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Primary school pupils

Resources for museum visits

Our free teachers' packs will help you get the most out of your class visits to our museums. Resources include ready-to-use gallery activity sheets and background information to help plan your trip.

Additional resources below can be ordered on 0131 247 4041 or by emailing schools@nms.ac.uk

National Museum of Scotland

  • Romans (2597kb)
  • Vikings (1930kb)
  • Connect gallery teachers' resources
  • Resources for Fascinating Mummies

National Museum of Costume

  • Meet the Victorians (3265kb)
  • Jean Muir Design Brief (89kb)
  • Women's Land Army (538kb)

National War Museum

  • 1940s Wartime Life Room (1012kb)

National Museum of Rural Life

  • Garden Detectives teachers' pack (2586kb)

National Museum of Flight

  • National Museum of Flight Teachers' Resource (91kb)
  • Forces in Flight (326kb)
  • Forces in Flight Answers (325kb)
  • Engines, Energy and People (777kb)
  • Fortunes of War (236kb)
  • Fortunes of War Answers (243kb) 
  • Don't forget your life jacket! (175kb)
  • Air Raid (108kb)
  • Around the World (228kb)
  • Concorde Beauty or Beast (252kb)
  • Concorde Facts (571kb)
  • Concorde True or False (93kb)
  • Parachute Games (244kb)
  • Postcard (85kb)
  • RAF Recruit Trail (139kb)
  • Ready to Board (1131kb)
  • Spy's the Limit (95kb)

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