Science Sessions for Schools 

Booth Museum of Natural History

Come and fine tune your science investigation skills with our wonderful collections. Feel, touch and learn about natural history and science in this beautiful Victorian museum. It is the place to see dinosaur bones, skeletons, and hundreds of species of British birds and butterflies.

Meet the Booths
Find out more about classifying the natural world in Victorian times and investigate birds, beaks, feet and feathers with Mrs Booth.

Skeletons
Find out more about skeletons by handling real human and animals bones.  Why do animals have skeletons?  What can we discover about an animal by looking at their bones?

Adaptation & Survival
How do different animals adapt to their environment?  This session focuses on the various ways different animals use camouflage to survive.

Mini Beasts
Can you tell an insect from an arachnoid? Get up close with our minibeast handling collection and find out more about their different characteristics and how to tell them apart.

Early Years
An introductory gallery tour and handling session especially designed for nursery and reception children.

Natural History Loans
We can lend you a variety of items from our collections such as birds, mammals, insects, fossils and shells.
For more information telephone 01273 292781

For more information and to make a booking telephone 03000 290903
visitor.services@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Free entry to the Booth Museum of Natural History
Charges apply for learning sessions and loans

 

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