Event information
Event type: Self-led
Location: Cocoon
Suitable for: key stage 3 (ages 11-14), key stage 4 (ages 14-16), post-16 (ages 16-18)
Duration: About 45 minutes
Ticket prices:
Free, no booking required
Take your students on a journey through the Darwin Centre's Cocoon. This interactive gallery will inspire your students to learn more about the diversity of life.
Find out how we store, care for and use our 20 million entomology and botany specimens, and hear some of the stories from behind the scenes.
Our interactive exhibits will provide students with the answers to questions such as:
- Who were the first collectors and how did their methods differ from those of modern-day scientists?
- How do scientists organise, classify and name specimens?
- Why is our collection so valuable for research and how do we share it with the world?
- What do molecular techniques tell us about our specimens and how is this helping in the fight against malaria?
Essential information
Everything you need to know for a smooth-running day, from where to go for lunch to completing a risk assessment.