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1. Optical Microscopy
Optical Microscopy is technique which uses allows the Royal Armouries Science officer the opportunity to examine the metallurgy of an object.
2. Science Outreach and Access
Royal Armouries at the Tower of London offers a wide variety of sessions, both on-site and as outreach, to suit users from Access, Early Years and Community groups.
3. Cast iron Tudor firearms
An analytical project to determine how a previously unknown firearm found on board the wreck of the Mary Rose was made.
4. Armour-piercing arrowheads
An analytical project to determine whether hardened metal was used in the production of arrow heads.
5. The metallurgy of plate armour
An analytical project to examine the metallurgy of plate armour and changes in it through time and place.
6. Japanese sword technology
An analytical project to determine the methods of manufacture of Japanese sword blades.
7. The metallurgy of Japanese plate armour
An analytical project to determine the metallurgical quality and effectiveness of Japanese armour.
8. Duplex bulletproof armour
An analytical project to discover the makers mark on the inner plate of a duplex breastplate.
9. Screw threads as indicators of date
An analytical project to determine the authenticity of an object.
10. AS and A level
The Royal Armouries at the Tower of London offers bespoke sessions for AS and A level students.
11. Access sessions
Education session for users with special educational needs.
12. Early Years sessions
Royal Armouries staff deliver sessions particularly suitable for Under 5s, both as outreach and on site (on selected dates). These sessions all include a story, some singing, and a craft activity to make sure there’s something for everybody.
13. Science Outreach
We offer a number of outreach sessions for schools in material science using objects from our collection.
14. Key Stage 1
Prepare your Key Stage One pupils for their scientific future with our Top to Toe session. This introduces very young children to the ideas of materials and their properties by learning from a selection of museum objects.
15. Key Stage 2
Key stage 2 sessions in Material Science available at the Royal Armouries at the Tower of London.
16. Hard Hats
Enhance the scientific knowledge of your Key Stage 2 students with our ‘Materials and their properties’ focused ‘Hard Hats’ session. This is a hands-on learning experience which allows children to consider the need for body protection.
17. Walter Ralegh – Prisoner and Scientist
Suitable for older Key Stage Two (Sc3 Separating mixtures of materials) our session Walter Ralegh – Prisoner and Scientist recreates his distillation experiment focusing on the scientific processes involved.
18. Eggstreme Sports
“Eggsamine” different objects from the museums’ collection to discover how we can protect ourselves, then look at some common materials including plastics to see how we can protect our eggs.
19. Creative Copper
Creative Copper is suitable for older Key Stage Two pupils. We use objects from our collection as inspiration for this session as we look at the real science behind the art of armour decoration.
20. Key Stage 3
These are the key stage 3 sessions in Material Science available at the Royal Armouries at the Tower of London in our brand new state-of-the-art learning zone: VisionWorks.
21. Walter Ralegh – Prisoner and Scientist
The pupils will be encouraged to think about various separating techniques and will carry out an experiment linked to these. There will be a reinforcement of scientific language used throughout the QCA “Solutions” topic.
22. How strong is your Longbow?
This session looks at the materials used in the manufacture of a longbow. We will consider the forces involved when the bow is prepared and the energy transfer as the arrow starts to move.
23. Creative Copper
We use objects from our collection as inspiration for this session as we look at the real science behind the art of armour decoration. Suitable for Key Stage 3, by considering the chemical reactions involved and by introducing the properties of metals.
24. Murder at the Tower
Using simple forensic methods including blood spatter, chromatography and hair and fibre analysis, see if you can work out who – or what – done it! This session developed at the Tower has proved very popular with 11-14 year old pupils.
25. A very material mail
Looking at historic armour from our collections, we explore body protection, and how both traditional and modern materials are used. What materials would you choose to protect yourself with? We take an in depth look at Materials and their properties.
26. Is Plastic-fantastic?
Compare historic materials to those used today discovering about polymers and plastics. This session is particularly suitable for those wanting to improve their pupils’ investigative skills (SC1 Scientific Enquiry and SC3 Materials and their properties).
27. Plastic-Fantastic? SLIME
Discover the world of thermoplastics and thermosets with an eye on body protection. A fun way of introducing the ideas behind polymers and plastics in readiness for Key Stage 4.
28. Materials of the Future
Learn what is being developed now in Material Science using museum’s collection to help develop ideas; skills and scientific vocabulary that we can then use when look at smart and modern materials through demonstrations and experiments.
29. Eggstreme sports
Using objects from the museum’s collection to discover how we can protect ourselves, then look at some common materials including plastics to see how we can protect our eggs. Pupils will have the chance to design, make and test ‘body protect our eggs!
30. A very material mail
This session turns the science spotlight on our collections and explores the challenges of personal protection and its progression. Using historic armour we explore body protection, and how both traditional and modern materials are used.
31. Is Plastic-fantastic?
We compare historic materials to those used today discovering about polymers and plastics. Suitable for Key Stage Four (Useful products from organic sources).
32. Plastic-Fantastic? SLIME
Discover the world of thermoplastics and thermosets with an eye on body protection using our museum’s collection. This session fits in well with the ‘Polymer and Plastics’ sections for Key Stage Four.
33. Materials of the Future
Use the museum’s collection to help develop ideas; skills and scientific vocabulary to look at smart and modern materials through demonstrations and experiments. Suitable for Key Stage Four (_Materials, Polymers and 21st Century Science.