Home Education Day: Biodiversity  - 22 July

Join us for our Home Education Day on Tuesday 22 July to discover some of the wonders of the natural world and explore the biodiversity of our planet.

Aimed at young learners aged 5–13, this day gives home educators the opportunity to curate an itinerary of activities, run exclusively for home educated children.

Choose from the following workshops and shows:

Pond Dipping Workshop

10.30, 11.30, 13.30 and 14.30

In this workshop, children will get to catch animals from our new wildlife pond. They will use ID charts to classify the animals and observe what adaptations the animals have, to survive in a pond. We will also reflect on how our actions can impact pond habitats.

• Workshop duration: 45 minutes. Recommended age: 6–12 years.
• Location: Nature Discovery Garden (Pond)
• Ticket prices: £3 per pupil

LEGO® Build the Change: Save Our Planet! Workshop

10.30 and 14.30

Children will use their creativity to design, build, evaluate and share a solution to a real-world sustainability challenge using LEGO® bricks in this hands-on workshop.

• Workshop duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes. Recommended age is 7–14 years.
• Location: Investigate (Lower Ground Floor, Green Zone)
• Ticket prices: £3 per pupil

Ocean Life and Habitat Show

10.30, 11.30 and 13.30

This fun and immersive show highlights the importance of the oceans and demonstrates why it’s never been more vital to help protect this amazing habitat.

• Show duration: 45 minutes. Recommended age: 6–11 years.
• Location: The Attenborough Studio (Orange Zone)
• Ticket prices: £3 per pupil

Meet the Scientist Talk

15.00

This event is an ideal opportunity to meet and ask questions to a working scientist and discover how science works in a real-world setting. Discover more about the scientist’s research and how they use the Museum's vast collections to answer big questions about the planet.

• Talk duration: 45 minutes. Recommended age: 11+ years.
• Location: The Attenborough Studio (Orange Zone)
• Ticket prices: £3 per pupil

What you need to know before booking

• Children must always be accompanied by an adult. This includes during workshops, shows and talks.

• Only children booked onto workshops, shows and talks in advance will be able to attend. We are not able to accommodate siblings in any of our activities (besides babes in arms) due to space limitations.

• We can only permit one adult per child into workshops, shows and talks.

• All workshops, shows and talks must have been pre-booked. We will not be taking bookings on the day.

• No eating or drinking is allowed in the workshop, talk and show spaces.

• You can have your lunch in our Picnic Area. Please request a slot at the time of booking.

• Please be aware that members of the public and reduced numbers of school groups will still be visiting the museum on this day.

• If you have any questions about the day, please contact homeeducators@nhm.ac.uk