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RNLI Lifeboat Safety On The Water And Fun Activity - Tour The Ivan Ellen Penlee Lifeboat

22/03/2020 09:47 AM 0 0

Explore the RNLI Penlee lifeboat with some activities to do and share together or remotely with children, grandchildren, family and friends. Enjoy, stay safe and be part of the solution.

Find the chart in the lifeboat (a chart is what maps of the sea and coast are called)

What is the name of the navigation tool on top of the chart called? (You’re allowed to Google that if you need to).
The casualty area is down below. How many chairs are there in the casualty area
Using the information point links within the tour, find how to stay safe in and on the water and write down 10 ways you can stay safe and help others if they get into difficulty.

Invent a game where the floor is the sea or a lake and your furniture is safe land. Take turns at being the Lifeboat crew and coastguard taking the emergency call, staying calm while you give advice and come to the rescue.

Find the engine room.

What make are the engines?

Switch to the ‘plan’ view (bottom left icons) and use the measuring tool (ruler icon) to measure the length and width (or ‘beam’ as it’s called on a boat) of the Ivan Ellen.

Use the links to find out more about the unpaid, very brave and selfless men and women who volunteer to save lives at sea and, if you’re able, consider using the ‘donate’ link to help equip and train them to save more lives.

If you’ve enjoyed this, please like our page, add any constructive feedback on our social media feeds (Twitter and Facebook - @ocean3duk ) and share this with friends and family.

Thank you

Chris Wood

Director

Ocean3d.co.uk

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'Our Beautiful Babe' - Explore And Learn About The Last WW2 Lancaster Bomber In The World To Be Rebuilt

26/03/2020 04:40 PM 0 0

The Avro Lancaster bomber was an iconic British aircraft of World War Two along with the Supermarine Spitfire. In a quiet corner of a Cornish Airfield, 'Our Beautiful Babe' is being lovingly restored making her the last in the world to be rebuilt. This 360 VR tour and fun activity doesn't need a headset to be enjoyed but you can explore and learn more about the aircraft and the brave people who served in her and thousands like her. Please feel free to share our tour widely with friends and family. Enjoy!

Welcome to ‘Our Beautiful Babe’, the last RAF/ RCAF Avro Lancaster to be restored in the world.

You can just explore this iconic plane in The earliest stage of her restoration or, you can take our fun activity/ quiz with most of the answers being hidden within the tour on our information points.

The tour can also be viewed with Google Cardboard or,Oculus.

This activity is aimed at a range of people/ ages and not all content/ questions may be considered appropriate for everyone. Please use your own discretion.

Q1. How many Lancasters were built during WW2?

Q2. Find the planes number

Q3. Using the measuring tool and Google (the ruler icon in the bottom left of the tour), measure the length and width of the fuselage (plane). Is it longer than your local bus? How much wider is your local bus?

Q4. What famous wartime operation did Lancaster bombers take part in that was later turned into a film?

Q5. What was that operation called?

Q5. Find out the name of the leader of that operation.

Q6. Draw a picture of that operation

Q7. What was the largest bomb carried by a Lancaster?

Q8. What was that bomb called?

Q9. How many brave servicemen didn’t come back from their missions?

Q10. Write a poem about people affected by War

Q11. Discuss how wars could be prevented in future and why some wars can’t.

Q12. Challenge your friends to the quiz and compare scores.

Q13. Write your own quiz/ activity using this 360 tour or, another on in our Gallery and share with us. We’ll publish the best.

Thank you for taking our quiz/ activity. If you’ve enjoyed it, please share it with your friends/ family/ on social media or, write us a review on Google and Facebook.

Thank you

Chris Wood

Director

Ocean 3D Ltd.

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