Natural History Museum
Dinosaurs, volcanoes, precious gems, creepy crawlies - as a visitor to The Natural History Museum you will be amazed by the diversity of our natural world.
The Natural History Museum is home to the nation's finest collections of natural history specimens and is one of the UK's top visitor attractions. The Museum's collection now runs to 80 million plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, fossils, rocks and minerals - many of which are displayed through its fascinating exhibitions and more than you could ever see in one day.
Venue Type:
Museum
The Natural History Museum's natural science collections are the finest in Europe and are divided into:
1. Botany
2. Entomology
3. Mineralogy
4. Palaeontology
5. Zoology
Collection details
Archives, Fine Art, Natural Sciences, Personalities, Photography, Science and Technology
Key artists and exhibits
- Highlights of a trip to The Natural History Museum include:
- *The Darwin Centre (Phase One), where you can take a behind-the-scenes tour for the first time to see some of the 22 million zoology specimens on display and meet the scientists working with the collections. A packed programme of tours and talks with scientists about their work gives visitors the chance to engage with the natural world in a more informed way.
- *The Dinosaurs exhibition, with its animatronic displays and real dinosaur skeletons.
- *Entering the Earth Galleries through a giant suspended globe and a visit to our permanent exhibits on the origin of the universe and the restless earth - including the human experience of earthquakes and volcanoes.
- *Investigate - a hands-on education centre where visitors can be scientists and examine hundreds of specimens.
- *Permanent exhibits devoted to mammals, creepy crawlies, human biology, ecology and much more.
- *A regular and changing programme of special science, art and photography exhibitions on all aspects of the natural world.
Dino Directory
http://internt.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/nature-online/dino-directory/
Dinosaur datafiles
http://internt.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/nature-online/dino-directory/about-teachers.dsml
The Data Files contain extended information about some of the dinosaurs in the Museum's Dino Directory, They have been designed so that they can be printed out and photocopied for use in the classroom, at home or in the Museum itself.
Creator
- The Natural History Museum
Publisher
- The Natural History Museum
Hair Detective
Investigate
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/education/activities/school-activities/investigate/index.html
Investigate is a bookable state-of-the-art, hands-on science centre available to school groups at Key Stages 2 and 3. Students become scientists and explore the processes of science. Museum staff encourage them to ask their own questions about hundreds of real specimens. With everything from dinosaur fossils to butterflies and rare minerals , students can explore some of the diversity of the natural world with scientific equipment and computer resources.
Creator
- The Natural History Museum
Publisher
- The Natural History Museum
Mission: Explore
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/kids-only/fun-games/mission-explore/index.html
Predator or Scavenger?
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/life/dinosaurs-other-extinct-creatures/trex-quiz/
This activity lets you explore different features of T. rex. Look at each of the pieces of evidence and decide whether you think T. rex was a scavenger, predator or even both.
Seeds of Trade
Civilisation is based on the cultivation of plants, but humans rely on plants for far more than simple foodstuffs. This virtual book, written by Henry Hobhouse, the author of Seeds of Change, and Museum botanist Sandra Knapp, is an introduction to the fascinating history of cultivation and some of its impacts on today's society.
Creator
- Hobhouse, Knapp and Lowndes
Teachers' resource
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/education/teachers-resource/index.jsp
Our galleries, events, online videos and activities support a large number of classroom needs.
Enter a topic you are interested in and the Teachers' resource will bring you all the relevant learning outcomes covered by our museum resources.
Includes Teachers' packs and Gallery Guides.
Creator
- The Natural History Museum
Publisher
- The Natural History Museum
The Story of Perseus and Andromeda
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/stories-of-the-skies/perseus-andromeda/story/the-story-of-perseus-and-andromeda
What Dinosaur are You?
Wildlife garden activities
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/education/activities/school-activities/wildlife-garden-activities.html
During the summer term, we offer a number of activities that complement National Curriculum Science and Early Learning Goals . Themes covered include creepy crawlies, habitats, variation, classification and grouping, plants and animals in the local environment and adaptation.
Creator
- The Natural History Museum
Publisher
- The Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
London
Greater London
SW7 5BD
England
Website
Main site
Academic site
www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/
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Nature Online
Kids Only
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education
website
Telephone
general
020 7942 5000
education
020 7942 5555
website
020 7942 5821
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