EDUCATION INTERACTIVE: STONEHENGE TODAY
DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY
VISITORS CAN EXPLORE THE GROUNDWORKINGS OF
HOW STONEHENGE TO SHOW HOW STONEHENGE IS
TODAY.
MODEL SHOWN TOGETHER
11-15 Guildhall Lane Leicester LE1 5FQ UK
Learning Audience
All activities will be used by and aimed at KS2 and KS3
(7-14 years).
Overseas groups (mainly KS3 equivalent 12 years).
KS4,5, FE,
THE MODEL SHOULD REPRESENT STONEHENGE AS
IT IS NOW. IT SHOULD BE REALISTIC / LIFE LIKE BUT
TO BE ROBUST AS IT WILL BE HANDLED.
T: +44 (0)116 251 8555 F: +44 (0)116 251 9119
E: [email protected]
www.haleysharpe.com
GENERAL DRAWING NOTES
agreed by Haley Sharpe.
THE SCALE SHOULD REPRESENT THE STONEHENGE
MONUMENT AREA ONLY (WIDER BANK AND DITCH
NOT TO BE SHOWN IN THIS MODEL)
MODEL - DESIGN INTENT (STONEHENGE TODAY)
VISUAL REFERENCE
Scale N.T.S.
500mm
Learning Outcomes
To understand and visualise the complete Stonehenge,
prior to visiting the monument.
To understand construction of Stonehenge including how
far stones are embedded underground.
To understand scale of monument- include models of
people.
Look at and discuss arrangement of stones
Identify sarsen and blue stones
Recap how the stones might have been moved (each
sarsen needed 200 people to move it, the blue stones
came from 150 miles away).
Identify sun rise and sun set points- rise in NE summer
solstice, and set in south west, Winter solstice.
Curriculum Links
History
Literacy
Art and design
Science
500mm
DO NOT SCALE OFF THIS DRAWING
except for the purposes of cost estimating & shop drawing
production.
ALL DIMENSIONS TO BE CHECKED ON SITE
ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETRES UNLESS
OTHERWISE STATED
This drawing shows 'design intent' only.
It is the responsibility of the appointed contractor to finalise
development, using specialists approved by Haley Sharpe, &
produce detailed working drawings.
ALL working drawings to be approved by Haley Sharpe prior
to manufacture.
All Electrical & data communications systems must conform
to the prevailing national regulations & any local bylaws
pertaining.
Unless stated otherwise all timber or timber based materials
used, including sheet materials, as specified by BS 476 (or
international equivalent), must be not less than Class 1 &
any other material utilised must be in accordance with Class
1 spread of flame.
Facilitation
Facilitation: 2 Education volunteers will help facilitate the
sessions, and teaching assistants/ parent helpers from
the school will also be required to help. It should be
noted that the teaching assistants/ parent helpers will not
necessarily have prior knowledge, so the activities need
to be straight forward and user - friendly.
Storage Requirement
Drawer of cabinet for storage of model. Model could
break into segments for easy storage.
Approx size of 1No. model 500 x 500 (Large enough to
sit on table for group of 30 to gather around and easily
see and must fit on the tables in the Education Room.
Table Dimensions are: 1900 x 710 (W X D X H).
Models will need to be stored away in Education Storage
Cupboard - total available space 2.1m x 0.5m x 2m
(W X D X H).
MODEL SHOWN APART
Consultation
Not as high priority as burial reconstruction
ENGLISH HERITAGE REQUIREMENTS:
MODEL - DESIGN INTENT (STONEHENGE TODAY)
VISUAL REFERENCE
Scale N.T.S.
ENGLISH HERITAGE TO PROVIDE CLARIFICATION ON
SCALE OF MODEL REQUIRED .
ENGLISH HERITAGE TO PROVIDE DETAILED
INFORMATION OR SURVEY DATA ON GROUND
WORKS SHOWING ITEMS TO BE MODELED .
MODEL TO BE PULLED APART INTO 2 HALVES TO
REVEAL THE EARTHWORKINGS BELOW THE STONES.
THE CUT THROUGH SHOULD BE A SLICE RIGHT
ACROSS THE MODEL SHOWING ARCHAEOLOGICAL
EVIDENCE BELOW THE SURFACE: DEPTH OF STONES
AND THE HOLES WHERE STONES HAVE BEEN
MOVED FROM.
HSD COMMENTS:
INCLUDE MODELS OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS TO
INDICATE SCALE OF MONUMENT
C
22 APR 2013
DRAWING UPDATED
TO REFLECT CLIENTS
REQUIREMENTS AS
PER COMMENTS REC'D
19/03/2013.
VP
B
09 NOV 2012
DRAWING UPDATED
TO REFLECT CLIENTS
REQUIREMENTS AS
PER BRIEFING
INFORMATION REC'D
11/10/2012.
VP
A
17 SEP 2012
DRAWING UPDATED SINGLE MODEL WITH 3
PHASES AS
REMOVABLE LAYERS.
VP
CONTRACTOR'S NOTES
DIFFERENT COLOURS TO BE USED TO REPRESENT
THE EVIDENCE.
WOODEN / FOLDED METAL BASE THAT WILL HOLD
MODEL. BASE TO HAVE RUBBER PADS ON THE
UNDERSIDE AS ACTIVITY WILL TAKE PLACE ON
TABLE TOP SURFACE.
BASE TO BE APPROX 500MM X 500MM.
OVERALL HEIGHT OF MODEL TO BE BAED ON
NUMBER OF LAYERS. (EXACT SCALING OF
COMPONENTS TO BE CONFIRMED BY EH).
UNDERSIDE OF BASE TO HAVE RUBBER PADS AS
ACTIVITY WILL TAKE PLACE ON TABLE TOPS.
MODELS ARE TO BE USED AS A DIAGRAMMATICAL
REPRESENTATION AND SHOULD BE SIMPLE.
MODELS TO BE STORED IN CUSTOM BUILT STORAGE
BOX (SIMILAR TO THAT OF A FLIGHT BOX - EITHER
METAL OR TIMBER HOUSING, WITH LASER CUT HIGH
DENSITY FOAM INSERT) TO ALLOW THEM TO BE
EASILY BUT SAFELY TRANSPORTED (PREVENTING
DAMAGE TO THEM) - CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE
COST FOR STORAGE PROVISION.
EDUCATION INTERACTIVE - SKETCHES
Scale N.T.S.
REV.
BY
NOTES
CONTRACTOR TO RECOMMEND COST EFFECTIVE
SOLUTIONS AND TO ADVISE ON SUITABLE METHODS
OF CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS.
CONSTRUCTION DETAILS AND MATERIALS TO
ENSURE THAT MODELS ARE STRONG, ROBUST AND
HARDWEARING DUE TO THE ANTICIPATED USAGE OF
EDUCATION GROUPS.
WHERE USERS ARE EXPECTED TO COME IN
CONTACT WITH MODEL ELEMENTS, ALL SHARPE
EDGES ARE TO BE REMOVED.
STONEHENGE TODAY MODEL - DESIGN INTENT
REV. DATE
CONTRACTOR TO RECOMMEND COST EFFECTIVE
SOLUTIONS AND TO ADVISE ON SUITABLE METHODS
OF CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS.
ENGLISH HERITAGE
STONEHENGE VISITOR CENTRE
EDUCATION INTERACTIVES
STONEHENGE TODAY MODEL
PI-ED-04
AUTHOR
DATE
VP
SCALES
24 AUG 2012
N.T.S. @ A1
READ WITH
APPROVED
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VC 005
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