--- title: "Y5 Space Virtual Field Trip" url: "https://castlehillprimary.net/blog/2018-10-09-15-00-00-y5-space-virtual-field-trip" school: "Castle Hill Primary School" --- New Parents Open Mornings/Evenings [BOOKING LINK](https://forms.gle/g4XGU2Un71Zr7dw86) # Y5 Space Virtual Field Trip ![Image of Y5 Space Virtual Field Trip](https://files.schudio.com/castle-hill-primary-school/images/blog/IMG_20181009_141611edited.jpg) 9 October 2018 [Mr Smith](https://castlehillprimary.net/blog/author/csmith) [Class of 2020 (Y6)](https://castlehillprimary.net/blog/category/class-of-2020-y6) On Tuesday, Year 5 experienced a Virtual Field Trip using the Skype in the Classroom scheme to connect the year group with the [Intrepid Sea, Air, Space Museum](https://intrepidmuseum.org/) in New York City! During the call, we were connected with the museum and shown around the exhibits such as the Space Shuttle Pavilion which contains the *Enterprise,* the original prototype NASA orbiter. We were also shown other space modules such as the *Gemini* and the *Soyuz TMA-6* capsules. We were also shown an experiment to demonstrate the effect of a vacuum on the human body with a cup of water, balloons and marshmallows exposed to a vacuum chamber showing how they expand and boil when the oxygen is removed. Finally, the pupils were given the chance to ask questions about everything they had seen before we ended the call. We hope to be able to undertake more of these calls in the future with all the year groups in order to expand their learning to new locations which could not be visited in person. [year5](https://castlehillprimary.net/blog/tag/year5) [skypeintheclassroom](https://castlehillprimary.net/blog/tag/skypeintheclassroom) [Y3 Binary Art ](https://castlehillprimary.net/blog/2018-10-12-12-41-44-y3-binary-art) ![Castle Hill Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/castle-hill-primary-school/images/logo/chps-logo-120(1).png) #### Castle Hill Primary School 01256 473777 #### Greenbank Campus - Castle Hill Primary School Greenbank Campus Greenbank, Winklebury Way Basingstoke, Hampshire RG23 8BN #### Rooksdown Campus - Castle Hill Primary School Rooksdown Campus Park Prewett Road, Basingstoke, Hants RG24 9XA #### Social Media - [X](https://twitter.com/chps_bstoke) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/castlehillbstoke/) © Copyright 2018–2026 Castle Hill Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://castlehillprimary.net/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/) [![](https://files.schudio.com/castle-hill-primary-school/images/splash/unnamed_(27).png)](https://join.easyfundraising.org.uk/castlehillsch/39CVHU/c2s/ivmwxk6U/CE092/facebook/)