Evolution Workshop

This onsite workshop introduces your Year Six class to the concepts that underpin evolution through natural selection.

In this workshop, students will:

• Explore in an interactive session, what evolution is, how and why it happens.
• Get the opportunity to look at fossil evidence of change over time.
• Get hands-on with specimens to work out for themselves why these changes occur.
• Explore how Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection is the mechanism behind these changes.
• Discover a real-life example of evolution, happening today, based on research from Museum scientists.

This workshop is an ideal introduction to the subject of evolution, but is equally useful for reinforcing prior knowledge through hands-on and engaging activities.

Pre- or post- visit activity: to prepare your class for the workshop, an accompanying on-gallery activity can be accessed and printed (download the PDF (1.7MB) version or DOCX (1.3MB) version). It can be beneficial to complete this during your visit before the workshop but may be used as a follow-up activity afterwards.

Curriculum links: using observations to draw conclusions, finding out how scientists use evidence, making predictions, evolution

Pre-visit information and curriculum links PDF (128KB)

Additional information for booked school groups

This workshop takes place over multiple floors of the Museum. Please inform our bookings team of any access issues ahead of time so we can make arrangements to support you and your students.

Workshop suitability and capacity

This workshop is for Year Six (ages 10-11) only.

The maximum capacity per workshop is 35 pupils. Bookings must be for a minimum of 15 pupils.

Workshop dates and times

The workshop runs at 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm and 1.30pm on selected weekdays. The duration is 45 minutes.

All shows must be prebooked by phone. To explore individual timeslots for days, please view the availability calendar linked below.

Please note any session must be booked at least three weeks in advance.

For Year Six (ages 10-11) only