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Bursaries—New!
Virtual School Workshops
Funding that covers the fees for Canadian schools facing financial barriers to our workshops. Find out more.
Virtual school workshops connect your classroom with our expert museum educators through dynamic and engaging virtual programming. Explore natural history in a fun and interactive way without leaving the classroom.
Book your workshop today. Availability is limited.
These curriculum-linked workshops extend your in-class teaching and enrich student learning.
Features:
- Multi-camera live demonstrations
- Dynamic interactions with a museum educator
- Digital microscopy
- Museum specimens
- Rich multimedia
Cost
- $160 (tax not included)—bursaries are available
- Fee is per class (maximum 30 students); one class per workshop
- We accept payment by credit card
Technology Requirements
- An Internet connection
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A computer with
- a web browser that is able to use Microsoft Teams (accommodations can be made if there are issues with using Teams as a platform)
- a microphone (for speaking through Teams during the presentation)
- One or more speakers that the class will be able to hear
- A screen that is large enough for the class to view the presentation
Access to the Presentation
- We will book a time with you in advance to test the connection and answer your questions
- We will email you a link to access the test session and presentation
- A recording of the workshop will not be made
Programs
Coastal Adventure—New!
Now Booking for March 22
Mara Bouse © Canadian Museum of Nature
Kindergarten to grade 2
Quebec: Elementary cycle 1
Live from the Canadian Museum of Nature's new Pacific touch-tank aquarium.
Many arms. Many eyes.
Mouths in their middles.
Brains throughout their bodies.
These aren't aliens—they're sea stars living at the edge of the ocean. While our differences may be obvious, humans and sea stars have a surprising number of things in common.
Our educator will lead your students through a compare-and-contrast of the basic needs and physical characteristics of humans, sea stars and other tidepool creatures.
Students are active participants in this program. They will describe, reflect, and speculate about their real-time observations. Time at the end is reserved for questions and answers.
Activity Sheet
Download and print copies of this worksheet to keep students' hands and minds engaged during your workshop!
Activity sheet: Coastal Adventure (PDF)
Schedule
- Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
- March 22 – June 16, 2022
- Duration: 45 minutes
- Time: To be determined in consultation with our booking coordinator
Curriculum Links
This workshop connects strongly with the following science units:
- Needs of living things
- Growth and changes in animals (adaptations)
- Properties of solids and liquids
- Air and water in the environment
Other possible connections include:
- Daily and seasonal changes
- Habitats and communities
Quebec Science and Technology
This workshop provides opportunities to develop the following competencies:
- Competency 1: To propose explanations for, or solutions to, scientific or technological problems
- Competency 3: To communicate in the languages used in science and technology
Exploring Rocks and Minerals
Pierre Poirier © Canadian Museum of Nature
Grades 3 to 7
Quebec: Elementary cycles 2 and 3, and secondary cycle 1
This online workshop is an introduction to geology.
The stories of the Earth are written in the rocks.
This online workshop is an introduction to geology.
Our educator will guide your students through observations, comparisons, and sorting of real rocks and minerals.
Like geologists, they too will learn to "read" the stories of rock formation and change.
Highly interactive, the presentation includes demonstrations, close-ups, gallery highlights, and some behind-the-scenes glimpses of the museum.
Topics covered include the rock cycle, types of rocks, and the properties and uses of minerals.
Activity Sheet
Download and print copies of this worksheet to keep students' hands and minds engaged during your workshop!
Activity sheet: Exploring Rocks and Minerals (PDF)
Answers (PDF)
Schedule
- Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
- October 5, 2021 – June 16, 2022
- Duration: 45 minutes
- Time: To be determined in consultation with our booking coordinator
Curriculum Links
This workshop connects strongly with the following science units:
- Rocks and Minerals
- Earth's Crust
Other possible connections include:
- Properties of and Changes in Matter
Quebec Science and Technology
This workshop provides opportunities to develop the following competencies:
- Competency 1: To propose explanations for or solutions to scientific or technological problems
- Competency 3: To communicate in the languages used in science and technology
- Elementary cycles 2 and 3: Essential Knowledges—Earth and Space
The Canadian Museum of Nature is grateful to CN, the Turnbull Family Community Building Foundation and the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation for generously supporting school programming at the Canadian Museum of Nature.
