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Educational Activity Kits

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These online kits give you access to the Museum's programs from anywhere. Developed to complement and support our school programs, these free kits offer teachers, parents, caregivers, and other educators interesting educational activities for children. Each kit has a section that covers the school program content and offers teachers all necessary information about participation in a program at the Museum. Feel free to use the sections that suit your needs.

Important Information  (.pdf file, 1.7 Mb) for teachers planning a visit to the Museum.

The Educational Activity kits:

• The Incre-Edible School Program - New!
• Energy
• Busy Bees
• Biosecurity
• Food Chains
• Agriculture and the Environment
• Meet the Farm Animals
• What's to Eat
• Properties of and Changes in Matter: Bread
• Dairy Days
• Chews Wisely

Also available…

Canada Science and Technology Museum Virtual Programs.

Canada Aviation and Space Museum Activity Kits.

The Incre-Edible School Program - New!

The Educational Activity Kit "The Incre-Edible School Program" is available in .pdf format:

Complete file:
Educational Activity Kit - The Incre-Edible School Program
Complete Document, 35 pages (1.32 Mb)

Or in sections:

1. An enriching program (Grade levels, Learning objectives…)
2. Science and technology
3. Mathematics
4. Health and physical education
5. Arts
6. Language
7. General

Energy

The Educational Activity Kit "Energy" is available in .pdf format:

Complete file:
Educational Activity Kit - Energy
Complete Document, 50 pages (4.2 Mb)

Or in sections:

1. An enriching program (Grade levels, Curriculum links and more)
2. Science and Technology
3. Language
4. Mathematics
5. Arts
6. General Activitiy
7. Appendices

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Busy Bees

The Educational Activity Kit "Busy Bees" is available in .pdf format:

Complete file:
Educational Activity Kit - Busy Bees
Complete Document, 56 pages (4.22 Mb)

Or in sections:

1. An enriching program (Grade levels, Curriculum links and more)
2. Science and Technology
3. Language
4. Mathematics
5. Arts
6. General Activities
7. Appendices
8. Vocabulary List, Additional Resources and Fun Facts

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Biosecurity

The Educational Activity Kit "Biosecurity" is available in .pdf format:

Complete file:
Educational Activity Kit - Biosecurity
Complete Document, 19 pages (3.24 Mb)

Or in sections:

1. Intro and Disease Transmission: Outbreak Tag
2. Disease Transmission: Infected!
3. Disease Transmission: Fancy Footwork Boot Art
4. The Face of Biosecurity
5. Biosecurity on My Farm and Conclusion

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Food Chains

The Educational Activity Kit "Food Chains" is available in .pdf format:

Complete file:
Educational Activity Kit - Food Chains
Complete Document, 50 pages (20 Mb)

Or in sections:

1. Contents and An Enriching Program
2. Habitats and Communities on the Farm
3. Beans in the Closet!
4. Vermicomposting and What's for lunch on the Farm?
5. What does it eat? and A Food Chain at the Museum
6. Links of a Food Chain, Food Webs on the Farm and Food Chains on the Farm
7. Treasure Hunt, Reading Exercise and the Canada Goose
8. Appendix and Glossary

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Agriculture and the Environment

(replaces Ecosystems and Agriculture)

The Educational Activity Kit "Agriculture and the Environment" is available in .pdf format:

Complete file: Educational Activity Kit - Agriculture and the Environment
Complete Document, 31 pages (15 Mb)

Or in sections:

1. Contents and An Enriching Program
2. Activities - Science and Technology and Social Sciences
3. Activities - Language, Mathematics
4. General Activity, Appendix, Glossary

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Meet the Farm Animals
(Updated February 6, 2012)

The Educational Activity Kit "Meet the Farm Animals" is available in .pdf format:

Complete file:
Educational Activity Kit - Meet the Farm Animals
Complete Document, 55 pages (15 Mb)

Or in sections:

1. Target and grade levels, Learning Objectives and more
2. Science and Technology
3. Language and Mathematics
4. The Arts
5. General Activities

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What's to Eat

(created to complement the Food for Health exhibition)

The Educational Activity Kit "What's to Eat" is available in .pdf format:

Complete file:
Educational Activity Kit - What's to Eat
Complete Document, 48 pages (15 Mb)

Or in sections:

1. Contents and An Enriching Program
2. Activities - Science and Technology, Social Sciences
3. Activities - Health and Physical Education, Language
4. Arts, General Activities, Glossary, Appendix, Partners

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Properties of and Changes in Matter: Bread

The Educational Activity Kit "Properties of and Changes in Matter: Bread" is available in .pdf format:

Complete file:
Educational Activity Kit - Properties of and Changes in Matter: Bread
Complete Document, 31 pages (5 Mb)

Or in sections:

1. Intro and Curriculum links
2. Yeast and Leaving Agents
3. Gluten Balls Experiment
4. Physical and Chemical Changes on the Farm
5. Making Butter
6. Old Saws - Bread Sayings and Word Search
7. Wheat Calculations and Test Your Knowledge
8. Recipes

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Dairy Days

The Educational Activity Kit "Dairy Days" is available in .pdf format:

Complete file:
Educational Activity Kit - Dairy Days  
Complete Document, 44 pages (13 Mb)

Or in sections:

1. Contents and An Enriching Program
2. Activities - Science and Technology
3. Activities - Social Science, Arts, General and Glossary

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Chews Wisely

(created to complement the Food for Health exhibition)

The Educational Activity Kit "Chews Wisely" is available in .pdf format:

Complete file:
Educational Activity Kit - Chews Wisely  
Complete Document, 55 pages (20 Mb)

Or in sections:

1. Contents and An Enriching Program
2. Activities - Science and Technology
3. Activities - Social Sciences, Health and Physical Education
4. Activities - Language, Arts
5. General Activities, Appendix, Glossary, Partners

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