KS1 School Visits

KS1 School Visits

The Museum is an inspiring setting for learning, offering a range of fun and informative hands-on sessions, and online resources.

School visits are up to two hours long and include a 45-minute session (handling workshop) and a self-guided trail in the Museum. Sessions involve groupwork, discussion and problem-solving activities based on handling Museum specimens, and are linked to the national curriculum. Please book to arrange your visit.

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SESSION

What makes a bug a bug? We investigate a range of different insects and minibeasts, both carnivores and herbivores, exploring how they grow, which microhabitats they inhabit, and the roles that they each play. Examine real Museum specimens and have a go at handling a live bug!

A visitor holding a coackroach at the Museum

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TRAIL

A self-guided trail all about insects. Designed to complement the "Bugs and their Habitats" hands-on session.

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The Variety of Life: Session

How do we group all the animals on our planet? What’s the difference between a vertebrate and an invertebrate? Use our touchable specimens to discover the answer. Find out who Carl Linnaeus was, and why his system of classification is so important for scientists.

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Spectacular Skeletons: Session

Discover why every animal on the planet has a skeleton, through close observation and handling of our real Museum specimens – from worms and jellyfish to lion skulls and elephant bones. In this session we investigate three different types of skeleton, and embed the children’s learning through mime and movement.

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Discovering Dinosaurs

Discover dinosaurs through fossils! Learn about how fossils are formed, and what they can teach us about the dinosaurs that roamed our planet millions of years ago.

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To discuss how to make your visit fit best with your teaching programme, or arrange a pre-visit planning session, please email education@oum.ox.ac.uk or call us on 01865 282451.