groups and are happy to discuss any cross-curricular requirements.
We can also put together special packages for schools, combining handling artefacts and other sources of evidence with work in the galleries.
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How to book
- Check our current charges and cancellation policy in our Terms and Conditions.
- Call the Department for Learning on 01223 499 341 to make a provisional booking.
- Confirm the arrangements by completing our Booking Form.
Key concepts
- Chronological understanding
- Cultural, ethnic and religious diversity
- Change and continuity
- Cause and consequence
- Significance and Interpretation
- Cultural and critical understanding of a range of images and artefacts from different contexts
Key processes and skills
- Historical Enquiry
- Using evidence
- Communicating about the past
- Critical thinking and enquiry
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Spitfires, Merlins and Motors
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Animals in War
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Taster Talks
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Introducing IWM Duxford Tour
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Formula One Test Days
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Exhibition Tours
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ClioSport Day
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Funday Sundays
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Tank Demonstrations and Tank Rides
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Learning Resources
From the World Wars to the Cold War, IWM gives teachers and students in UK schools everything they need to explore the course, causes and consequences of conflict from the First World War to today.
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