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Rocks and Fossils

Where do rocks come from? How are rocks classified? What are fossils and where are they found? In answering these questions your learners can also find out about sand, soils, minerals and shells and get a perception of a planet that is constantly evolving.

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Brilliant Bones and Marvellous Muscles

Learn about the major bones of the human body and how muscles work to keep you moving.

Amazing Animals

Get up close to animals from around the world. Learn about adaptations, habitats and evolution by investigating a birds, insects and exotic animal skeletons and see our 800,000 scientific specimens.

What have the Romans ever done for us?

Pupils will explore Roman life in Britain by handling artefacts from Dalton Parlours, a Roman villa near Wetherby, and investigate their legacy.

Walk like an Egyptian

Forget Pharaohs and pyramids – see how everyday citizens of ancient Egypt lived. Handle real Egyptian artefacts including 3,100 year old mummy bandages.

Stone Age to Iron Age Britain

How did Britain change from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age and then to the Iron Age? How do we know when there were no written records?

First World War: Beyond the trenches workshop

In this learning workshop use objects, evidence and discussion to discover the local experience of war, from the Leeds PALS and Rifles to the stories of the people they left behind.

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