We had the BEST morning at the museum! We got a tour around the museum to see how life was like before the Vikings and how it changed when the Vikings came to Shetland. We saw lots of artefacts in the exhibit and the lady told us lots about Viking life and what they did.
At the end of our tour we got a shout from Tony to tell us that there were orcas outside so we all ran out to see them. It was amazing! It was just a quick glance though as they were speeding through the harbour at a good pace. An unplanned bit of outdoor learning!
We went back inside to dry off and get snack. After snack, we got to see some Viking artefacts up close and hold them. Mari explained what they were for and we learned the difference between real artefacts and replica artefacts. We learned where they get the evidence from and how they find the Viking items. The axe was the favourite item to look at. It was heavy!
We got to make our names out of Viking Runes and designed Viking shields.
Mrs Anderson was so proud of us today, the pupils were really good at answering questions in the museum and the ladies that work there were very impressed at how knowledgeable the class were. Well done P3!
Meta-skills covered in our trip were:
- curiosity
- sense-making
- creativity
- critical thinking
- communicating
- focusing
