Pre-Visit Information Package

Be buyers for the Museum’s gift shop, “The Global Village.” Consider cultural awareness, fair labour practices, and sustainability in the ever-growing production and consumption of goods and services. Visit the global marketplace and purchase objects that may or may not have been created in a responsible and sustainable way. Explore the Vancouver History Galleries to uncover moments when Vancouverites either demonstrated good global citizenship or ignored their responsibilities.

Learn about Ancient Egypt by role-playing archaeologists. Excavate and examine Egyptian artifacts, build a pyramid, and see a real Egyptian mummy.

The lush temperate rainforest is diverse, abundant and full of interconnected species. Engage all of your senses to piece together the story of forest dwelling plants and animals and their important roles in the web of life.

Keywords: nature, park, parks, outdoor, outdoors, ecology, forest, hands-on, interactive, explore, conservation, animals, plants

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British Columbia is rich in plants, animals, and habitats! This program explores the concept of biodiversity with a fun indoor introduction, followed by a hands-on outdoor field study. By exploring microhabitats in the park, students gain an appreciation for the biodiversity of the rainforest and discover how different animals and plants survive in this wet and diverse environment.

In this 90-minute program, students will tour the poles that stand outside on MOA’s grounds overlooking the Salish Sea. An introduction to the life cycle of poles from tree cutting, to carving and painting, to pole raising is presented through contemporary photographs. Students will study different tools, features and functions of Musqueam, Haida, and Kwakwaka’wakw poles through guided observation and hands-on interaction with tools and materials. Students will become familiar with various styles and imagery carved on house, frontal, memorial and mortuary poles.

To book this program, please submit a booking request.

https://moa.ubc.ca/school-programs/types/outdoor-pole-walk/

Be an archaeologist for a day! Discover the rich, 9,000-year history of the First Nations people who lived along the lower Fraser River by learning about their lifeways, tools and technologies.

Designed in collaboration with archaeologists from the UBC Laboratory of Archaeology, this program includes a hands-on introduction to cultural belongings used long ago for hunting, fishing, wood-working and home life. Students will learn how cedar bark was made into rope and have a chance to make a bracelet for themselves using these techniques. By understanding the deep knowledge First Nations required to create tools and belongings, students will enhance their respect for First Nations’ cultures today.

The in-person program is part of an overall unit plan, with prerequisite lessons to be used in class before the visit that show the techniques used by archaeologists to find and identify the belongings.

Once you book this school program, you will receive the complete unit plan by email, along with confirmation of date and time of the in-person visit.

To book this program, please submit a booking request.

https://moa.ubc.ca/school-programs/types/archaeology-of-the-lower-fraser-river/