On this page you can find workshops, science shows and self-led activities for students of all ages.
All our activities are developed by professional science educators and support the national curriculum.
School group visits to the Museum
The Museums at South Kensington and Tring have reopened to the general public.
Due to Health and Safety guidelines we are unable to welcome back large group visits, including school groups, until further notice. This is for both self-guided visits and booked workshops and shows.
We are currently working on a plan for school visits to return, as well as exciting opportunities for us to connect with you digitally in school. Please email school-bookings@nhm.ac.uk if you have any questions.
We look forward to welcoming you and your students back as soon as we can. Sign up to our Teachers' newsletter to be the first to hear when school bookings re-open.
Below you will find our learning resources that you can use to support your lessons at home or in the classroom.
Early Years Foundation Stage (five years and under)
Explorers: Ourselves and Other Animals
Carry out your own scientific inquiry on this self-guided tour.
Storytelling with Puppets
Explore natural history and curriculum science through puppets and popular stories.
Wildlife Garden Explorers
Take on the role of explorers and investigate biodiversity in the Wildlife Garden.
Key Stage 1 (ages 5-7)
Super Stegosaurus Workshop
Discover how scientists piece together fossil finds.
Storytelling with Puppets
Explore natural history and curriculum science through puppets and popular stories.
Explorers: Ourselves and Other Animals
Carry out your own scientific inquiry on this self-guided tour.
Wildlife Garden Explorers
Take on the role of explorers and investigate biodiversity in the Wildlife Garden.
Explore and Discover free downloadable activities
Free booklets with pre-visit tips and follow-up ideas, for you to download and print before your visit.
Key Stage 2 (ages 7-11)
Skulls, Teeth and Diet Workshop
Handle, observe and compare a variety of animal skulls in this interactive workshop.
Dino Scene Investigation
Perform your own fossil dig and draw conclusions about how dinosaurs looked in this hands-on workshop.
Mission to Mars: LEGO® Explorers Workshop
Pupils will design, create and code a Martian rover using LEGO® Education WeDo 2.0 robotics sets in this hands-on workshop.
Emergency! Earthquakes and Volcanoes Show
Transform into scientists to save a town from geological catastrophe in this action-packed science show.
Evolution Workshop
Compare fossils and explore how life has changed over time in this workshop.
For Year Six (ages 10-11) only.
Classification and Adaptation Show
Get your students excited about the diversity, complexity and beauty of life on Earth with this interactive show.
Investigate science centre
Free workshop
Pupils can touch hundreds of real natural history specimens in our hands-on science centre.
Mary Anning
Meet famous Victorian fossil hunter Mary Anning and learn about fossilisation and adaptation.
Wallace and Evolution
Meet Victorian scientist and explorer Alfred Russel Wallace and learn about adaptation, life cycles and evolution by natural selection.
Ocean Life and Habitat Show
Come on an adventure and help our scientists explore the seas, from the sunlit corals to the midnight depths.
Dino Scientists
Work out the diet, movements and habitats of ancient fossil animals in this self-led activity.
Pond dipping
Take on the role of pond conservationist and explore the diverse pond life in the Museum’s beautiful Wildlife Garden.
Explore and Discover free downloadable activities
Free booklets with pre-visit tips and follow-up ideas, for you to download and print before your visit.
Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14)
Cocoon
Inspire your students to learn more about the diversity of life by visiting this interactive gallery.
Tectonic Earth Show
Learn about the powerful interactions that cause volcanoes and earthquakes in this action-packed science show.
Investigate science centre for KS3
Free workshop
Encourage students to be critical thinkers, developing skills in observation, generating hypotheses and collecting and assessing evidence.
Explore and Discover free downloadable activities
Free booklets with pre-visit tips and follow-up ideas, for you to download and print before your visit.
Key Stage 4 (ages 14-16)
Tectonic Earth Show
Learn about the powerful interactions that cause volcanoes and earthquakes in this action-packed science show.
Meet the scientist talk & Spirit Collection tour
Bring your budding biologists to meet our scientists, take guided tours and explore our exhibitions.
Cocoon
Inspire your students to learn more about the diversity of life by visiting this interactive gallery.
Post-16 (ages 16-18)
Meet the scientist talk & Spirit Collection tour
Bring your budding biologists to meet our scientists, take guided tours and explore our exhibitions.
Cocoon
Inspire your students to learn more about the diversity of life by visiting this interactive gallery.
Nature Live
Find out about the fascinating work carried out by our researchers and curators in regular talks.