Our Education Kits bring Museum resources to your classroom! Call and reserve your kit, we’ll make sure it’s available when you need it. Contact the Musée Héritage Museum at 780-459-1528 or museum@artsandheritage.ca.
Curriculum links: Inuit, Canada’s Dynamic Communities, Aboriginal Peoples, Physical Geography of Canada, Histories and Stories of Ways of Life in Canada.
One of the three aboriginal groups of Canada, Inuit people have a rich culture that you can explore through Inuktitut language resources, replica tools, furs, artworks, crafts, games, and other fun activities. Learn how the Inuit people thrive in one of the worlds most challenging environments, the arctic.
Curriculum links: Stories, Histories and Peoples of Alberta, Shaping an Identity, Historical Thinking, World War I
Curriculum links: A Community in the Past, Alberta History, Ways of life in Canada
There are chores that always need to be done, but the way we do them and the tools we use have changed over time. Explore the artifacts in this kit and find out how people did their chores before electricity existed! This kit includes objects, books, old-fashioned games, and information regarding the social roles of boys and girls.
Curriculum Links: Canada’s Dynamic Communities, Stories and People of Alberta, Changing Ways of Life
Curriculum Links: Canada’s Dynamic Communities, Stories and People of Alberta, Changing Ways of Life
Is it buffalo or bison? Help your students learn the history behind this question. Your group will have the opportunity to look closely at bones, fur, projectile points, and other items included in the kit. They will also learn how and why the Aboriginal people depended on the buffalo for their livelihood.