April

Enjoy an immersive experience of our galleries from the convenience of your device!  Students engage in a live-stream tour with an educator, walking through the heart of our galleries with opportunities for a richer experience.The following tours will be available: Vancouver History Galleries, Haida Now, cesna?em: the city before the city and A Seat at the Table (opening November, 19th 2020). Suitable for all grade levels.

Join OWL in this unique virtual experience to learn about owl pellets and how they are formed. You will learn about the digestive process of owls and other raptors and where they are on in the food chain. Our Eucator will then demonstrate for your class how to dissect an owl pellet to get your class started. You also get the chance to meet one of our Owl Ambassadors up close on camera and ask questions with our Educator! Each program will be focused to each grade level that is participating.

For more information or to book, please visit: https://www.owlrehab.org/education/virtual/

To order pellets, please visit: https://www.owlrehab.org/owl-pellets/ 

Join OWL (Orphaned Wildlife) Rehabilitation Society in this unique virtual experience to learn about the amazing species of raptors that call BC home, the features and adaptations that make them unique, their life cycles, and about the dangers they face and how you can help. You also get the chance to meet some of OWL’s Raptor Ambassadors up close on camera! Each program will be focused to each grade level that is participating.

Have a specific topic in mind? We are more than happy to work with you to make the program you are looking for. Some popular requests include focusing on a specific species, such as owls or just hawks, life cycles, or food chains.

The program also comes in a 40-minute length for those who don't have time for a 60-minute program or for the younger grades. 

For more information or to book, please visit: https://www.owlrehab.org/education/virtual/

This tour includes:

• A guided historical tour in the ski wing where students learn about the contributions early miners made to the sport of skiing;

• Watch the film "Mining to Moguls" and play a trivia game;

• Visit the Sinixt Display to learn about the local Indigenous connection to Red Mountain prior to the arrival of European settlers.

Thème :

• Les simples machines composent les machines complexes
• Les machines complexes travaillent ensemble pour créer un produit  
• Personnes et machines ont tous un rôle à jouer

Description : Cette unité est composée de trois parties qui peuvent être réalisées sur une semaine. La première partie inclut une activité avec des machines en bois à manipuler pour découvrir les simples machines. La deuxième partie se concentre les machines complexes et la chaine de production (notre chaine de conserverie) introduit à travers un workshop en ligne mené par un interprète. La dernière partie est une activité en classe. Les élèves devront utiliser leurs connaissances sur les machines simples et complexes pour créer et dessiner leur propre chaine de production.

Cette unité inclut:                                                                                         

• Une unité entièrement créée avec des Pré et Post activités, un workshop et un kit à utiliser dans la classe.
• Connection avec les Sciences Sociales
• Instructions avec les machines simples en bois (inclut dans le kit physique)
• Un workshop en ligne d’une heure avec un interprète
• De multitudes d’activités
• Des photos et vidéos historiques
• Un quiz kahoot
• Deux chasses au trésor
• Un mot mêlé
• Le soutient du staff du Gulf of Georgia Cannery NHS

Education kit to be rented out

The Online Symposium on the Holocaust provides student engagement with a historian and Holocaust Survivor Speakers. Once registered, the symposium is accessible to learners at any time, offering different levels of engagement and learning at the user’s own pace. It can be taught in half a day, or over several days or weeks.

Symposium is recommended for students in grades 10 through 12.

Includes:

• A video-recorded historical overview on the Holocaust by Dr. Lauren Faulkner Rossi (SFU)
• Video-recorded eyewitness accounts by Holocaust survivors Lillian Boraks-Nemetz and Dr. Robert Krell
• Video-recorded answers to frequently asked questions asked of survivors
• Guidelines for teachers, a note to students on how they can make a difference, and links to additional resources

Follow these easy steps to enroll:

• Click on this link: https://vhecsymposium.thinkific.com/
• Click on “Enroll for free”
• Register with your contact information
• Ask students to take the same steps to enroll