Educational Materials - by teachers for teachers
On our website you will find educational materials for school classes to explore the museum on their own. The worksheets were created by our partner teachers. The worksheets can be downloaded free of charge.
Have you also designed educational materials for the Museum für Naturkunde and would you like to make these available to other teachers? Then send us your material!
Contact: Astrid Faber
Director of Education and Outreach
Dinosaur worksheets for pupils
Worksheets for pupils aged 9 -12
These worksheets were developed by Carola Giesen, a former teacher who volunteers at the Museum für Naturkunde and designed by Nicole Karbe.
- Dinosaurier entdecken – Steckbriefe zu sieben Dinosauriern:
dinosaurier_entdecken_im_mfn.pdf - Dinosaurier entdecken – Steckbriefe allgemein: dinosaurier_steckbrief.pdf
- Dinosaurier entdecken – Lösungen: dinosaurier_entdecken_im_mfn_lösungen.pdf
- Dinosaurier entdecken – Forscherauftrag und Informationen für Schulklassen: dinosaurier_entdecken_im_mfn_forscherauftrag.pdf
- Dinosaurier entdecken – Informationen für Pädagogen: dinosaurier_entdecken_im_mfn_pädagogen.pdf
Conservation technique worksheets
Worksheets for pupils aged 9 -12
These worksheets were developed by Carola Giesen, a former teacher who volunteers at the Museum für Naturkunde and designed by Nicole Karbe and Alexandra Flindris.
- Präparationstechniken entdecken - mit Knut, Bobby, Flusspferd und Nashorn: praparationstechniken_entdecken_im_mfn.pdf
System Earth Worksheets
Worksheets for pupils from 14 years These worksheets were developed by Carola Giesen, a former teacher who volunteers at the Museum für Naturkunde.
- System Erde entdecken - Hinweise für Lehrkräfte: system_erde_entdecken_im_mfn_lehrkrafte.pdf
- System Erde entdecken - Gruppe 1-6 - Aufgabenblätter system_erde__entdecken_im_mfn_aufgabenblaetter.pdf
- System Erde entdecken - Gruppe 1-6 - Lösungen system_erde_entdecken_im_mfn_loesungen.pdf
Explorer sheets
The colourful and imaginative explorer sheets enable primary school children to go on their own journey of discovery in the Museum. They can answer questions, measure dinosaur teeth, invent stories or draw pictures. There are currently two types of explorer sheets available:
- Voransicht "Urzeitkontinent" für Grundschulkinder ab Klasse 3: naturerkundeboegen_urzeitkontinent.pdf
- Voransicht "Terra Incognita" für Kinder ab Klasse 5: naturerkundeboegen_terraincognita.pdf
The sheets can be purchased at the Museumsshop for €1.00.
App "Naturblick"
A close monitoring of nature is key to learn scientific thinking. However, the term nature does not only imply wilderness but also the wildlife in a city like Berlin. By using the app "Naturblick" pupil will learn to specify animals and plants and get to know nature in Berlin. The uploaded working materials include a checklist for the use of apps during class and an overview of the unctions of the app.
- Nutzung von Apps im Unterricht - Checkliste: checkliste_nutzung_von_apps_im_unterricht.pdf
- App "Naturblick" - Handreichung: handreichung_app_naturblick.pdf