Bring the Curriculum for Excellence to life with the help of the national collections.

The Making Circles schools project invited children to be inspired by National Museums Scotland’s collections to create new Circular Economy products.

Ancient Egyptian temples served as homes for the gods, where they were looked after by priests. Most people were not allowed inside temples and only a few priests could enter the presence of the god’s statue.

Five tiny parasites cause some of the deadliest diseases, which affect 1 in every 18 people in the world.

Discover more about the Circular Economy through the Making Circles schools project, led by Ostrero.

Explore stories, films, games and resources from the museums’ collections.

We've created a set of schools resources around the Galloway Hoard, including an animation, a quiz, and more.

These medieval chess pieces from the Scottish island of Lewis are among our most popular collections. They give us fascinating insights into the international connections of western Scotland and the growing popularity of chess in medieval Europe.

Explore a range of activities suitable for pupils working at Early, First and Second Levels including: - Mandarin - Writing a story - Maths and numeracy

How can design approaches support the Circular Economy?

Discover more about the Circular Economy through the work of young people across Scotland, led by Ostrero.

Learn what a palaeontologist does and discover amazing dinosaurs in this digital schools session.

Discover how objects in the museum’s collections can help us explore Scotland’s involvement in the Atlantic slave trade and the abolitionist movement.

Download our fearsome Viking colouring sheets or have a go at making bread the Viking way.

Throughout 2022, we want to work with local museums across Scotland to integrate more maths into their museum programming and provide support to take part in Maths Week Scotland.

This page contains a range of dinosaur themed activities for P2-4. The activities can be used alongside our Digital Schools Session or to support classroom or home learning.

This page contains a range of biodiversity themed activities for P4-7. The activities can be used alongside our Digital Schools Session or to support classroom or home learning.

This page contains a range of dinosaur themed activities for P5-7. The activities can be used alongside our Digital Schools Session or to support classroom or home learning.

This page contains a range of dinosaur themed activities for P2. The activities can be used alongside our Digital Schools Session or to support classroom or home learning.

This page contains a range of ancient Egyptian themed activities for P3-4. The activities can be used alongside our Digital Schools Session or to support classroom or home learning.

This page contains a range of dinosaur themed activities for P5-7. The activities can be used alongside our Digital Schools Session or to support classroom or home learning.

Tools to help aid teaching and learning about the Romans in Scotland

Delve into our animated adventures and explore the world around us from unique perspectives.

Learn where food comes from or how to make butter in one of our facilitator led workshops.

Through practical experiments your pupils will discover about the four forces that affect aeroplanes

Learn about four different ecosystems in Scotland through objects, games and microscopic imagery. Our accompanying resources will allow your class to study biodiversity across Scotland.

An exploration of ancient Rome through modern objects and their Roman equivalents. Our accompanying resources will also allow you to further explore the topic in class.

Learn about the life of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) during the Second World War.

Learn about the experience of Scottish soldiers as we bring stories of the front line to your classroom.

Information to plan your self-guided group visit to the National Museum of Scotland.

Fly across Scotland with Dolly the sheep, hitch a ride to space on a rocket and collect museum objects along the way.

During the lockdown due to COVID-19, school children were asked how we could build towards a more Circular Economy, inspired by the Making Circles project.

Get Energised was a science, engineering and technology engagement programme which ran until June 2019.

Satanic spell, superstitious charm or echo of Edinburgh’s grisly underworld history? We examine the theories put forward to explain the strange tale of these tiny coffins.