elc logo
elc logo
contact Contact us help Help feedback Accessibility search search
Home
Contact the Web Team
East Lothian Towns
Council & Councillors
Joint Boards (Police, Fire, Valuations)
Press Releases
Departments
Members of Parliament
Financial Information
Licensing
Stop Smoking
Births, Deaths, Marriages & Civil Partnerships
A - Z
 Educational Services
Education & Childrens Services
Arts Service
Community Learning & Development
Libraries
Local History Centre
Museums
Archaeology
 In The Community
Housing Assistance
Bylaws in East Lothian
Community Councils
Social Work
Community Planning Partnership
Community Safety
Health
Doing Business in East Lothian
Business Continuity
Funding & Social Economy
Planning & Building Standards
Commercial & Industrial Property
Emergency Planning
 Environment Services
Public Facilities
Waste Services
Environmental Issues
Transportation
Food, Health & Safety
Trading Standards
 East Lothian Leisure
Tourism
Countryside
Sports and Leisure
Brunton Theatre
Musselburgh Racecourse
Loan Boxes
50s loan box
Part of our 50s and 70s loan box
Loan Boxes

All our loan boxes are available at no charge delivered to your school in East Lothian.

Environmental Studies Loan Boxes 

Society: People in the Past

Archaeology - Real and replica objects help pupils to develop the skills an archaeologist needs to investigate artefacts.

Detective Box - Objects and activity sheets to encourage an understanding of how to interpret the past through evidence. An excellent resource for groups with special educational needs.

Seaside Holidays - Explore East Lothian's heritage as a tourist resort with sea side objects and images.

Victorians - Follow the fortunes of a young Victorian girl. Collection includes video resources, reading material and real and replica artefacts.

World War Two - Investigate life in East Lothian during the second world war through photos, documents and objects.

 

Science: Living Things and the Processes of Life

Birds and Animals - A fantastic collection of stuffed birds and animals to help pupils discover more about local wildlife.

Fossils and Dinosaurs - Handle fossils to investigate life millions of years ago. Learn about different dinosaur species from our collection of excellent model resources.

 

Science: Energy and Forces

Lamps and Light - Investigate light and its properties through experimental activities and historical objects.

 

Expressive Arts Loan Boxes

Art and Design: Evaluating and Appreciating

Home Life: 1950's - 1970's - A brilliant collection of post-war costumes and domestic artefacts. A great stimulus for looking at design history and culture. 

 

The Education Officer is happy to present workshops on all of the above topics, plus on request may be able to supplement these with further objects from the collection.

Quick Links

 

 Workshops
 Loan Boxes
 Free Educational Downloads

Disclaimer & Copyright Statement