Landing – Explorer

The World Heritage Convention, adopted by UNESCO in 1972, is an international treaty that seeks to identify, protect and preserve these sites for future generations.

• To highlight the significance of the 1972 Convention
• To describe the challenges and threats faced by World Heritage sites
• To discuss the mitigations needed to protect World Heritage sites

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The coming of the white man and the construction of the railway, ‘the iron snake’, had been foretold by African religious prophets and seers years before it was built.

• The participant shall gain broad knowledge of the history of the Uganda Railway and its significance.
• Learners will be able to understand the important role that the railway played in the development of the country.
• They will also appreciate the many difficulties and challenges that the railway builders experienced.

KSh 250.00

Bird migration is the regular and seasonal movement of all or part of a population of birds to and from a given area.

• The participant shall explore birds’ migration appreciating reasons for migration, the migratory species, the migratory routes and challenges birds face while migrating.

KSh 250.00

Beekeeping, also known as apiculture, is the art of keeping honey bees in order to obtain honey and other bee products such as beeswax, propolis, royal jelly, pollen and bee brood.

• The participants shall explore apiculture.
• The participants shall appreciate the importance of apiculture in the ecosystem.
• The participants shall explore best beekeeping practices.
• The participants shall appreciate the role of National Museums of Kenya’s Centre for Bee Biology and Pollination Ecology.

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Pollination is the transfer of pollen grain from the male part of a flower, anther, to the female part of a flower, stigma, of the same plant or different plants of the same species, to allow fertilisation and the production of seeds.

• The participants shall define and describe the process of pollination.
• The participants shall appreciate the importance of pollination to the ecosystem.
• The participants shall explore agents of pollination and underscore bees as major plant pollinators.

KSh 250.00

The consumption of insects is known as entomophagy. Edible insects have always been a part of human diets as well as livestock feed.

• The participants shall identify insects used for food and feed.
• The participants shall appreciate the role of insects in food security.
• The participants shall explore and appreciate insect farming for food and feed.

KSh 250.00

Costumes are outfits worn on the body by a person to protect them from the changing weather conditions.

• To describe costumes and ornaments.
• To discuss the cultural significance of costumes and ornaments.
• To highlight the symbolic meaning of some costumes and ornaments.

KSh 250.00

Snakes are limbless, cold-blooded reptiles with long and cylindrical bodies. They have scales, eyes that have no lids and a forked tongue.

• The learners shall describe a snake and its characteristics.
• The learner shall distinguish between venomous and non-venomous snakes.
• The learners shall appreciate the importance of snakes in the ecosystem.

KSh 250.00

Mycology is the study of fungi: their genetics, biochemical properties, taxonomy and use to humans as a source of food and traditional medicine; as well as their dangers such as toxicity or infection.

• The participants shall appreciate the importance of fungi to the ecosystem.
• The participants shall explore conservation status of fungi.
• The participants shall be introduced to fungi-culture.
• The participants shall appreciate the role of National Museums of Kenya, Mycology Section, in research and conservation of fungi.

KSh 250.00

Parallel to biological evolution, early humans developed technologies that allowed hominins to become increasingly successful at acquiring food and inhabiting different environments.

• To identify the different technological ages.
• To discuss the  stages of our technological developments through time.
• To highlight ancient technology as the foundation  for modern technology.

KSh 250.00

Museums have been defined in different ways in publications and other reference books, including dictionaries.

• To define a museum and related terminologies.
• To discuss the functions of museums.
• To explore types of museums.
• To highlight the role of museums to society.

KSh 250.00

World War 1 (WW1) was a global European military war that involved many countries in the world including those in Africa.

• To highlight the events leading to and during World War 1.
• To discuss the strategies employed by the various forces during World War 1.
• To discuss the impact of World War 1 in Europe and Africa.

KSh 250.00