Museum for school groups
Our museum offers fascinating insights to school groups in a variety of subjects: science, maths, history, geography, English and art & design.
They look at the men and women of science that have worked in our laboratories, their successes and frustrations. By using the real-life examples of people that have worked here, we cover hard-to-teach curriculum themes of: life as a scientist; the realities, excitement and frustrations of working as a scientist; the process of science. As our building has hosted science research laboratories for over 200 years (including some of the world's first purpose built research laboratories) we can also help show how ideas about science have changed in the last 200 years, and reinforce concepts in a wide range of subjects.
Booking a visit
We can accommodate a maximum of 50 students at a time, and recommend that 30 minutes to an hour is suitable for a visit. You can come either as a standalone visit, or in conjunction with an event for schools.
For more information, or to book, please call 020 7409 2992 or email schools@ri.ac.uk
Topics covered and worksheets
We can provide support for self-guided tours of the museum on the following themes:
- How science works
- History of the Ri
- Communicating science
- Electricity and the electromagnetic spectrum
- Climate change, the planet and weather
- Elements & molecules
We also have the following worksheets available for download:
- Shapes adventure (for children up to age 7)
- History of the Royal Institution (Key Stage 2)
All worksheets are designed to be used in the Faraday Museum on the lower ground floor of the Ri building.