Education Live (pdf) - National Museums Liverpool

WORLD MUSEUMKEY STAGE 3 ONLYPlanetary explorersTravel through the SolarSystem from the Sun to thefarthest reaches and out tothe stars to find out howour view of the universe haschanged. In the Planetarium,with an opportunity forquestions and answers.KS3Subject: ScienceMax no: 62 including adults/Duration: 50 minsGiant African LandSnail project for schoolsWe can provide yourschool with a cage,equipment, a care sheetand two African Land Snailsto look after for six months.You can do some simpleexperiments with them.Activities are to be done inthe classroom (at school).KS3At school - limited availability.Subject: Mini beasts, Science,Living thingsLife on a coral reefCoral reef habitats areteeming with life in all shapesand sizes. The variety andabundance of species is trulyamazing as well as beautiful.In this session we will discusshow all organisms adapt totheir environment and take acloser look at theinterdependence betweenthe animal and plant life in acoral reef habitat. Using videoclips and interactive tasks as wellas our live animal collection,pupils will learn that life in allecosystems is delicatelybalanced, and how a changeto one population may affectmany others. They willconstruct marine food chainsand food webs and discusshow human activity mayaffect them. Worksheets canbe downloaded prior to visit.KS3Max no: 30 / Duration: 30 minsdemonstrator led, 30 minutesworksheet basedSubject: Science, Living thingsand their environment.Spiders, scorpions andinsectsMore than 80% of all livingcreatures on the planet arearthropods and theirexistence dates back tobefore the dinosaurs. Usingvideo-microscopes,museum specimens andlive animals, childreninteract with threefascinating and successfulgroups - the insects,arachnids and myriapods.KS3Max no: 35 / Duration: 45 minsSubject: ScienceStick insects forschoolsInterested in keeping stickinsects at school? Staff fromthe Bug House will set up aproject for you in school andsupply the insects and all theequipment you need. Adetailed pack is provided oncaring for the insects isprovided and describingexperiments you can do withthem.Contact the Bug House on0151 478 4576.KS3At school - limited availability.Subject: English, Maths, Science34Further information on our website at www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/learning