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Teaching resources

Free curriculum and lesson plans from our Education Team – to help you teach primary and secondary classes everything from biology to design.

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The Invisible Rainforest for schools

With the help of augmented reality, 360° camera views, live data and infographics, explore our Rainforest Biome from your classroom like never before.

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Video: Explaining climate change

Understand the greenhouse effect in six and a half minutes with the help of Eden's Biomes.

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Guide: Education at a time of emergency

An Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded partnership, bringing together regional and national environmental education organisations to explore how best to update education responses to the climate and ecological emergency.

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Lostwithiel Primary School DfE Wildflowers

Wildflower Sowing and Growing Calendar

Use Eden's 'Wildflower Sowing and Growing Calendar' to guide you and your class through the process of growing wildflowers at your school. Whether you sow your seeds in the Autumn or in the Spring, this handy visual will provide you with the knowledge that you need to successfully create a wildflower area in your school.

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Craft Council: Craft School celebration event 2022

Crafts Council partnership: Craft School Material World

We've teamed up with Crafts Council who are running a nationwide challenge for classrooms across the UK. The annual programme invites children, young people and their teachers to engage with the power of craft thinking and making.

Eden's resources

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Lesson plans: Explorify activities

Three primary science teaching resources, that are inspired by some of Eden's the plants and exhibits, developed in collaboration with Explorify.

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Lesson plan: Minibeast Trackers

This lesson plan, designed for EYFS and KS1, encourages pupils to explore their natural environment looking for minibeasts.

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Lesson plan: Darkness Dwellers - Adaptations

An outdoor lesson, in which KS1 and 2 pupils, imagine a world without any light, drawing inspiration from the natural world.

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Lesson plan: Positive Potions

Year 4, 5 and 6 pupils make ‘magic potions’ from materials found outdoors and build on literacy skills.

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Lesson plan: Rainforest Adaptations

A science lesson challenging secondary school students to think more creatively about plants’ evolutionary adaptation.

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Lesson plan: Learning with Leaves

Ideal for an outdoor-based autumn maths class, this lesson plan gets KS2 pupils using leaves to measure and calculate.

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Lesson plan: Den Designers

A practical activity during which lower KS2 pupils make mini-shelters from natural materials.

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Lesson plan: Rainforest Arrangers - Identification and Classification

This pair of KS2 lessons encourages students to research rainforest organisms, discuss and group them based on characteristics.

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Lesson plan: How drawings could save your life

Your upper KS2 and KS3 pupils will learn to draw leaves, develop artistic skills and explore scientific ideas around human survival.

A close up of some plants set on a leaf in the Rainforest Biome

Lesson plan: Roving Reporters

A geography focussed lesson which will see KS3 pupils explore how we use plants for food, medicine and materials.

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Discover more learning opportunities at Eden

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Explore Eden with your class

Our Education Team offer endless learning opportunities and workshops and your class will have a chance to experience all that nature has to offer, with practical workshops that make the most of the Eden site.

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Discover our Virtual workshops

Our Education Team also offer the opportunity to bring the Eden experience to you. Your class can take part in a Virtual Workshop which is delivered live to your school, in the comfort of your classroom.

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Professional Development for teachers

Our in-person and online teacher training and school development opportunities are designed to help you get your pupils learning outdoors, in nature and for sustainability.

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The Big Lunch in schools

Thinking of doing a community event in your school? We’ve created a collection of resources designed to bring fun, creativity, curriculum and wellbeing together for your special day!

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Last Chance to Paint project

We've collaborated with artist John Dyer on this project with the aim to build the largest online art gallery of children’s art inspired by the environment and tribal culture in the world.

Find out more on John's website

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