A visit to DIG
can be adapted to focus on a specific theme or historical
period from the National Curriculum. For more information
click
here
Outreach
We are offering schools two new
exciting opportunities to bring the past alive
in the classroom. These offer an excellent introduction
to a visit to JORVIK and/or DIG, or could be
used to enhance work following a visit.
Download a leaflet giving details
of our outreach programme here> (pdf file: 134Kb)
We offer all schools that book an Outreach
Taster Session a reduction of £15.00 per class
group for bookings to JORVIK and DIG made within the
same school year.
For further details and to book a session,
contact the Reservations Team on 01904 615505.
Vikings!– An interactive learning resource Vikings! brings together two remarkable projects,
Sagas & Sums and The World of the Vikings,
on one CD-ROM.
Sagas and Sums is an exciting
interactive learning experience, which enables children
to understand the Viking age. Sagas & Sums
includes a virtual archaeological dig where children
unearth finds from a "Mysterious Mound"
that was excavated just after the Second World War.
You can sift through soil samples and find artefacts
just like in a real dig.
The World of the Vikings contains
over 3,600 colour pictures of Viking sites and artefacts
and over 20 minutes of original video. The program
is organised into twelve thematic evidence boxes,
supported by a searchable database of learning objects.
The CD-ROM provides an understanding
of where the Vikings came from, where they are settled
and how they lived. Included on the CD-ROM are learning
guides for use in the classroom and at home.
Microsoft
Windows recommended specification:
Pentium II (or equivalent) - 400 Mhz (233 MHz minimum)
Windows 95 OSR2 / 98 / Me / NT4 / 2000 / XP
64MB RAM (32MB minimum)
16-bit graphics display
1024 x 768 screen resolution (800 x 600 minimum)
16x CD-ROM drive
Windows compatible sound card required for audio
Mouse or other suitable input device
Apple QuickTime, v3.02 or
higher
(included on this CD-ROM)
Apple
Macintosh recommended specification
PowerPC - 400 MHz
System 8.1 to 9.x (Not OS X or Classic mode)
64MB RAM
16-bit graphics display
800 x 600 screen resolution
4X CD-ROM drive
Sound
Mouse or other suitable input device
Apple QuickTime, v3.02 or
higher
(included on this CD-ROM)
Cost
£75
To order this valuable resource
please ring the Reservations department on 01904 615505.
Education
Resource Material
A series of added value educational
resources, which enhance your visit and bring the
past to life in the classroom.
Education Resource Pack
The JORVIK Education Pack is closely
linked to the National Curriculum and provides teachers
with all the information required both pre- and post-visit.
The pack contains valuable information about the Viking
settlers in York, and suggests a wide range of topics
and activities for the classroom.
Cost - £12.50 (including postage
& packing)
Education Resource Sheets We also offer two sets of twelve
ring-bound resource sheets, which can be photocopied
for use in the classroom. The packs focus on:
Viking
Arts & Craft
Dress
Coins and Coin-Making
Textiles
Jewellery
Pottery
Runes in the Viking Age
Leather Working
Antler Working
Iron Smithing
Bronze Working
Wood Working
Glass
Viking
Life
Food
Furniture
Language
Weapons
Vegetation and Flora
Houses
Place Names and Personal Names
Viking City
Grain and Vegetables
Wildlife
Domestic Animals
Cost per pack: £3.50 (plus postage and packing)
JORVIK
Loot Bags
To make your life
easier when you bring children to visit JORVIK, we
have put together a selection of loot bags to enable
them to take a memento of the JORVIK experience home
with them. Staff at JORVIK have carefully picked out
our most popular items, which are both fun and educational.
For Teachers
We hope you will find our range of treasure bags useful
when preparing your delivery of schemes of work. Many
of the packs on offer give support for the National
Primary and Key stage 3 strategies, linking literacy
and numeracy work to history and other subjects.
We hope you will also find many other items available
for purchase to enhance your classroom with interesting
display materials.
Curriculum
Links
History KS1 & 2
What was it like to live here in the past? Unit 18
What were homes like a long time ago? Unit 2
A Viking Case study Unit 6A
Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in
the past? Unit 6C
Our loot bags can be ordered in advance
of your visit saving you valuable time on the day
of your visit.
To order the pack of your choice please fill in the
loot bag order form (see below) or ring 01904 615505
and speak to a member of the Reservations team who
will be happy to take your order.
Home Loot Bag £3.00
Take home some samples of JORVIK with the Viking
home pack.
Includes:
JORVIK rubber top pencil,
JORVIK eraser
Miniature lead free pewter Viking figurine,
Scratch & sniff postcard which includes
smells of a Viking market and a Viking latrine.
Cut out Viking house
Fact file sheet on Viking houses.
Viking World £4.50
If you want a bag with a bit of everything why
not try our Viking world loot bag? It includes
stationery, Viking figures, activities and a
Lookout Viking book with many fascinating facts
on Vikings as well as stickers and jokes.
Includes:
JORVIK pencil
JORVIK eraser
Scratch & sniff postcard
Mini pewter Viking figure
JORVIK Coin Bag £3.50
During 1980–81 two Viking-Age coin dies
were found on the York Archaeological Trust's
famous Coppergate excavation. They are the only
two ever discovered anywhere in the Viking World.
This is a unique coin souvenir pack of the pennies
that changed hands in Viking-Age York over a
thousand years ago.
Includes:
JORVIK struck coin
Coin necklace
Coin key ring
Viking
Raider Loot Bag £4.00
If your child is longing to act the part of a
Viking why not treat them to the Viking raider
bag. This bag is also ideal for teachers wanting
to add to their Viking costumes to be used in
the classroom.
Includes:
Felt helmet
Wooden dagger
Celtic
Loot Bag £5.00
Jewellery was an integral part of Celtic life,
and was worn for both decorative and symbolic
purposes. Nearly everyone wore some kind of jewellery
- men, women and children, kings, queens and common
people alike. The Celtic pack gives you a sample
of replica jewellery plus an interesting information
sheet filled with informative facts.
Includes:
Celtic wristband
Celtic child's necklace
Celtic key ring
Jewellery information sheet
Also Available:
DIG Finds Bags
Archaeology Finds Bag
£3.50
Ranging rod pencil
Ranging rod pen
Ranging rod mini pad
Ranging rod bookmark
Medieval Finds Bag
£3.00
Replica medieval coin
Medieval mini pad
Quill biro
Medieval postcard
DIG
Finds Bag
£3.50
Rocket pen
Logo bookmark
Logo pad
Box sharpener
Roman Finds Bag
£3.00
Replica Roman coin
Colour-in poster
Fortress postcard
Single boxed Roman
All of these resources may be purchased
by telephone by calling the Reservations Team on 01904
615505 (open Monday to Friday 09.00–17.00).
A full list of resources for sale is available in
our on-line shop, where purchases can be made by fax,
by post or by telephone. Please click
here to enter our shop.
