Bring earth science teaching to life with one of our loans boxes. All boxes are free to borrow and available for up to three weeks at a time. You must be able to collect and retun them to the Museum.
Please make sure you read and follow our guidelines before using the boxes.
Book a loans box
What can I borrow?
Our Mary Anning loans box is packed with real fossils, activities and facts to support classroom teaching. Access the free Mary Anning Padlet for activities to go alongside the box.
Fully Booked until September
Nineteen rocks and minerals representing a wide range of ages, rock types and textures. Fantastic for supporting teaching of the Rock Cycle as well as all sorts of activities including sorting, classification, observational drawing and creative writing.
Available from 30th January.
Twenty two fossils representing a wide range of species and ages. Fantastic for all sorts of activities including collection analysis, sorting, classification, observation and creative writing.
Available from 1st June
A set of eight fossil replicas from some of the most well-known dinosaurs. The box includes some basic fact sheets and is perfect for a hands-on session before a trip to the Museum.
Available from 1st June.
This set of fossil replicas is for making rubbings using wax crayons. This is an excellent activity for early years. Use them for practising fine motor skills and exploring textures in the natural environment.
Available from 2nd - 25th May then fully booked until September
Two loans boxes for Early Years developed in partnership with Brunswick Nursery School and Homerton Early Years Centre in Cambridge. Based around books, they contain creative activities and objects for handling, including mineral specimens and fossil casts. The boxes include notes for teachers on EYC links and ideas for creative play and storytelling.
'Boy'
Based on the book “Boy” by James Mayhew. Boy's cave is cold. Can he find somewhere warm to sleep? Join him on his prehistoric adventure to find out!
Available from 11th May.
Hot, Hot, Hot
Based on the book “Oscar and Arabella: Hot, Hot, Hot” by Neal Layton. Meet two woolly mammoths who don't like hot weather: and find out what they do about it!
Available from 24th February.