 Natural History Museum
Most children
love dinosaurs and the Natural History Museum in South Kensington
is the place to see them. There is more for kids than just dinosaurs
here, though. Find out more about their fascinating displays.
Brachiosaurus and Ceratosaurus
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What
do almost all kids love? Dinosaurs! The Natural History Museum
has an excellent display including an animatronic Tyrannosaurus
rex and a real dinosaur, Diplodocus, skeleton dominating
the entrance to the Life Gallery where dinosaur displays are
housed.
The museum also has another giant
creature on display - a life size model of a blue whale suspended
from the ceiling in the section devoted to mammals. Here you
can see skeletons and other items related to mammals of all
kinds including the sabre toothed tiger and polar bears.
Maybe your children prefer something
a little smaller. How about ants? See them producing their own
food. You can find out more about your own bodies too, in the
Human Biology section.
Planet Earth
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As well as the displays on living
creatures, there is also a gallery devoted to earth sciences,
the centrepiece of which is a giant model of the earth while
the walls show the constellations and planets surrounding earth.
Here you can learn about the forces that shape the earth and
the its changing climate. Here you can see fossils, minerals
and rocks with information on the geology of the British Isles.
Volcanic activity is probably
the most spectacular of all earth's natural phenomena and at
the Natural History Museum you can experience an earthquake
for yourself in the simulator or find out what is actually happening
when a volcano erupts.
Not only is the museum an excellent
place to visit for its displays but it is housed in a wonderful
Victorian Gothic building. It is worth a visit just for the
architecture alone.
Recommended
Books
How
Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
by Jane Yolen, Mark Teague (Illustrator)
For children aged 4 - 8
From Amazon.com.
Or you can buy it from Amazon.co.uk
The
Natural History Museum Book of Dinosaurs
by Tim Gardom, Angela Milner.
From Amazon.co.uk
Quick Facts
Name & Address: Natural
History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD
Nearest Tube Station: South Kensington
Telephone: +44
(0)20 7942 5011
Opening Times: 7
days a week, Monday-Saturday 10am-5.50pm,
Sunday 11am-5.50pm
Entrance Charges: Free
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Fisher. All Rights Reserved
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