Education
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Please note that, in order to reduce our impact on the environment, we will no longer be sending out a printed schools brochure by post. To keep up to date with activities and events for schools at the Museum, please sign up to the teacher e-news bulletin.
Browse our face-to-face programme
To plan what activities you want to book for your visit to the Museum, you can browse event details and dates from the pages in this section.
Free learning activities for all at the Museum
Come face-to-face with stunning specimens, historic characters, live animals and Museum scientists in our fantastic free events and activities.
Whether you’re a young or adult learner, we’ve got something that will enrich your time at the Museum.
Use these pages to plan your visit to the Museum and to download activities to do before and after your trip. If you are bringing a school group to the Museum, start with the planning a school visit page:
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School activities
Explore the many activities and resources that we offer for students and teachers.
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Schools activities in the Darwin Centre
Browse the learning activities on offer in the new Darwin Centre.
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Teachers' resource
Search our galleries and activities using curriculum keywords and key stage information.
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Teacher events
Current courses for teachers.
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Family activities
Engage in our vibrant and entertaining family learning programme.
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Adult activities
Browse our diverse programme of activities for informal learners and adults.
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Community groups
The Museum has developed a fantastic free programme to suit the needs of community groups.
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Online learning resources
Browse our selection of online learning resources
What's on
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Family Explorer Backpacks
Families can explore the galleries together with a passport, binoculars and activity book. First come first served.
09 Feb 2012 -
Investigate for families
Become a scientist for the day in our hands-on science centre. Last entry is at 16.30.
09 Feb 2012, 14:30 -
Family Explorer Backpacks
Families can explore the galleries together with a passport, binoculars and activity book. First come first served.
10 Feb 2012
Schools programme highlights
Hands-on DNA Workshop: Bacterial Evolution
Step into the role of a clinical bacteriologist and use research-grade laboratory equipment to investigate DNA samples from new outbreaks of bacterial disease
Biology AS and A-Level day
Meet museum scientists and find out about their work, participate in a Taxonomy workshop, and witness the scale of our collections on a tour of the Darwin Centre, our Zoology research and storage facility.
Quick search
Planning a school trip or looking for online activities? The Teachers' resource offers quick and easy access to all the learning outcomes that the Museum has to offer.