Program Length: 30 minutes

Target Audience: Grades K-3

Program Description: Plants and animals have features (body parts) and behaviours that help them survive. These are called adaptations. Learn about some BC animals and the amazing ways they survive and thrive in our local environments through this visit to the natural history gallery.

Program Keywords/Vocab: Adaptation, Behaviour, Habitat, Ecosystem

Program Format:

1.   Introductions to the Royal BC Museum, the presenter, and an overview of the program
2.   Visit the Forest Diorama (Forest as type of habitat) Practice observation skills and record or draw on worksheet
3.   Go behind the scenes for a close up look at some taxidermied animals, bones, furs and models of different animal adaptations

Learning Objectives:

• •  Practice observation skills
• •  Be able to describe at least three examples of BC animal adaptations
• •  Demonstrate curiosity about the natural world

BC Curricular Connections: Grades K-3 Science, examples of Content

• •  Science K Content – Basic needs of plants and animals; Adaptations of local plants and animals
• •  Science 1 Content – Structural features of living things in the local environment; Behavioural adaptations of animals in the local environment
• •  Science 3 Content – Major local landforms (eg. mountains, riverbeds, deltas, oral narrative about landforms)

First Peoples Principles of Learning:

• •  Learning is holistic, reflexive, reflective, experiential, and relational (focused on connectedness, on reciprocal relationships, and a sense of place)

Cost: $75

Availability: Tuesdays at 2:00 pm, Thursdays at 9:00 am

Program Length: 30 minutes

Program Description: Explore the different ways dinosaurs used their bodies to survive in their habitats millions of years ago. Through the inspection of plant and dinosaur fossils, students will discover how dinosaurs found food and interacted with their environments. They’ll even learn how animals on earth now give us clues about how dinosaurs looked and behaved.

Program Keywords/ Vocab: Environment, Adapt, Habitat, Carnivore, Herbivore, Fossil, Paleontologist, Feature, Survive, Predator, Prey. Evidence, Climate

Target Audience: Grades K-2

Program Format:

1. The program begins with introductions to the Royal BC Museum, presenter, and an overview of the program
2. Brainstorm what animals needs to survive (food, water, shelter)
3. Look at animals today to find similarities to dinosaurs (i.e. teeth of carnivores and herbivores)
4. Move like a Sauropod stretch activity
5. Discuss dinosaur’s environment in British Columbia
6. Draw a Dinosaur group activity

Learning Objectives:

• •  Use critical thinking to make connections between living creatures and their environments
• •  Discover connection between an animal’s body and their basic needs (i.e. sharp teeth for food)
• •  Appreciate the diversity of dinosaurs

BC Curricular Connections: Grades K-2 Science, for example

• •  Science K - Plants and animals have observable features
• •  Science 1 – Living things have features and behaviours that help them survive in their environment
• •  Science K-2 – Demonstrate curiosity and a sense of wonder about the world

First Peoples Principles of Learning:

• •  Learning involves patience and time.

Cost: $75

Availability: Tuesdays at 2:00 pm

Program Length: 30 minutes

Program Description: British Colombia is home to people from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives. From farms to cities, people have adapted and developed communities to best fit their needs and wants.

Program Keywords/Vocab: Diversity, Community, Home, Needs, Wants, Resources, Environment, Immigration

Target Audience: Grades K-2

Program Format:

1.   The program begins with introductions to the Royal BC Museum, presenters, and an overview of the program
2.   Brainstorming our understanding of community, home, and the differences between a need (i.e. food, shelter, safety, love) and a want (i.e. toys)
3.   Explore the different ways people meet their needs/wants through objects, images, and videos

Learning Objectives:

• •  Compare the differences between needs and wants
• •  Explore how the environment and people influence each other
• •  Recognize and appreciate the diverse communities in BC

BC Curricular Connections: Grades K-2 Social Studies, examples of Big Ideas:

• •  Social Studies 1–We shape the local environment, and the local environment shapes who we are and how we live
• •  Social Studies 2–Canada is made up of many diverse regions and communities
• •  First Peoples Principles of Learning
• •  Learning ultimately supports the well-being of the self, the family, the community, the land, the spirits, and the ancestors

First Peoples Principles of Learning:

• •  Learning ultimately supports the well-being of the self, the family, the community, the land, the spirits, and the ancestors

Cost: $75

Availability: Tuesdays at 9:00 am

Program Length: 30 minutes

Program Description: Explore the spindle whorl as an important Indigenous tool and technology practised by First Nations' peoples in what is now known as British Columbia. While sharing and discussing the spindle whorl and weaving techniques, RBCM's Indigenous Learning Program Developer will highlight three to four weaving techniques practiced by BC First Nations’ artists with visual support of objects, images and video.

Program Keywords/Vocab: First Peoples', Technology, Innovation, Spindle Whorls, Weaving

Target Audience: All ages and abilities

Program Format: Depending on participants curricular needs, interests and abilities this program may be adapted or modified to suit learners and participants to foster and enhance participation and discussion.

1. Introduction and Protocol
2. Investigation:
   • •  Share object(s), images and video that illustrate the sophistication, ingenuity, technique, and innovation
3. Questions are welcomed throughout the program

Learning Objectives:

• •  Analyze the exchanges of ideas, practices, and materials involving First Nations pre-contact and post-contact
• •  Describe traditional BC First Nations technologies, including the uses of plants and animals

BC Redesigned Curriculum: Indigenous knowledge and perspectives are integrated throughout all areas of learning

Cost: $75

Availability: Tuesdays at 10:00 am, Thursdays at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

Program Length: 30 minutes

Program Description: Learn about the Ice Age and the Woolly Mammoths who lived there. Using images, video and objects we will learn about how Woolly Mammoths adapted to survive in the Ice Age. There are lots of opportunities for questions and interaction.

Program Keywords/ Vocab: Climate, Glaciers, Tundra, Mammals, Extinct, Herbivores, Keystone Species

Target Audience: Grade 1, 3-4

Program Format:

1.   The program begins with introductions to the Royal BC Museum, the presenter, and an overview of the program
2.   Introduction to the Ice Age environment and mammals
3.   “Meet” the Woolly Mammoth
4.   Take a close up look at a piece of mammoth tusk, a cast of a mammoth molar and hair from a muskox
5.   Hypothesize about what happened to the Woolly Mammoth
6.   Review and a chance for final questions before we wrap up

Learning Objectives:

• •  List three unique features of the Woolly Mammoth that helped it to survive in the Ice Age
• •  Learn about features of the Ice Age environment
• •  Explore how scientists know about the way Woolly Mammoths lived and died

BC Curricular Connections: Grades 1,3-4 Science, examples of Big Ideas

• •  Science 1– Living things have features and behaviours that help them survive in their environment
• •  Science 3 – Living things are diverse, can be grouped, and interact in their ecosystems; wind, water and ice change the shape of the land
• •  Science 4 – All living things sense and respond to their environment

First Peoples Principles of Learning:

• •  Learning is holistic, reflexive, reflective, experiential, and relational (focused on connectedness, on reciprocal relationships, and a sense of place)

Cost: $75

Availability: Thursday at 10:00 am

Program Length: 30 minutes

Program Description: In 1858, when gold was discovered in the Fraser River, what is now known as British Columbia became a destination for hopeful miners from around the world. For every gold seeker who rushed here, there were factors that drove them from their homelands and dreams that enticed to a new and foreign place. The impacts of the gold rush on British Columbia were large, and lasting.

Program Keywords/ Vocab: Colonialism, Immigration, Migration, Prospectors, Discrimination, Diggings, Sluice, Waterwheel

Target Audience: Grade 4

Program Format:

1.   The program begins with introductions to the Royal BC Museum, the presenter, and an overview of the program
2.   We will discuss the allure of gold
3.   Learn more about the people who participated in the Gold Rush of 1858
4.   See different methods and tools for finding gold
5.   Summarize how the gold rush changed the people, lands and economy of the province

Learning Objectives:

• •  Know the unique properties of gold
• •  Recognize a variety of reasons why immigrants came to Canada during the gold rush
• •  Understand the intended and unintended consequences of the gold rush on the development of British Columbia

BC Curricular Connections: Grade 4 Social Studies, examples of Big Ideas

• •  Social Studies 4 – The pursuit of valuable natural resources has played a key role in changing the land, people, and communities of Canada
• •  Social Studies 4 – British Columbia followed a unique path in becoming a part of Canada

First Peoples Principles of Learning:

• •  Learning involves recognizing the consequences of one‘s actions

Cost: $75

Availability: Tuesdays at 1:00 pm, Thursdays at 2:00 pm

Program Length: 30 minutes

Program Description: Explore the different ways dinosaurs used their bodies to survive in their habitats millions of years ago. Through the inspection of plant and dinosaur fossils, students will discover how dinosaurs found food and interacted with their environments. They’ll even learn how animals on earth now give us clues about how dinosaurs looked and behaved.

Program Keywords/ Vocab: Environment, Adapt, Habitat, Carnivore, Herbivore, Fossil, Paleontologist, Feature, Survive, Predator, Prey. Evidence, Climate

Target Audience: Grades K-2

Program Format:

1. The program begins with introductions to the Royal BC Museum, presenter, and an overview of the program
2. Brainstorm what animals needs to survive (food, water, shelter)
3. Look at animals today to find similarities to dinosaurs (i.e. teeth of carnivores and herbivores)
4. Move like a Sauropod stretch activity
5. Discuss dinosaur’s environment in British Columbia
6. Draw a Dinosaur group activity

Learning Objectives:

• Use critical thinking to make connections between living creatures and their environments
• Discover connection between an animal’s body and their basic needs (i.e. sharp teeth for food)
• Appreciate the diversity of dinosaurs

BC Curricular Connections: Grades K-2 Science, for example

• Science K - Plants and animals have observable features
• Science 1 – Living things have features and behaviours that help them survive in their environment
• Science K-2 – Demonstrate curiosity and a sense of wonder about the world

First Peoples Principles of Learning

• Learning involves patience and time.

Cost: $75

Availability: Mondays – 9:00 am, 10:30 am, and 1:00 pm

Program Length: 30 minutes

Program Description: Learn about the Ice Age and the Woolly Mammoths who lived there. Using images, video and objects we will learn about how Woolly Mammoths adapted to survive in the Ice Age. There are lots of opportunities for questions and interaction.

Program Keywords/ Vocab: Climate, Glaciers, Tundra, Mammals, Extinct, Herbivores, Keystone Species

Program Format:

1. The program begins with introductions to the Royal BC Museum, the presenter, and an overview of the program
2. Introduction to the Ice Age environment and mammals
3. “Meet” the Woolly Mammoth
4. Take a close up look at a piece of mammoth tusk, a cast of a mammoth molar and hair from a muskox
5. Hypothesize about what happened to the Woolly Mammoth
6. Review and a chance for final questions before we wrap up

Learning Objectives:

• List three unique features of the Woolly Mammoth that helped it to survive in the Ice Age
• Learn about features of the Ice Age environment
• Explore how scientists know about the way Woolly Mammoths lived and died

BC Curricular Connections: Grades 1,3-4 Science, examples of Big Ideas

• Science 1– Living things have features and behaviours that help them survive in their environment
• Science 3 – Living things are diverse, can be grouped, and interact in their ecosystems; wind, water and ice change the shape of the land
• Science 4 – All living things sense and respond to their environment

First Peoples Principles of Learning:

• Learning is holistic, reflexive, reflective, experiential, and relational (focused on connectedness, on reciprocal relationships, and a sense of place)

Cost: $75

Availability: Thursdays – 9:00 am, 10:30 am, and 1:00 pm

Program Length: 20 minutes

Target Audience: Grades K-3

Program Description: Plants and animals have features and behaviours that help them survive. Learn about some BC plants and animals and the amazing ways they survive and thrive in our local environments through this snapshot visit to the natural history gallery.

Program Keywords/Vocab: Adaptation, Structure, Feature, Behaviour, Landform, Habitat, Ecosystem

Program Format:

1. Introductions to the Royal BC Museum, the presenter, and an overview of the program
2. Visit the Delta Diorama (Fraser River Delta as landform), examine bird beak and feeding adaptations
3. Visit the Forest Diorama (Forest as type of habitat) Practice observation skills and record or draw on worksheet
4. Close up look at some bones, furs, models of different animal adaptations

Learning Objectives:

• Practice observation skills
• Be able to describe at least three examples of adaptations
• Demonstrate curiosity about the natural world

BC Curricular Connections: Grades K-3 Science, examples of Content

• Science K Content – Basic needs of plants and animals; Adaptations of local plants and animals
• Science 1 Content – Structural features of living things in the local environment; Behavioural adaptations of animals in the local environment
• Science 3 Content – Major local landforms (eg. mountains, riverbeds,deltas, oral narrative about landforms)

First Peoples Principles of Learning:

• Learning is holistic, reflexive, reflective, experiential, and relational (focused on connectedness, on reciprocal relationships, and a sense of place)

Cost: $50

Availability: Wednesdays – 9:00 am, 10:30 am, and 1:00 pm

Book a test if you haven’t booked with us before or if you want to make sure your set-up works (computer, projector, speakers, microphone, etc.)

Length: Usually takes about 5 minutes, but we allow for 15-minutes.

Cost: Free with a Digital Field Trip Booking

Availability: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:45 pm, 3:00 pm, 3:15 pm, and 3:30 pm

Book a Digital Field Trip

Questions about accommodating different audiences and ages or anything to do with Digital Field Trips please contact us at dft@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca.