Year 5 Visit the British Museum



Year 5 visit to the British Museum

Year 5 have been studying Ancient Greece as part of their history work this term. They visited the British Museum to support this work. They started the day in the Parthenon Gallery using a special app on a tablet to explore the different types of sculpture found on this iconic building. They found out about how buildings can tell us about the ideas and beliefs of the people who built them. In the afternoon they dressed up and became Athenian envoys, sent to visit Darius, the King of Persia. Here they talked with Darius (played by an actor) and looked at the artefacts from that time to decide whether they would recommend to the Athenian assembly that Athens join the Persian Empire or fight to stay independent. They voted for Independence!


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