About this Event
Bring your students to the place where modern computing began! The National Museum of Computing is inviting schools to our historic Bletchley Park home for Digital Future Days ~ a series of educational events designed to spark curiosity and inspire tomorrow's innovators.
As you walk through our galleries, your students will find themselves immersed in the story of technology, learning right alongside the world’s largest collection of fully working historic machines. It is an unforgettable chance to see text-book theory come alive in a setting that changed the world.
DFD: STEAM KS3/4 Event Details:
A full day of hands-on workshops and activities:
Time: 09:45 AM - 14:30 PM
Location: The National Museum of Computing, Bletchley Park, Block H, Bletchley Park, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 6DS
Ticket Options: Tickets are available for schools.
Email: [email protected] for your booking code
Itinerary for the Day:
09:45 - 10:30 Arrival and Introduction
Welcome to TNMOC with our Heritage Quiz
10:30 - 11:15 Session 1: Guest Speakers (To Be Confirmed)
11:20 - 12:05 Session 2: Digital Aerospace Academy ~ Build and Fly
Using advanced simulation platforms, students will design, build and test their own rockets and planes. Will they take to the skies or crash and burn?
12:10 - 12:40 Lunch
12:45 - 13:30 Session 3: DIY Flight Club
Can you build an aircraft from basic stationery supplies and hit the target?
TNMOC brings the paper… while students have to master the physics of weight distribution, lift and aerodynamic stability!
13:35 - 14:20 Session 4: Tour and Retro Games
A guided tour of the Museum with time in our Retro Games area.
14:30 Departure Time/ Visit to the Shop!
IMPORTANT: Terms and Conditions
*Schedule is subject to change dependent on uptake and partner engagement, updates will be shared with registered participants. The order of activities will vary on the day.
Spaces are limited. The capacity for this event is 80 students.
The event name details the suggested age of participants, please check to ensure your learners fall within the suggested age group.
Schools must give 2 months' notice if they will not be attending; this will enable their places to be offered to another school on the Waiting List. Failure to do so will incur a charge of £160.00.
Event venue & nearby stays
The National Museum of Computing, Block H, Bletchley Park, Bletchley, United Kingdom
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