A group of school children in high-visibility vests stand in a farm yard looking at a cow's head that is poking through a fence.
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Schools sessions

Museum on the Moo-ve - National Museum of Rural Life

About Museum on the Moo-ve - National Museum of Rural Life

In this interactive session, pupils use maths-related problem solving to help us work out how to move our prizing winning Ayrshire cow off the farm. 

In partnership with Maths Week Scotland.

What will my pupils do in the workshop?

This session takes place in our Learning studio. Pupils will have the opportunity to visit the farm during their visit.

Working in small groups, pupils will:

  • Discuss the steps needed when planning to move a large farm animal off site
  • Collaborate on a series of maths related activities that involve weighing, measuring and building models with Lego
  • Finish the session with our very popular removal truck coding challenge

This workshop is perfect for team building and can act as a rich, holistic assessment tool. We like to reveal to the pupils at the end of the session that they have been doing maths all along, so you may like to focus on the team challenge aspects of the workshop when describing it to your class. 

Curriculum links

MNU 1-11a  MNU 1-12a 

MNU 2-11a  MNU 2-12a 

MTH 1-17a  MTH 2-17c 

LIT 1-02a   LIT 2-02a 

TCH 1-01a  TCH 1 -15a 

HWB 1-19a   HWB 2-19a 

HWB 1-20a   HWB 2-20a 

Sustainable development goals

4, 9, 11, 15, 17 

Meta skills framework

Self-management: Focusing, Adapting 

Social intelligence: Communicating, Collaborating

Innovation: Curiosity, Creativity, Critical thinking 

Available dates

September 2025

Tue 23 Sep 2025 - 10:30 and 11:45

Wed 24 Sep 2025 - 10:30 and 11:45

Thu 25 Sep 2025 - 10:30 and 11:45

December 2025

Tue 2 Dec 2025 - 10:30 and 11:45

Wed 3 Dec 2025 - 10:30 and 11:45

Thu 4 Dec 2025 - 10:30 and 11:45

June 2026

Tue 2 Jun 2026 - 10:30 and 11:45

Wed 3 Jun 2026 - 10:30 and 11:45

Thu 4 Jun 2026 - 10:30 and 11:45

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Booking Terms and Conditions

Cancellation Policy
  • National Museums Scotland reserve the right to charge a fee for short notice cancellations or no-shows.
  • Bookings cancelled less than 2 weeks prior to the visit will incur an administration fee of £25.
  • A charge of £50 will apply to no-show or last-minute cancellations.
  • In certain circumstances National Museums Scotland may waive the administration fee.
  • Cancellations should be notified in writing to schools@nms.ac.uk.

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