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Just One Word Just one word is all it takes to start your students on a writing adventure. Using Glenbow Museum’s collection of art and artifacts for inspiration, students will experience how to create stories and poems by participating in hands-on writing and art-based activities. Grades 2, 3 |
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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. Grade 3 |
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The Curating Game: Making Connections with Artifacts & Photographs Become a Glenbow Museum Curator and create your own mini-exhibit based on artifacts and photographs. Students will examine artifacts and be asked to think deeply about the connections between them. Historical photographs will be provided to help students conceptualize how these artifacts may have been used and by whom. Students will use the selected items to discover how different resources can be brought together to tell a story. Grades 2, 3 |
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Inuit: The Land, the People Where we live determines much about the kind of life we lead, both physically and spiritually. Explore Inuit culture through engaging discussions about food, clothing, shelter, beliefs and values. Using Inuit artifacts, students will investigate and come to conclusions about what those artifacts are, how they were made and what they were used for. Students will also gather knowledge about the animals and their importance in the Inuit lifestyle. The following pre-visit activities will provide students with an introduction to the Inuit and to Glenbow. We recommend that you conduct as many of these activities as possible before your Glenbow program.
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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 1 - 3 |
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Tipis, Tales and Teachings: An Introduction to Alberta’s First Peoples You are invited to role-play with a museum educator to a time when Alberta’s First Peoples co-existed with the natural world. We will learn about how they met their needs by exploring plants, animals, tipis and camp life. We will see how hides were tanned for clothing, hear stories told by elders and explore authentic First Nations artifacts. Students will create their own tipi to take back to school. Grades K - 2 |
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Niitsitapiisinni: Our Way of Life We call ourselves Niitsitapi, 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. Learn about our traditions, values and history. Experience our relationship with all of Creation. Hear stories that teach our children how to co-exist with the world around them. In this program you will meet with a member of the First Nations who will offer personal stories and insights into their culture and traditions. Come celebrate the Blackfoot way of life with us. Grades K - 3 |
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The Blackfoot World You are invited to role-play with a museum educator to a time when the Blackfoot people co-existed with the natural world. We will learn about how the Blackfoot people met their needs by exploring plants, animals, tipis and camp life. We will see how hides were tanned for clothing and discuss how food was prepared. Learn about the family camp and the role each person played in the health and survival of the community. You will play a game and take part in a Blackfoot dance. Grades K - 3 |
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All Together Now: The People Who Built Calgary What jobs would you do if you lived in Calgary 100 years ago? Go back in time to Calgary's early days and discover the role that maverick men and women played in creating Alberta's first city. Students will use artifacts and photographs to enter into the lives of individuals such as Mountie Fred Bagley, rugged farm woman Jane Livingston and rancher George Lane. Share their stories in Glenbow's exciting multi-sensory Mavericks gallery. Grades K - 2 |
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