Cocoon gallery

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Suitable for: Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and Post-16

Take your students on a journey through the Darwin Centre's stunning Cocoon. This interactive gallery will inspire your students to learn more about the diversity of life.

Find out how we store, care for and use our 20 million entomology and botany specimens, and hear some of the stories from behind the scenes.

Our interactive exhibits will provide students with the answers to questions such as:

-Who were the first collectors and how did their methods differ from those of modern-day scientists?

-How do scientists organise, classify and name specimens?

-Why is our collection so valuable for research and how do we share it with the world?

-What do molecular techniques tell us about our specimens and how is this helping in the fight against malaria?

Duration: approximately 45 minutes

No need to book in advance

Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
SW7 5BD London
United kingdom
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Cocoon gallery Natural History Museum Main address: Natural History Museum Cromwell Road SW7 5BD London, United kingdom Natural History Museum Cromwell Road SW7 5BD London, United kingdom Gallery activityGallery activityCocoonFree gallery

Suitable for: Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and Post-16

Take your students on a journey through the Darwin Centre's stunning Cocoon. This interactive gallery will inspire your students to learn more about the diversity of life.

Find out how we store, care for and use our 20 million entomology and botany specimens, and hear some of the stories from behind the scenes.

Our interactive exhibits will provide students with the answers to questions such as:

-Who were the first collectors and how did their methods differ from those of modern-day scientists?

-How do scientists organise, classify and name specimens?

-Why is our collection so valuable for research and how do we share it with the world?

-What do molecular techniques tell us about our specimens and how is this helping in the fight against malaria?

Duration: approximately 45 minutes

No need to book in advance
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