The Virtual STEM Club will offer a new guided STEM activity each week. We will be using simple materials from the classroom to create and learn together. Students will also have the chance to ask questions to inspiring STEM role models from Let’s Talk Science.
A virtual field trip put on by the Glenbow Museum with a focus on settlers to the Canadian West/Alberta. Photo - Public Domain
Who were the individuals that helped build our first communities? Whose ideas led to the creation of our unique city? Based on the stories from Mavericks: An Incorrigible History of Alberta, this program allows students to explore with artifact investigation and photographs and discover the pioneering men and women who first settled theWest and began building our great city …Calgary!
The Blackfoot language is timeless. In this introduction to the traditional language of this territory, Blackfoot educators will reference many of the artifacts located within the Nitsitapiisinni Gallery as well as basic foundational words. This primer allows for the expansion of our history, culture and beliefs, through the use of syllabics, IPA and English. The culture is in the language.
Kindergarten students will be creating a butterfly life cycle clay piece that will help them represent the life cycle in an artistic manner and work as a Mother’s Day gift.
Inuit: the Land, the People - Glenbow Virtual Presentation Grade 2 students will explore Inuit culture through discussions about food, clothing, shelter, animals, beliefs and values. They will have the opportunity to learn about authentic Inuit artifacts.
M/W Kindergarten students will be creating a butterfly life cycle clay piece that will help them represent the life cycle in an artistic manner and work as a Mother’s Day gift.
Longwood Gardens: Explore the lifecycle of a plant from seed to flower. Tour behind-the-scenes at LongwoodGardens and discover how our horticulturalists prepare our spectacular displays.
This "Discovering Dinos" program complements the Kindergarten theme for March: "Endangered and Extinct".
Grade 10 student who is passionate and a “changemaker” in the environmental field will be presenting on single-use plastics.
This "Discovering Dinos" program complements the Kindergarten theme for March: "Endangered and Extinct".
Students will explore Inuit culture through discussions about food, clothing, shelter, animals, beliefs and values. Using authentic Inuit artifacts, students will investigate and come to conclusions about what these objects are, how they were made and how they were used.
