Did you know Charles Darwin was fascinated by plants that can eat insects? Come along to this hands-on session to join staff from the Botanic Garden and Cambridge University Library to get up close with some of these amazing plants.
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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Develop your mosaic skills by learning how to create intricate designs for a clay bowl, which you will make during the session.
Ages 7+
Each table must have at least one accompanying adult who can make their own mosaic.
Enjoy a range of tactile river-themed art activities on your own activity mat.
Ages 1-5 (but all ages welcome)
Each mat must have one accompanying adult.
Limited places - online booking essential.
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.
