A bumblebee feeding on pollen from a yellow flower.
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Biodiversity workshop - accompanying resources

A range of themed learning resources and activities to accompany our biodiversity sessions.

Download teacher's notes and student worksheets to learn more about biodiversity. 

Teacher's notes

  • A cartoon of different animals in a seashore environment. To the left is a crab perching on a rock. To the right is a seal lying on a rock. In the background a whale is jumping out of the water.

    Introduction to biodiversity

    Using this resource for support, help your class to notice the nature around them. There's lots to be seen and heard in the playground, out the window or even on the walk to class.
  • A cartoon of a beaver building a dam at a river.

    Exploring biodiversity

    Encourage discussion in the class with this resource about the future of biodiversity and rewilding.
  • A cartoon of a roadmap. A pencil is mapping out a route.

    An outdoor journey (teacher's notes)

    Help your class to safely plan an outdoor journey to discover their local biodiversity.

Student worksheets

  • A cartoon of a dog walking through a park.

    An outdoor journey worksheet

    Explore the local biodiversity with an outdoor journey. Use this worksheet to safely plan your route and make notes of what you see and hear.
  • A green graphic of an ant carrying a leaf.

    Collecting the climate emergency

    National Museums Scotland collects objects from the past and present to help us understand our world and plan for the future. Which objects should we collect to tell those stories?

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