Activities and resources
This section contains pathology-themed activity resources for use in schools and at public events such as open days and festivals. The majority are most suitable for secondary-age students (11 to 18 year olds), although many of the guidance documents include advice on adapting them for different audiences and event formats. Why not plan to use one of the activities during National Pathology Week?
Choose Your Own Pathology Adventure
Use everyday materials to explore pathology and learn about health and disease.
Disease Detectives
Meet the disease detectives! A pack of pathology-themed activity ideas aimed at Cub Scout groups and also suitable for primary schools.
Give it a Shot
Try out this interactive set of activities about vaccines and share our animation about herd immunity
Heart of Healthcare art activities
Discover pathology through art − learn about the heart, what can go wrong and how pathologists help using these relaxing and creative activities.
Incredible You
Free colouring-in resources that explore the surprising beauty of your body at a tiny scale − suitable for all ages.
Pathology For Life
A resource pack of easy-to-run activities that explore how pathologists help to keep us healthy, from cradle to grave.
Split Your Genes online workshop
Our fun and interactive online workshop for the 2020 virtual School Science Conference.
Your Body Your Consent − a workshop on medical ethics
A discussion workshop on medical ethics for 16–18 year olds.
All of the resources are linked to the National Curriculum and include full instructions as well as downloadable documents you can use to run the activities such as posters and handouts. If you would like any assistance with using these activity resources, please email publicengagement@rcpath.org.
Some of the resources may require a pathologist to be present. If you would like to arrange a visit by a pathologist to your school or organisation, please request a visit from a pathologist.