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Art of conservation
In this unit of work students work together in teams to produce a set of information boards for an exhibition to explain conservation and investigative techniques used to preserve ancient artworks from Pompeii and Herculaneum. The purpose of the unit is to show pupils how processes for conserving and interpreting artefacts can emerge from scientific research and collaboration across many disciplines, from science, history, archaeology and art.
It is part of a series of units from 'Science Beyond the Boundaries' which can be used for interdisciplinary teaching about applications of science and is designed for use in sixth-form enrichment programmes.
This unit has 5 main phases, lasting around 5 hours in total. Three phases take place in the classroom and the remainder can be completed either independently or as classwork. It contains 8 activities in total and those that require specialist resources are listed below along with teacher guidance and presentation. The final activity enables pupils to reflect upon how well their team collaborated and how they might have improved the way they worked together.
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