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Electro-Embroidery Lab

Location: MUSEUM OF MAKING 

Duration: Full Day 

Booking and Prices: £15.00 + VAT per pupil. This session allows 25 pupils (minimum) to 35 pupils (maximum). 

Key Stage: Key Stage 2

Contents: Complete a KS2 Unit of work in a day at The Museum of Making! Exploring our galleries and working in our state of the art studios, learners will be inspired by Derby born Rebecca Crompton and explore different styles and capabilities of stitch. They will then begin a journey of 21st century skills design to create their own individual piece with a sew in battery,  LED light and conductive thread, thinking about the science of electricity to influence their stitch and create a workable circuit!

Curricula: DT, History, Art and Design, Science, STEAM

Contexts: Circuits, communicating ideas, critical thinking, curiosity, culture, Derby/Derbyshire heritage, electrical systems, design, discussion, enterprise, evaluating, experimenting, exploring ideas, industry, key vocabulary, local history, making, materials, museum learning, speaking and listening.

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