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The Museum is a leading resource for science and geography education. Our new and exciting school programme caters to all ages and levels including foundation, primary, secondary and A-level. We offer curriculum-linked events, workshops, hands-on activities and a teacher support service to help you get the most out of your visit. All school services are free, but must be booked in advance.

  • Programme for schools
    Programme for schools

    A wide range of free and fun, National Curriculum-linked events, workshops, and hands-on activities.

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    Gallery learning resources

    Our self-led discovery guides and new Explore and Discover series are a great way to see the galleries while supporting National Curriculum learning.

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    The Great Debate schools programme

    Our unique key stage 4 'how science works' activity and plunge your students into the fiery debate surrounding Darwin's theory of evolution.

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    Investigate

    Touch it, weigh it, measure it. From beetles and snake skins to meteorites and skulls. Hundreds of real, natural history specimens for students to touch and explore are in our hands-on science centre.

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    Explorers: Ourselves and other animals

    Pupils can engage with specimens through role-play in a self-guided Explorer challenge through the Museum.

  • Research work at the Natural History Museum.
    How science works

    Watch your students transform into Museum scientists as they solve real scientific problems.

  • Lavafalls
    Rocks the house

    Marvel at the power within the Earth. This action-packed science show explores the almost unimaginable world of heat and pressure beneath our feet.

  • Circadian Sam
    Circadian Sam session

    Circadian Sam has a problem – she isn’t sure if it’s day or night! Can you help her sort out which animals should be asleep and which should be awake?

  • Dino Dan has found fossils and needs your help!
    Dino Dan session

    Our intrepid explorer Dino Dan has just returned from the deserts of Mongolia - and he’d like to share his adventures with you.

  • Mary Anning
    Mary Anning session

    Nineteenth-century Mary Anning has lots of stories to tell about her life as a pioneering fossils hunter. Find out about her discoveries that helped reconstruct the world's past.

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    Astronomy workshop

    Students will consider whether studying the organisms in the depths of our oceans can reveal what we can expect to find elsewhere in the solar system.

  • Dino-scientist
    Dino-Scientists

    Become Dino-Scientists for the day using our incredible galleries.

  • Earth lab students
    Earth Lab workshops

    Bring earth science to life with our hands-on Earth Lab workshops.

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    Continuing Professional Development

    Current courses for teachers.

  • The Wildlife Garden
    Wildlife Garden activities

    Thousands of native species of plants and animals live in our garden making it the perfect place to explore National Curriculum themes from Sc1 Scientific Enquiry and Sc2 Life Processes and Living Things.

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    International Student Summit 2008

    Information about the Natural History Museum 2008 Student Summit, on the subject of Darwin and Contemporary science

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