Schools

Find out why Antarctic marine life is under threat from climate change with this easy experiment.

Find out more about the earth, sun, moon and planets using objects from the Whipple Museum 

Learn the skills of an archaeologist by taking a closer look at this ancient tombstone.

Experiment for the classroom: Igneous intrusions

Learn about bird adaptations and how birds have adapted to their environment

Borrow our kit which contains everything you need to make paint using pigments and a medium just as artists did (before ready-mix paint!). Construct experiments and analyse Renaissance painting, Cupid and Psyche by Jacopo del Sellaio, with students.

In the Museum of Classical Archaeology, the statues are plaster copies of other statues. The process of making them is called plaster casting. In this activity, learn how make your own moulds and casts to create your own model. 

We have a number of free resources available for schools for both classroom based learning and to support a visit to the Garden

Find out more about the history of maths, use a range of calculating machines and experience different ways of measuring the world around you. 

Learn how sound is made, travels and is heard. 

See a range of school sessions available for key stage 1

Learn about the importance of models in scientific investigations and discoveries throughout Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

Created in consultation with school teachers and University researchers, we hope to provide real-life case studies and adaptable materials to help bring your topics to life.

You can choose to arrange a visit with one of our learning officers or lead the day yourself.

Find out more about the oldest modern bird fossil from the age of dinosaurs

Learning about the Ancient Greeks is now even easier with this selection of downloadable resources.

How does your body work? Find out more about your eyes, ears, bones, heart and brain. 

Experiment for the classroom: Rising eruptive plumes

Experiment for the classroom: Escaping gas and eruptions.

A PowerPoint for a self-led session on the enigmatic Mesolithic Red Deer antler headdress

See a range of school sessions available for key stage 4

Experiment for the classroom: Earthquake resistant buildings

A PowerPoint for a self-led Ancient Maya session

Find out more about some amazing women using the collections from the Whipple Museum. 

Experiment for the classroom: Dissolved gas in magma

Ancient heroes came in all shapes and sizes. In this activity you will make your own hero inspired by the collection at the Museum of Classical Archaeology.

Why do we want to know about what is going on deep beneath our feet? And how do we go about studying it?

Free Padlet of activities and information about Mary

Explore how technology has changed through time and learn more about key inventions such as microscopes, telescopes, globes and calculators.

Learning about the Ancient Greeks is now even easier with this selection of downloadable resources.

Kaitlin Ferguson show us how to make a geology zine inspired by Mary Anning's fossils

The museum is a fascinating place for children and adults. From early year’s storytelling to curriculum-linked school visits and engagement activities for teenagers, our dedicated learning team provide a wide range of opportunities for you to find out more about animal life on Earth.

Make your own Ichthyosaur and dinosaur bones.

A how to guide for student researchers featuring Health and History: Skeletons as Sources.

Experiments for the classroom: Trapped gas and explosive eruptions.

The Museum of Classical Archaeology offers engaging, interactive and educational sessions, live from the closed museum. Learn more about the Ancient World with the help of an internet connection.

How to find fossils in flint gravel.

Use objects and equipment from the Whipple museum to explore the science of light. 

Based on the story and sculpture of Medusa, follow this simple tutorial to make your own mask.

A PowerPoint for a self-led Stone Age to Iron Age session

Experiment for the classroom: Viscosity and violent volcanoes

Find out more about the objects and habits that the Romans introduced to Britain. 

Experiment for the classroom: Earthquake body waves

Experiment for the classroom: Earthquake wave speeds

Explore hidden stories in our collections to find out more about the links between Science and Empire. 

How do we know what extinct creatures looked like when we only have fossil bones?

Learn more about Greek Pottery using vase templates and sherds from the Museum's collection to design your own vase.

See a range of school sessions available for key stage 5

See a range of school sessions available for key stage 2

This mini field trip will introduce you to rocks used in around the Storey’s Field Centre, how they formed and why the architects chose them.

Virtual Evolution session for Key Stage 2:

The Museum of Zoology are pleased to have launched our digital sessions, delivered by a member of the Museum’s learning team from the Museum’s galleries into your classroom.

Follow the instructions to write a Greek myth with heroes, villains, gods and monsters. 

Taught on site sessions at the Fitzwilliam Museum for KS1 through to KS5.

A PowerPoint for a self-led Ancient Maya session.

Taught online sessions from the Fitzwilliam Museum for KS2.

A walk through the museum will take you on a 4.5 billion year journey through time, from the meteoritic building blocks of planets, to the thousands of fossils of animals and plants that illustrate the evolution of life in the oceans, on land and in the air all housed in a spacious 19th Century gallery.

Great cross-curriculum ideas to get children away from a computer screen. Designed for primary school children, but adaptable for other age groups.

Did you know that 10-20% of all creatures dredged up from the Antarctic sea beds are completely new to science? These new discoveries all need a Scientific Name to help us to identify them.

See a range of school sessions available for key stage 3

A how to guide for student researchers featuring The Twins by John Everett Millais.

Explore how revolutionary discoveries affected the development of new medical and anatomical knowledge.