Education Live (pdf) - National Museums Liverpool

Discovering livingthingsWhy do we classify livingthings such as animals andplants? This session showshow science helps us tounderstand the things thatlive on planet Earth. Usingspecimens from our botanyand zoology collections,images and sortingexercises, pupils will seehow we classify and storespecimens in the museum.KS2 onlyMax no: 35 / Duration: 40 minsSubject: ScienceEarly humansCome face to face with ourearliest ancestors throughreplica fossil evidence.Explore evolutionarydevelopments such asupright walking, hand gripsand diet, and discuss howand why we have changed.Pupils find out about thePiltdown skull – the ‘missinglink’ which turned out to bea forgery – and use theevidence to weigh up theguilt or otherwise of themain suspects! Based in theWeston Discovery Centre.Habitats and foodchainsHabitats and food chainsare important ecologicalconcepts and fundamentalto our understanding ofhow the world works. Thisbasic introduction useshandling collections,activities and images. Pupilstravel the world looking athabitats large and smallsuch as rainforests, desertsand cities to learn aboutanimals and plants living inthem. Based in the CloreNatural History Centre.Life in a rockpoolUsing the latesttechnology, pupils have aclose encounter with livesea creatures such ascrabs, hermit crabs,anemones and starfish,and learn about theadaptations that helpthese animals survive inrockpools. Based in theAquarium.KS2 onlyMax no: 35 / Duration: 40 minsSubject: ScienceKS2 onlyMax no: 32 / Duration: 40 minsSubject: History, ScienceKS2 onlyMax no: 35 / Duration: 40 minsSubject: Science16 Further information on our website at www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/learning