Yesterday was a productive day for me as far as primary research was concerned. I went to Liverpool to visit Underwater Street. Underwater Street is a hands on experiential learning environment for children aged 2 years to 10 years old - therefore falling perfectly in line with my research into primary school children.
Underwater Street offers the opportunity to do the following:
Paint the car, step inside a giant bubble, join in Battle of the Scientists, pan for gold, see a volcano erupt, design a car, make a fridge magnet, enjoy a science show, walk down imagination street, be a star in the t.v studio, climb the wall, experiment with light, make shadows , crawl through a dark cave, build a house, dig for fossils, beat the alarm tunnel , dress up , serve pizza in the pizzeria, groom the dogs, figure out the rope maze, hit the target with the ball gun, launch paper planes, be amazed by optical illusions, test your senses and listen to a story in the story tent.
This aids the development of fine and gross motor skills as well as sensory and behavioural development. Having been mentioned in the Sunday Times as being on the the six best educational trips, I photographed areas of the adventure land in order to see what all the hype was about. I took notice of the use of colour and texture within the venue to enhance the learning experience.
Please read the next blog to see where else I visited yesterday.
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