Join staff from Cambridge University Library for this hands-on session exploring how seeds can be transported through making observations and looking at nature just like Darwin. Children will get the chance to dissect an owl pellet and discover what was eaten through the bones left behind.
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Join staff from the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences and Cambridge University Library for this hands-on session exploring rocks from the Isla Santiago. Find out how scientists from the Earth Science Department used Darwin's notebooks to follow in his footsteps, handle volcanic rocks from Isla Santiago and learn about Charles Darwin’s work as a geologist.
Join staff from the Whipple Museum and Cambridge University Library for this hands-on session exploring how to collect and observe plants just like Darwin and his friends Arnold and Carolina Dodel-Port. Children will get the chance to use microscopes at the University Library and learn about the structure of a plant.
Important information:
Join staff from the Whipple Museum and Cambridge University Library for this hands-on session exploring how to collect and observe plants just like Darwin and his friends Arnold and Carolina Dodel-Port. Children will get the chance to use microscopes at the University Library and learn about the structure
Join staff from the Zoology Museum and Cambridge University Library for this hands-on session searching for minibeasts just like Charles Darwin. Children will get the chance to search for insects in the grounds of the University Library followed by a craft activity where they will get to create their own creature to take home.
Important information:
Join staff from the Zoology Museum and Cambridge University Library for this hands-on session searching for minibeasts just like Charles Darwin. Children will get the chance to search for insects in the grounds of the University Library followed by a craft activity where they will get to create their own creature to take home.
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Create hanging decorations and coasters by pressing real glass tesserae into air drying clay.
Ages 5+
Each table must have at least one accompanying adult who can make their own mosaic.
Drop-in to Ely Museum for a fun, drop-in bug-themed craft session.
Join Ely Museum this summer for a fun, drop-in Stomping Stegosaurs-themed craft session.
Enjoy handling real dinosaur fossils too.
Drop-in to the Museum and join in some model-making activities then explore the Museum and windmill to find out what you can discover about local history.
