It’s easy to forget that soil is teeming with life. With your students, dig into the ground and discover the creatures hiding there.

What is our primary source of heat and light? How do the daily and seasonal cycles of the Earth affect everyday life? Students will answer these questions and more with a trip to the museum’s inflatable planetarium.

This series of inquiry based activities helps students understand the less obvious connections between our everyday lives and farming.

What better place than a working farm to explore the impact of modern agriculture on the environment?

Students discover what is hidden under their feet through a series of hands-on workshops.

Students explore the basics of electrical circuitry by examining automotive technology. Lead hands-on demonstrations that teach students about electric motors and combustion engines. Visualize how

This free resource package will help you to share the wonders of the night sky with your students. Students can observe how the movement of our planet influences our daily rituals, the changing of

Read each of these posters which provide fast facts at-a-glace about a selection of the Museum’s astronomy-related artifacts.

Learn more about Astronomy with this series of short videos. These videos, created in celebration of the International Year of Astronomy, showcase artifacts from our collection. Our Astronomy Virtual

With downloadable 3D files and activity sheets, students will explore the clinometer, a 19th century tool used by scientists, explorers and naturalist.