Classroom resources
Species variation game: peppered moth lucky landing
Play the lucky landing game to explore how changes in the environment affects the survival of peppered moth variations.
Evolution: spot the adaptations in Darwin's finches
Compare the beaks of six of Darwin's Finches from the Galápagos Islands - a useful starter video for a lesson on adaptation and evolution.
A game of Snakes and Antlers
By playing Snakes and Antlers children will understand the impact environmental factors have on evolution, and the impact environmental and human factors have on the survival of species today. PDF (4.9MB)
Online workshops
Useful articles
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What on Earth?What is natural selection?
Natural selection is one of the core processes of evolution - but how does it work and will it ever end?
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What on Earth?How is a mouse like a giraffe?
They may certainly look different, but mice and giraffes are more similar than you might think.
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DinosaursWhy are birds the only surviving dinosaurs?
Watch our animation to find out.
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What on Earth?Superior senses in the dark
From bioluminescent lures to infrared abilities, meet some of the animals that have found ways to master life in the dark.
In the Museum
Galleries
From the Beginning
Explore the evolution of life on our planet in the From the Beginning gallery.
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Human Evolution
Meet your ancient relatives, trace the origins and evolution of our species, and explore what makes us human.
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