To Book with us for a Field Trip, please contact the Outreach Program Coordinator, Jayne Werry, at 306-295-4734. You can also email from our Contacts Page. We look forward to seeing you here!
Discovering Dinosaurs
(Grade K-3)
From frills to feet and tails to teeth, special adaptations make each dinosaur unique. In this program students explore and discuss anatomical features of both plant (herbivore) and meat-eating (carnivore) dinosaurs by creating their own creature and excavating kid-style.
Curriculum connections: K, Gr1: Life Science: living things Gr2: Life Science: animal growth and changes
What Big Teeth You Have
(all ages)
Examine the differences and similarities between our teeth to those of creatures that lived millions of years ago. Try your hand at the artistic side of palaeontology. You will get the opportunity to paint a replica “Scotty” tooth to keep. We use replicas in the galleries to preserve the originals for future research. Can you tell the difference?
Curriculum connections: Gr1: Life Science: living things Gr2: Life Science: animal growth and changes
Bone Bed Dig Pit
(Grade K-6)
Experience how paleontologists dig up fossils. Learn to identify which bone belongs to which dinosaur. Find out how paleontologists make a quarry map. Grab a shovel and see if you can find all the hidden bones in the sand. What clues lead you to the identity of your dinosaur discovery?
Curriculum connections: Gr4: Earth and Space Science: rocks, minerals, and erosion
They’re Alive!
In this workshop, students will explore the needs of animals in our environment and examine what they must have to survive. Using physical play, recognition and recall, and memory skills, they will compare our environment today with the prehistoric world of dinosaurs, and determine which, if any, creatures from the dinosaur age could live in Saskatchewan’s environment today.
Curriculum connections: K: Living Things. Gr.1: Needs and Characteristics of Living Things. Gr. 2: Animal Growth and Changes. Gr. 3: Plant Growth and Changes Gr. 4: Habitats and Communities.
Rocks: My World!
In this exciting workshop, students will learn about the geologic history of Saskatchewan and the different rock strata through the delightfully messy (don’t worry, we do all the clean up) process of watching erosion in fast forward. They will explore the power of wind, water and weather in shaping both our landscape and our lives.
Curriculum connections: Gr. 4: rocks, minerals, and erosion Gr. 5: Weather
Fossil Finders
Would you know what to look for? Help out the palaeontologists here at the Centre by sorting through matrix in search of micro fossils from the Tertiary period. Students will be introduced to the science of palaeontology and have the opportunity to actively participate in research. Explore how fossils are formed and found using some tools of the trade. This is an addictive program – you never know when a rarity will turn up! The Heritage Property Act, legislation protecting these non-renewable resources, will be reviewed as well.
Replica Fossil Casting (age 14+)
How can you tell if what you’re looking at in the museum is a real fossil or a replica? We use replicas in our gallery to preserve the originals for future research. Learn the different processes of making replicas while making your own resin replica “Scotty” tooth to keep. This program employs a chemical reaction and participants must be at least 14 years of age.
**Curriculum connection: Grade 10 Physical Science: Chemical reactions**
