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The museum library contains an educational resource section for both teachers and students. Topics include Theory of Flight, Air and Aerodynamics, History of Aviation, Early Flight, and much more. Some of the resources available include videos,...Click here for more information

The Environmental Education program in Kananaskis Country develops and presents educational programs and support materials that increase environmental awareness, understanding and stewardship of the natural world. Throughout the year,...Click here for more information

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A Wolf Edu-Kit and a Raptor Edu-Kit are available for loan to educational groups. Each kit contains lesson plans, bio-facts, a resource library and creative props. Contact the Fish Creek Environmental Learning Centre to reserve...Click here for more information

Students become Cross Conservation Officers and investigate how plants and animals survive during winter and how snow affects them. Nature observations, hands-on activities and games are balanced with time indoors. Click here for more information

Students investigate the amazing world of insects in 3 habitats: pond, forest, and grasslands. They will explore life cycles, adaptations, and food chains through this hands-on adventure.Click here for more information

See the forest through the eyes of a spider. Using nature observations and activities, students will investigate the important role each species plays in the forest community and how people fit into the Web of Life. Click here for more information

On this day hike at the Area, students will explore the ways people used land in the past, see how we use it today, and imagine the future of land use conservation. Click here for more information

Explore the Aspen Parkland through nature observations and plant identification. Handson investigation and role playing games help students learn about forest ecology and the value of forests to wildlife and humans. Click here for more information

Students will become natural area managers and investigate biodiversity, conservation practises, and stewardship as they relate to land management.Click here for more information

NEW! In-School Art Workshop
Bring the art experts into your classroom with AGC's student tested outreach programs!
In this two-part in-class workshop students leap into the realm of the surreal to explore what it would look like if...Click here for more information

Why are some lines curvy and others straight? When does a line become a shape? This engaging introductory gallery experience demonstrates that looking at art is fun when you use all your senses, including your sense of imagination! Students...Click here for more information

Visual art offers a creative springboard for exploring the expressive nature of words. Working individually and in groups, students play with poetry to discover how well chosen words can bring pictures to mind, and how words and images can work...Click here for more information

Our senses allow us to appreciate colours in art, and to imagine what those colours might feel, sound, smell, or even taste like! Students draw upon all their senses to recognize and describe the variety of colours, lines, and shapes they...Click here for more information

Bumpy, square, bright, or sticky -- a multitude of shapes, colours, and textures create form in art. In this multi-faceted art exploration, students explore a variety of resources to discover how materials can work together in two and three...Click here for more information

Stories are everywhere in art once you know how to look for them! Using original works of art as sources, students learn how to gather and use visual information to develop characters and create stories. Gallery activities integrate looking...Click here for more information

Materials used by contemporary artists run the gamut from oil paint and carpet underlay to household food wrap and artificial snow! The medium an artist chooses is often closely linked to the message he or she intends to convey. Students...Click here for more information

Some say art reflects the time in which it was created. If that is so, what does contemporary art say about today? Students explore the contexts, media, and subject matter of today’s art. They investigate language as a material artists use,...Click here for more information

This program engages students with two of the countries highlighted in the recently revised Grade 3 Social Studies curriculum. Weaving is the common thread we follow...Click here for more information

In-Class Workshop

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In-class Workshop

Everyday objects have long made their way into great...Click here for more information

BHS staff will bring at least two living stages of trout to your school (eggs, alevins, fry, fingerlings or juveniles). Through presentations, hands-on activities and close observation, your students will discover the life cycle of trout right...Click here for more information

On this full day outdoor field trip, students will observe and identify wildlife at a pond, go critter dipping to discover aquatic invertebrates and learn to identify aquatic plants through touch as well as sight. Using PEPIW as an outdoor...Click here for more information

A half day outdoors will give your students an opportunity to observe wildlife of the wetlands and go critter dipping for aquatic invertebrates. Using PEPIW as an outdoor classroom, students will gain a better understanding of a wetland community.Click here for more information

Students discover the importance of providing necessary care for their pets through empathy building activities. By showing students engaging flashcards, we elicit the similarities between human and animal emotions, behaviors and needs. We also...Click here for more information

This program focuses on special seasonal needs of animals. Discussions include planning for vacation, dogs in hot cars, exercising, seasonal dangers and more. This interactive presentation includes a Power Point presentation and activity.Click here for more information

Students discover there are laws dealing with animals at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels of government. The presentation includes disucssion of actual case studies, the role of the Calgary Humane Society and animal protection, and...Click here for more information

Respect, rights and responsibility are the 3 R’s of animal welfare. Students explore the needs of living things and find that humans can act humanely toward all living things. Various issues will be discussed with an emphasis on co-existing with...Click here for more information

In this interactive empathy building program, students learn about the connection between bulling and animal cruelty. Students soon warm up to discussing this difficult topic since we begin by focusing on animal welfare. By evaluating scenarios...Click here for more information

The focus of this program is pet care, responsibility and kindness towards all living things. By using real animals stories from our Calgary Humane Society Peace Officers students will explore the needs of pets and the imparct of neglecting...Click here for more information

This program provides youth with the information necessary to understand the connection between bullying, dating violence, domestic abuse, and animal cruelty. Students will learn how to recognize, respond, and report cases of abuse and will...Click here for more information

Students discover that there are many avenues to fufill a dream of working with animals. This presentation explores the different animal related careers and volunteer oppertunities in the profit and non profit work sectors. The presentation...Click here for more information

This program explores the human/animal bond. Students will discover the different relationships people have with pets, and how pets can enrich our lives. Students learn about the Calgary Humane Society and how the organization helps animals...Click here for more information

This program educates students on the difference between wild and domestic animals, on the various reptiles and amphibians found in Alberta, and the popular reptiles in the pet trade today. We take a look at the needs of these unique creatures...Click here for more information

Ethical decision making is of vital importance when we are dealing with animals that are becoming endangered or extinct on a daily basis. This lecture focuses on the exotic pet trade, animals in entertainment and endangerment of species....Click here for more information

This program explores the domestication of dogs. Students will explore the similarities between pet dogs and wild canines. Students will look at the history of dog breeds, and the care and needs of dogs. Presentation includes PowerPoint slide...Click here for more information

This program explores the domestication of cats from tigers to tabbies. Students will explore the similarities between wild cats and domestic cats, and learn how to be responsible cat caretakers. Presentation includes PowerPoint slide show, and...Click here for more information

This program is interdisciplinary in nature but most especially the topics listed.
- Habitats and communities
- Activities to sensitize the students to the natural world
- Orienteering activities that deal with mapping...Click here for more information

The updated and revised Sunship Earth - the Earth Harmonies Program - is an Institute for Earth Education program designed to encourage students to examine their personal impact on the earth while developing a better understanding of...Click here for more information

Sunship III is a cross curricular environmental learning program that addresses the unique social and educational needs of 12-13 year olds. Activities focus on Sky Science, Trees, and Forests, Evidence and Investigation, Planet Earth,...Click here for more information

Earthkeepers provides students with four “keys”: which help them to live in closer harmony with the Earth. This Institute for Earth Education program uses four basic ecological concepts to better prepare students to face the environmental...Click here for more information

Located near Water Valley, Alberta, this program offers forestry, wetlands, sky science, the animal game, orienteering, a log cabin experience, day hikes, a ropes-and-challenge course, earthwalks, and much more. Winter programs offer snowshoeing...Click here for more information

Kamp Kiwanis will offer Day Trips in Division II Wetlands, Division I Environmental Awareness and Science, cross country skiing, leadership, band camps, school specific programs and teacher professional days. Two to five day residential programs...Click here for more information

Earthkeepers is the most widely referenced environmental learning program in existence. The program’s aim is to help young people live more in harmony with earth through acquiring the four keys to becoming Earthkeepers. Kamp Kiwanis offers the...Click here for more information

“The scientists bring the curriculum to life – and reality beats virtual science!”

Volunteer scientists provide fun, interactive presentations at no cost to thousands of students yearly. They add depth to the science curriculum,...Click here for more information

Calgary Science Network (CSN) is committed to inspiring an active, life-long interest in science and technology. CSN will provide a positive science experience to students and teachers through direct interaction with scientists and engineers....Click here for more information

These are joint initiatives between the Calgary Science Network, the Calgary Public and Separate School Boards, and the University of Calgary. For Project Explorer, upper level geography undergraduates are placed in adopted schools for a...Click here for more information

• Science Fair Judging
• Guidance with and leadership for science field trips
• Mentoring
• Answering difficult science questions
• Aboriginal Science Outreach (Treaty 7)
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Focusing on the Alberta Learning Grade 3 Science unit “Hearing and Sound”, Good Vibrations is a hands-on, interactive, half-day program that takes advantage of the Cantos Music Collection and our resident music experts to explore concepts of...Click here for more information

In this Division II math program, students get up-close and personal with our instruments, and find ways of applying math to music in the real world, using methods of critical thinking and object-based learning.Click here for more information

Our MusicMatters program for schools directly supports the grades 4, 5 and 6 Alberta Learning music curriculum. Through drama and lesson plans students achieve a clearer understanding and appreciation of several essential musical concepts. The...Click here for more information

This tour takes a chronological look at the social and musical history surrounding certain key instruments in our collection. Discussion will be centered around the development of keyboard instruments, their various mechanisms for producing...Click here for more information

Join the NWMP and get your first assignment: a patrol of the museum seeking evidence leading to the capture of the elusive John Smith! Dress up in period costume...Click here for more information

The early citizens of Calgary were responsible for creating a new city from scratch. Become history detectives and participate in an artifact handling exercise using the luggage of real-life...Click here for more information

Shake hands with an artifact and make friends with a museum. This program introduces young students to Mountie history in a fun way. Listen to the sounds of the prairies and learn about the arrival of the NWMP through a furry storyteller....Click here for more information

The Siksika and Tsuu T’ina depended on the buffalo for food, clothing, shelter and tools. Students handle artifacts as they investigate how local Aboriginal peoples used the natural resources...Click here for more information

The people of early Calgary didn’t sit still as they worked to build our city, and neither will your students! Using their bodies to kinetically re-create the construction...Click here for more information

Help your facilitator build a giant 3-D map telling the story of Calgary’s development. Hear the stories of the four main founding groups and learn how their cultural traditions and languages continue to influence our city...Click here for more information

New and Improved! Learn about the culture, geography, traditions and language of Peru, India, Tunisia and the Ukraine with our kit of artefacts, music and costumes. Rent our Educational Resource Kits for two weeks of hands-on learning...Click here for more information

Students work with a facilitator to complete a huge timeline map of the exploration and settlement of Canada. In pairs, they research and re-create the lives of real people who helped settle Calgary and the West. Then, students don period...Click here for more information

Uncover the story of Calgary’s only National Historic Site from 1875 to the present with a hands-on dig. Students will sharpen their observation and analytical skills as they interpret the objects they find. Students will...Click here for more information

Go through the recruitment process of becoming a NWMP officer with the help of a facilitator. Role-play a real-life Calgary character in a train drama based on a true story. Teachers and adult leaders take over as students uncover clues in a...Click here for more information

Using our 35-metre-long railway model, areas of discussion include: Canada’s rail transportation system, Canadian transportation solution, costs and volumes of exporting grain, major markets for Canadian grain and the future of Canada’s export...Click here for more information

To answer this question, we use our visual learning centre showing the diverse uses of grain and oil seeds. All major grains of importance to mankind are discussed, and students are encouraged to identify and determine the uses of grain. Quality...Click here for more information

A tour of our artifact walls, guided by an interpreter, helps students identify tools and equipment used by the early farmers of Alberta. Students are encouraged to ask questions, and some artifacts are specifically labelled to stimulate...Click here for more information

The working model Elevator provides a cross-sectional view of a Grain Elevator. It’s a revealing look at the working parts of the “Prairie Sentinel”. Click here for more information

The early history of farming is covered in an introductory 15 minute video.Click here for more information

This program takes grain use one step further than the “What is Grain?” display. Students move through 4 areas: The Grain Hut, Seeds of Alberta, Mars Bars and Beer, and the Old Flour Mill. Each area is designed to enhance the impact of grain on...Click here for more information

This full-day field trip takes place 45 minutes west of Calgary in a forested area of Kananaskis Country. Students will discover life in the forest, forest ecology and forest management issues all with the help of a forClick here for more information