Gallery activity guides
These activity guides focus on a specific gallery or theme. They can be printed as a booklet or as single pages.
Mary Anning: Fossil Hunter
Fossil Marine Reptiles Gallery
Discover pioneering palaeontologist Mary Anning and explore some of the fossils she found.
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Volcanoes and Earthquakes Gallery
Find out more about these ground-breaking natural events and how they shape our changing planet.
General activity worksheets
These resources can be used anywhere in the Museum and are suitable for Key Stages 1-3 (ages five-14). They link to a variety of curriculum themes such as literacy, art and science, and contain tips to help you prepare for and follow up your visit to the Museum.
Photo postcard
Draw your favourite exhibit then write about your trip to the Museum.
Suitable for Key Stages 1-2
Learning labels
Write your own exhibit labels to help people who are younger than you.
Suitable for upper Key Stage 1 - lower Key Stage 3
Museum trumps
Create a game based on animals you've seen at the Museum.
Suitable for upper Key Stage 1 - lower Key Stage 3
My own exhibition
Choose appropriate specimens for your own exhibition and explain your choice.
Suitable for Key Stages 1-3