Young children using a magnifying glass to look at bugs

Bush, Bugs, and Bones

Explore our living and growing exhibition in Bush City. Discover how bugs and bones can help us learn about our natural environment.

Education type

Education visit

Duration

1 hour

Suitable for

ECE

Te Whāriki

Belonging, Contribution, Communication, Exploration

Cost

Programme is free for terms 2 and 3, 2025

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Guided by our learning specialists, your early childhood students will:

Explore Bush City looking at different ferns and plants and their characteristics
Learn about what makes Aotearoa New Zealand flora unique
Learn names and ways of identifying different flora
Get up close and handle some of Te Papa’s objects – bugs and bones
Dig for a dinosaur fossil and learn about how fossils help us understand ancient times.

Book this programme if your tamariki are:

Interested in science
Exploring animals and insects
Exploring the natural environment
Enjoy outdoor exploration activities
Interested in dinosaurs and fossils.

Gazing at insects, 2015. Te Papa

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