Educator Resources

The KU Natural History Museum offers K-12 educators resources for teaching science in the classroom and the museum! Created by museum educators and KU scientists, these resources reach more than 250,000 online users. Many were created as part of grant-funded projects.

In the Classroom and Online

Evolution

Explore evolutionary relationships and shared traits and learn about best practices for using phylogenetic trees. Interactive online activities, lessons, and a comic/activity book share examples of evolutionary research.

Logo for The Tree Room

Quarked!

Discover the world of subatomic physics. Learn about the smallest known particles in the universe through games, videos, lessons, and more that explore the fundamental building blocks of matter.

Two cartoon characters in the shape of a plane.

At the Natural History Museum

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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