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Educational visits

Learning that leaves the house

Turn any day out into a learning adventure. We create lessons, activity sheets, and quizzes so your child arrives knowing what to look for — and you watch them light up.

Educational visits

Learning that leaves the house

Plan a trip to the Natural History Museum and your child arrives knowing what to look for. They spot the dinosaur fossils they studied, tell you facts about the earthquake simulator you didn't know, and you watch them light up as it all clicks into place. The visit is the treat — the learning happens together, along the way.

Day TripScience & History

Natural History Museum: Dinosaurs & Fossils

Pre-visit preparation for your museum trip

The Natural History Museum has over 80 million specimens. In the Dinosaur Gallery, look for the T. rex — it moves and roars!

Types of fossil

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Body
🐾
Trace
🐚
Mould
🪨
Cast

Which type of fossil shows footprints or burrows?

Body fossil
Trace fossil
Mould fossil
Cast fossil
Activity Sheet

Things to Find: Natural History Museum

Print this out and take it with you!

Tick off each item as you explore the museum together.

Find the T. rex in the Dinosaur Gallery

Hint: it moves and roars!

Count how many legs a Stegosaurus has

Look at the skeleton carefully

Spot a fossil older than 100 million years

Check the labels for dates

Find the earthquake simulator

In the Volcanoes section

Discover which animal has the largest blue model

Look up in Hintze Hall

Pre-visit preparation

Your child learns the key concepts before the trip — so when they arrive, they're already looking for answers.

What to look for

A guided focus list that turns the visit into a treasure hunt — spot the dinosaur teeth, find the oldest artefact.

Post-visit activities

Quizzes, reflection prompts, and follow-up lessons that cement what they experienced. The learning doesn't end when you leave.

How it works

From day out to learning adventure

Step 1

Choose a destination

A museum, castle, zoo, farm, cathedral — anywhere you’re planning to visit as a family.

Step 2

We create a learning plan

Pre-visit lessons, a things-to-find checklist, and post-visit quizzes — all tailored to the venue.

Step 3

Learn together on the day

Your child arrives prepared, spots things they studied, and you watch them light up as it all clicks.

Natural History Museum, London

Dinosaurs, earthquakes, human biology, and evolution under one roof. Brings KS2–KS4 science to life — from fossils to ecosystems.

ScienceGeographyHistory

Science Museum, London

Hands-on exhibits covering space, computing, engineering, and medical science. Home educators get discounts on workshops during term time.

ScienceComputingMaths

The British Museum, London

Artefacts spanning ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, and beyond. Free home educator workshops for ages 7–14, with trails to download.

HistoryGeography

National Railway Museum, York

Discover the engineering behind steam and modern trains. Covers forces, materials science, industrial history, and Victorian Britain.

ScienceHistoryMaths

Eden Project, Cornwall

Enormous biomes housing plants from rainforest to Mediterranean climates. Connects geography, science, sustainability, and global ecology.

GeographyScience

Chester Zoo

Study animal adaptations, habitats, and conservation in action. Excellent for KS2 and KS3 biology topics on living things and ecosystems.

ScienceGeography

Learning doesn't stop at visits

Your child can create lessons on anything — Minecraft, cooking, training a pet, how roller coasters work. Their curiosity is the starting point.

Explore topics

Where are you visiting next?

Tell us the destination and we'll create a full learning plan — pre-visit preparation, things to find, and follow-up activities.