Classroom resources
Investigate at School - Primary
Be a scientist and examnine specimens that you find. Use your scientific skills, make observations, ask questions and look for evidence.
Debating dilemma
Your class consider and debate ethical dilemmas relating to scientific progress. They learn to put their cases clearly and provide evidence-based arguments to support their point of view. PDF (3MB)
Useful articles
Historical scientists
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CollectionsThe incomparable tale of Evelyn Cheesman
The adventures of a tenacious female explorer brought to life by comic artist Sammy Borras.
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CollectionsMary Anning: the unsung hero of fossil discovery
Mary was a pioneering palaeontologist and fossil collector. Her lifetime was a constellation of firsts.
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CollectionsCharles Darwin: History’s most famous biologist
Charles Robert Darwin transformed the way we understand the natural world with ideas that, in his day, were nothing short of revolutionary.
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CollectionsWho was Alfred Russel Wallace?
An intrepid explorer and brilliant naturalist, Alfred Russel Wallace co-published the theory of evolution by natural selection with Charles Darwin.
Museum scientists
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CollectionsDorothea Bate: a Natural History Museum pioneer
Meet the trailblazer who was one of the first women employed as a scientist by the Museum.
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Patrick Campbell on being young and black in science
When Patrick started caring for the Museum's fish specimens, he became one of the institution's first black curators.
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Women in science and research at the Natural History Museum
Female researchers are helping to answer some of the biggest questions about life on Earth.
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CollectionsThe women watching over London's natural history collections
Women working with Museum collections share what they love about their jobs, and their advice for budding curators.
