Earth Week School Program

Exclusive Earth Week Program

Register your class to attend a half-day of exciting, guided programming on climate, paleontology and paleoclimatology.  Spaces are limited.  Submit requests to participate through the form below by March 25.  Teachers will be notified by March 28. 

Choose a time slot:

• Tuesday, April 23 Morning
• Tuesday, April 23 Afternoon
• Wednesday, April 24 Morning
• Wednesday, April 24 Afternoon
• Thursday, April 25 Morning
• Thursday, April 25 Afternoon

Programs open to:

• Grades 6 – 12
• Preference will be given to schools sending two classes (maximum of 60 students)
• Students will be split into smaller groups and rotate through activities

Activities

• Paleoclimatology  Explore the climate of Saskatchewan when dinosaurs roamed the earth and compare to our present climate.  What is the difference between climate change over millions of years and the climate change that concerns us today? Students will conduct a fossil leaf edge analysis to examine Saskatchewan’s climate during the Cretaceous.
• Science on a Sphere (SOS)  Experience global data sets related to climate on the province’s only spherical screen in our Home: Life in the Anthropocene gallery.
• Scotty Talk/Gallery Hunt   Students receive an introduction to Scotty, the World’s Largest T.rex and the environment in which it lived. Then they complete a gallery hunt highlighting climate change/sustainability topics throughout the museum.

Schedule

MORNING SCHEDULE

AFTERNOON SCHEDULE

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