Educator Resources

The KU Natural History Museum has a variety of resources available for K-12 educators to explore science topics with your classes in the museum and in the classroom. Many items were created by museum educators and KU scientists as part of grant-funded projects, which reach more than 250,000 online users including K-12 students and teachers.

Featured Resources

Green fish in profile with a downturned mouth. It has two fins on top, one tail fin, two on the bottom and one on the side.

Exhibit Activities

For a more in-depth exploration with your students, use these differentiated or NGSS-connected exhibit activities which are suitable for upper elementary/middle school and up.
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youth in front of the Biodiversity Exhibit

Discovery Guides

Museum discovery guides provide fun and educational ways for classes or groups to further explore the museum and learn together.
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Three girls doing an activity with a rock and a chart

School Programs

Book a school program at the museum for your class! We offer a variety of science education programs for K-12 students throughout the Fall and Spring. Scholarships are available.
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Anatomy Alex game like Operation displaying human anatomy

Informal Science Education

Learn more about our Informal Science Education department, which conducts externally-funded education projects, supports broader impacts and fulfills our public education mission.
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For the Classroom & Online

Evolution

Quarked! Physics

Quarked image with two animated science elements as kids on an adventure