We will visit you in your school for free, for a whole day and use the amazing British Insect Collection and the Museum of Natural History’s expertise to enrich science learning and enthuse KS2 or KS3 students about Natural History. All these free Insect Discovery Days will:
Link directly to the National Curriculum
Provide an opportunity for pupils to work scientifically, developing skills in line with the requirements of the National Curriculum
Reveal the exciting world of insects, inspiring a lifelong interest in nature
Include the chance to handle real specimens from our world-class British Insect Collection
Insect Discovery Days are available only to specific schools, for one class per day, Monday – Wednesday during the first half of the autumn term and the summer term.
To find out more, including whether your school is eligible for these free Discovery Days, please email the HOPE Learning Officers (Susie, Kate and Rodger) at hopelearning@oum.ox.ac.uk.
Resources for Teachers
We have developed the following digital resources to support teachers with learning at school and at home. The resources are for use with Key Stage 2 and 3 students.
If you use any of these resources we would really appreciate your feedback on how they have been used.
Classification and Identification of British Insects
Inspired by Insects is a Key Stage 2 Science Club offering four one-hour sessions designed to give young people a buzz about British insects! In addition to our ready-to-go after school club, we also have a range of resources that can be used in school to enhance your science curriculum.
A set of photo resources showing a range of insects and non-insect invertebrates, including different life cycle stages. Species and orders are shown on the reverse of the images. These are ideal for sorting and grouping activities and discussing classification.
This activity consists of a set of cards to be sorted into food chains. Each animal card, most of which are insects, has information on the back about what the species eats, along with an interesting fact.
