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NEW: Museum Collections: Investigating Artifacts Imagine travelling the world collecting artifacts for a museum? When Eric Harvie, founder of Glenbow Museum, sent his collectors out to travel the world - this was their job! Investigate artifacts from continents such as: Africa, India and South America - put yourself in the shoes of these adventure seekers, discover why these exotic artifacts are important to these cultures and why the museum would want to preserve them. Grades 4 - 6 |
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NEW: Do You See What I'm Saying? |
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NEW: Canadian Expansion and Asian How have Asian communities throughout Alberta and Western Canada Grades 5 - 6 |
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Discovery Adventure Looking for a more open experience? Glenbow's Discovery Adventure tour could be for you! The Discovery Adventure is an educator guided general tour of the museum. A trained educator will lead you through the museum, discuss various galleries and allow your students time to encounter several of the exhibits. In order to take home their Glenbow experience, each student is gifted a sketchbook to gather information, sketches and further investigate their interests in the museum! Grades 4 - 6 |
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What is it? Looking at Objects What stories do objects tell us? What do they teach us about the cultures or people who made or owned them? Learning from objects is as important as learning through the spoken or written word. Students will transform into detectives for a hands-on investigation. Using objects relating to various Glenbow exhibits, students will flex their skills in observing, interpreting and recording information. 1 hour 30 minutes At Glenbow $120 At School $200 |
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The Curating Game: Making Connections with Artifacts & Photographs 1 hour 30 minutes At Glenbow $120 |
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Comparing Cultures What makes Canada's Aboriginal groups unique? How does natural environment determine the food, clothing and shelter used by various groups? In this program, students will explore authentic artifacts from aboriginal groups in Canada’s north, south, east and west and discover each group's distinctive relationship with the land. Grades 5 |
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Landers and Builders: Exploring the Impact of Cultural Contact How does contact change the way a community functions? What does a society lose or gain as a result of contact with another culture? What must happen for this contact to be seen as successful? Are the decisions made biased or unbiased? Through exploration of artifacts along with group discussion and debate, investigate the effects of cultural contact, its impact on the people, the places they live and how this effect can be seen long term. Landers and Builders: Exploring the Impact of Cultural Contact Grades 4 - 6 |
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From Page to Knight: Becoming a Medieval Warrior What is a knight? What is a knight’s code of chivalry? Would you be prepared to leave home at the age of seven to start your life as a page? Are you rich enough? Are you brave enough? Discover the mysteries of knights and knighthood in a hands-on journey exploring the life, armour and weaponry of a mysterious and mystical time in history. Grades 4, 5 |
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Fur Trade: Shaping an Identity: Join us as we look critically at this dramatic time in history and the fur trade’s role in shaping Canadian identity. Learn the history of the fur trade, hear the stories of those involved, investigate the objects traded and discuss the impacts on the lives of the traders, both Native and European. Grades 4, 5 |
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Reading the Symbols What do objects tell us about a culture's physical, psychological and spiritual needs? In this program, students will look deeply at artifacts to discover the unique worldviews of the Blackfoot people and how they coexisted with the natural world to meet these needs. This program develops the student's skills in mind-mapping, inquiry, observation and scientific investigation. Grade 4 - 6 |
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Niitsitapiisinni: Our Way of Life We call ourselves Nitsitapii, although we are known as the Blackfoot speaking people. We invite you to come and experience our rich cultural traditions and view the world from a different perspective. Experience our relationship with all of Creation and hear stories that teach our children how to co-exist with the world around them. Come celebrate the Blackfoot way of life with us. Grades 4 - 6 |
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A Resourceful People: Albertans and their Natural Resources Explore the lives of enterprising mavericks including rancher John Ware, oil and gas entrepreneur William Herron and immigrant coal miner Thomas Gushul. Come to understand their diverse values and varied perspectives of Alberta’s natural resources. In this program, students will understand how natural resources have helped create and shape Alberta’s communities and participate in a town hall debate over issues of land and resource use. Grade 4, 5 |
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Wider World of Newcomers The late 19th and early 20th century brought new and varied groups of immigrants to Alberta. Students will rummage through the suitcases of people who came to Alberta to find out how and why peoples of Chinese, Ukrainian and Hungarian ancestry made Alberta their home. Discover some of these newcomers’ experiences in Glenbow’s interactive Mavericks gallery. Wider World of Newcomers [ Grades 4, 5
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