“Does my object have ridges or dots, or is it smooth?” The program starts with investigating a shell or fossil. During the interactive presentation, students are introduced to our educational mission, principles and the range of programs we offer – both at the museum and in the classroom. Students can experience for themselves how the principles of sparking wonder, real, relevant, inquisitive, activating and science-savvy have been integrated into the program Let's discover! for primary school groups 5 and 6. Armed with inspiration, the students can begin providing nature education to their own pupils tomorrow.
Everything you need to knowin a row
- Target group: students training to be primary school teachers
- Length: 90 minutes
- No. of students: 15-110
- Areas: reception area and the galleries Life, Dinosaur Era and Ice Age
- The school will supply: 1 supervisor
- Naturalis will supply: 1 supervisor for the presentation (possibly assisted by a volunteer) and 3 supervisors at the learning cabinets
- Main objective: Students gain an active and interactive introduction to the educational mission of Naturalis, our principles and the range of education programs we offer for primary schools
- Keywords: sparking wonder, real, relevant, inquisitive, activating, science-savvy, nature, fossils, inspiration, connecting learning environments
Course of the program at the museum
The program consists of two parts. The schedule given below is an indication only.
0-30 minutes: reception area
By means of an interactive presentation, students are introduced to the educational mission of Naturalis, our principles and the range of education programs we offer. The options for in the museum will be presented, as well as products for use in the classroom, at home or outdoors in nature. Students can apply the inquisitive nature activities from Naturalis in their own classrooms later on.
30-90 minutes: the galleries Life, Dinosaur Era and Ice Age , with a visit to the other museum galleries if desired
Students complete the “Let’s discover!” exhibition program to see first-hand how the educational principles can be incorporated into a program. Working in pairs, they practice their teaching skills and then choose a research question or come up with their own. At the learning cabinets in the galleries, they will find objects that help them answer the sub-questions and they can also turn here with any questions they may have about Naturalis and its education programs.
Booking infoprepare your visit
Information about practical matters such as parking, lockers and house rules can be found in our booking information.
