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Digital Museum of Learning
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Our mission is to champion educators and increase the impact of their work. Explore the history and future of learning!
How can digital technologies help you learn?

🤖 What do videos, games, apps, and AI really bring to education?
December 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
💧What’s hiding in a drop of water?

Kick off your lesson with the fantastic satirical drawing of the 'London Monster Soup' to spark curiosity about clean water and water pollution.

🔎 We’ve smuggled in a modern monster—plastic! Can you spot it? 👾
December 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
It's Human Rights Day! Let’s talk about the right to learn and the people who fought for it!

In 'Colors of School Life', the Tarpley family shares important moments in the African American community’s long fight for education, woven into their own family history.
December 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🥇The Digital Museum of Learning's most popular stories of the year are now in!

From curious creatures to bold ideas, teachers and learners around the world have been inspired by our museum of digital stories.
December 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
👗 What can clothes tell about us?

Discover Fabrics of Identity, an interactive exhibition that explores how textiles - from school uniforms to beloved childhood dolls - shape who we are.
December 4, 2025 at 10:43 AM
🌿 Encourage children to protect the planet through our exhibition!

From the 19th century, educators used stories, games, and experiments to teach kids about nature, pollution, and clean water.
December 2, 2025 at 12:09 PM
🧩 Did you know that images, television, advertising, and social media influence our ideas about beauty and bodies?

Many of the images and videos we see are edited or manipulated, so it’s important to remember that photos can be changed and don’t always reflect reality.
November 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🌍 Our world is full of amazing colors and patterns, from the stripes on a zebra to the squares on a Scottish kilt.
November 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
👟 Every outfit tells a story.

From long skirts in gymastics to modern smart fabrics, our “Gear Up for Sports and Fair Play” story explores the exciting world of sports and the special clothes that athletes wear.
November 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
📚 On World Children’s Day, we reaffirm a simple truth: Every child deserves the chance to learn, create, and shape their future.
November 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🌍 With climate talks underway at COP30 in Brazil, we’re reminded that creativity and learning are powerful tools for inspiring future generations to become leaders of positive change.
November 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
👩‍🏫 Teachers! Bring space to life this term 🚀

Watch the Leonid Meteor Shower (active 6-30 November, peaking on 17 November) with your students - a perfect way to spark curiosity.
November 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
👚 How have school uniforms changed over time?

Compare uniforms in different decades and countries and ask your students:
💭 Do you think wearing the same clothes makes it easier to learn?
💭 What dress codes does your school have?
💭 What do you think a school uniform in 2100 will be like?
November 12, 2025 at 10:36 AM
🎒What’s in your school bag?

From paper and pencil to laptops, what we carry to school tells the story of how education has changed.

A school bag isn’t just about supplies - it reflects how, where, and what we learn.

💭 What would your school bag from the past look like?
November 11, 2025 at 9:33 AM
🌪️ Have you heard of the Dust Bowl era?

In the 1930s, severe droughts and dust storms swept across the Great Plains in the U.S. and Canada, forcing thousands of families to leave their homes in search of better land.
November 7, 2025 at 9:40 AM
💡In our story "Patchwork of skills", students can explore textile techniques such as embroidery, sewing, and knitting while reflecting on future skills they acquired during the pandemic.
November 6, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🌳 Discover our brand new lesson plan, designed to inspire your students to protect birds and their natural habitats!

🦅 Get to know and compare some fascinating birds
🐞 Learn how birds, insects, and plants need each other to survive
🌍 Explore how we can care for birds and their environment
November 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
🫐🌿 Meet Deadly Nightshade: beautiful, dangerous, and perfect for Halloween. ☠️

Through papier-mâché and interactive teaching resources, our story helps learners explore how poisonous plants like Deadly Nightshade have shaped folklore, science, and medicine. 🧪
October 31, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🎨 A FanZine is a creative mini-magazine designed to enhance learning through art and creativity.

💡 This creative activity will actively engage your students, encouraging deeper understanding and retention of information.
October 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🪼How do you preserve tiny creatures as fragile as jellyfish or sea slugs?

In the 1800s, scientists struggled - preserved specimens lost their color and form.

So Rudolph and Leopold Blaschka created lifelike glass models, capturing tiny marine life in extraordinary detail. 🐙
October 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM
From Oct 25-27, as leaders meet at the World Bank / IMF, we’re reminded how vital free and accessible educational resources are.
October 24, 2025 at 9:40 AM
📚 According to the UNESCO-World Bank’s latest Education Finance Watch report, lower-middle-income countries (LMICs) spend $309 per child on education per year, whereas high income countries spend about 28 times that amount.
October 24, 2025 at 9:40 AM
It’s #BlackHistoryMonth in the United Kingdom – a great time to talk about racial equality and social justice in the classroom.

Join the Tarpley family on a journey to explore key moments in the African American community’s fight to access education.
October 22, 2025 at 10:54 AM
📝 Teaching Tip:
Explore the story “What is a Perfect Globe?” to help students reflect on their relationship with Planet Earth. Compare how we explore the world today with the journeys of explorers like Alexander von Humboldt and Élisée Reclus.
October 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM