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Biodiversity: Life in Scotland

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About Biodiversity: Life in Scotland

Join our Learning team and find out about four different ecosystems in Scotland through objects, games and microscopic imagery.

What will my pupils do in the session?

Pupils will: 

  • Find out about the four ecosystems surrounding our museum sites
  • Investigate some of our museum specimens for each ecosystem
  • See close-up evidence from our digital microscope and make detailed observations
  • Play our food web game to explore wider issues around biodiversity 

About Digital Schools Sessions

Our Digital Schools Sessions bring the museum to your classroom. Our free sessions are led by our team of Learning Communicators and are broadcast using Microsoft Teams. 

Read our FAQs for further information about our sessions. 

It was interactive, informative and was great for getting the children to think more locally about ecosystems. The children were engaged and loved to see the skulls and the insects etc, up close under the microscope.

P5 teacher, Highland 

Curriculum links

SCN 1-01a   SCN 2-01a 

SCN 2-01b 

SCN 1-02a 

SCN 1-02b  

 

SOC 2-08a 

SOC 2-10a 

 

HWB 2-23a 

 

ENG 1-07a  ENG 2-07a 

Sustainable development goals

4, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17

Meta skills framework

Self-management: Focusing

Social intelligence: Communicating, Feeling 

Innovation:Curiosity, Sense-making, Critical thinking 

Resources

  1. A pictorial drawing of two animals in different poses: one in motion and a bird staring straight ahead.
    Schools resource

    Rewilding Trail

    Pick up our trail and explore our galleries to find out about some of Scotland's native species.
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  2. Schools resource

    Biodiversity workshop - accompanying resources

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

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