Tower Bridge Exhibition offers a rare and stimulating learning opportunity for students of all ages.
Special tour packs are available for school groups, linking Tower Bridge to different aspects of the National Curriculum. The packs have been prepared and written by teachers to enable groups to make the most of their visit. They include project work for students to do before and after they come, as well as providing a programme for the visit itself. The packs are aimed at Key Stage 2 & 3, or students aged 7 - 11 years old.
Hard copies of the packs are available free on request when a school group booking is made or you can download the Education Packs at the bottom of this page.
History - The Victorians
Historical Enquiry 4
Victorian Britain 11a
This pack explains the history of Tower Bridge and the broader historical context. Topics include:
- Why Tower Bridge was so badly needed by the end of the Victorian era.
- The competition to find the best bridge design which would enable vehicles and people to cross without closing the river to shipping
- The story of the Bridge's construction and the people who built it
- The huge celebrations around its Royal opening
- The Gothic style of the Bridge, seen also in many other Victorian buildings
Science - Materials, forces and motion
Scientific Enquiry Sc1
Materials and their Properties Sc3
Forces and Motion Sc3
This pack ties in with scientific and mechanical aspects of how Tower Bridge was built, and how it works. Topics include:
- The different ways of building bridges
- The materials chosen to build Tower Bridge
- The different purposes of the materials that have been used
- The shapes that give Tower Bridge its strength
- Levers, and how they are used to lift the bridge
- Forces at work on the structure of the bridge
Geography - London and City planning
Geographical Enquiry and Skills 1
Knowledge and Understanding of Places 3
This pack sets Tower Bridge in the context of the geography of London, and covers issues of city planning. Projects include:
- The main London landmarks visible from Tower bridge
- The growth of London since medieval times
- The role of bridges in enabling movement around the city
- The changing ways in which people move around London
- The changing use of the River Thames and the buildings on its banks
- The choices that have to be made to plan for the future
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