Science and scientists

Classroom resources

Investigate at School - Primary

Be a scientist and examnine specimens that you find. Use your scientific skills, make observations, ask questions and look for evidence.

Debating dilemma

Your class consider and debate ethical dilemmas relating to scientific progress. They learn to put their cases clearly and provide evidence-based arguments to support their point of view. PDF (3MB)

Useful articles

Historical scientists

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The incomparable tale of Evelyn Cheesman

The adventures of a tenacious female explorer brought to life by comic artist Sammy Borras.

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Mary Anning: the unsung hero of fossil discovery

Mary was a pioneering palaeontologist and fossil collector. Her lifetime was a constellation of firsts.

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Charles Darwin: History’s most famous biologist

Charles Robert Darwin transformed the way we understand the natural world with ideas that, in his day, were nothing short of revolutionary.

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Who was Alfred Russel Wallace?

An intrepid explorer and brilliant naturalist, Alfred Russel Wallace co-published the theory of evolution by natural selection with Charles Darwin.

Museum scientists

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Dorothea Bate: a Natural History Museum pioneer

Meet the trailblazer who was one of the first women employed as a scientist by the Natural History Museum.

Patrick Campbell on being young and Black in science

When Patrick started caring for the Museum's fish specimens, he became one of the institution's first black curators.

Inspiring women in science and research at the Natural History Museum

Female researchers are helping to answer some of the biggest questions about life on Earth. 

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The women watching over London's natural history collections

Women working with Museum collections share what they love about their jobs, and their advice for budding curators.

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