Key stage 4 history, maths and science sessions
Book your school's visit
Taught sessions for secondary and post-16 are normally available on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Sessions vary in length between one and two hours and can normally accommodate between 20–30 students depending on the session.
Please email learning@hsm.ox.ac.uk with questions or find out more and make a booking online.
History
The Museum's objects, along with a rich collection of books and archive material, can provide historical context for topics such as the development of science, technology and medicine, and Renaissance studies. Taught sessions are available to support the Schools’ History Project GCSE unit ‘Medicine through Time’.
Globe Makers: Science and the Great Age of Exploration
Secret Knowledge: the Art and Science of Perspective
Time Tellers: Sundials
Science and Islam
Medicine through Time: Surgery and Anatomy
Penicillin, the Wonder Drug
Mathematics
The Museum has many objects related to mathematics, including calculating devices, clocks and sundials, measuring instruments, navigational instruments, surveying equipment, and a remarkable collection of instruments from the Renaissance period. A visit to the Museum can provide inspiration for students through practical problem-solving and historical interpretation.
Secret Knowledge: the Art and Science of Perspective
Discover the Astrolabe
Science
Taught sessions for secondary and post-16 are normally available on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Sessions vary in length between 1-2 hours and normally accommodate between 20-30 students depending on the session.