Education / public PRograms 2010/2011
Packages
| Boats, Bells, and Banners |
Grades 1-3 • 2 hrs 15 mins • $6/student
Students use bells, whistles, flags, and lights to explore the songs, dance, and communication aboard navy ships. The concept of buoyancy and differing materials are discovered. Learn how Alberta contributes to Canada’s navy. Contains a classroom presentation, an art activity, and a navy tour.
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Aboriginal Veterans: Calling My Spirits Home
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Grades 4-6 • 2 hrs 15 mins • $6/student
Touch a stone-tipped arrow, a burrowing owl skull, and a coyote pelt while learning about Aboriginal veterans. Create a medicine shield using print making techniques. Appreciate Aboriginal peoples’ contributions to Canada’s history and identity. |
| Triumph of Art: Posters and Propaganda |
Grades 4-6 • 2 hrs 15 mins • $6/student
Learn the role of art in wartime. See how comics, propaganda, and paintings are used to sway public opinion and boost morale. Gain an understanding of the important job Canadian war artists have through a tour, a theatre presentation, and an art activity.
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War of 1812 (new for 2012 programming)
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Grades 7-9 • 1 hrs 15 mins • $3/student
Through the roles of the British, French, American, and Aboriginal Peoples; students will gain insight into the relevance of the War of 1812 to Canada and its identity.
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| Excavating the Past |
Grades 7-12 • 2 hrs 15 mins • $6/student
Using The Military Museums’ library and archives (operated by the University of Calgary) students will enhance their research skills while completing an individually assigned project from the education department. Additional extension of activity takes place back in classroom. |
Passages of Vimy
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Grades 7-12 • 1 hrs 15 mins • $3/student
Experience the words, the songs, the life and the travels of our World War One soldiers.
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| Triumph of Art: Cartoons and Citizenship |
Grades 10-12 • 2 hrs 15 mins • $6/student
Learn the role of art in wartime. See how comics, propaganda, and paintings are used to sway public opinion and boost morale. Gain an understanding of the important job Canadian war artists have through a tour, a theatre presentation, and an art activity.
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Activities
| Travel Tales of Tommy |
Grades K-1 • 30 mins
Canadians wore different hats and helmets over the years. Children meet Tommy the Hat’s extended family during this tour. Story telling is key to this narrative. A tour of the army museums for the younger visitor. |
| Artefact Handling |
Grades 1-12 • 30 or 45 mins
Compare war artefacts and modern military equipment in this hands-on activity. (Does not include weapons.) |
| Marching Drill and Uniform Try-on |
Grades 1-12 • 30 or 45 mins
Learn why soldiers wear uniforms and how drills promote teamwork. Participate in a group marching drill. Guaranteed to produce lots of smiles!
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| Time to Explore |
Grades 1-12 • 30 or 45 mins
Gives students time to explore areas that they have not seen. Students must be under teacher supervision at all times. |
| Landmines, Making Peace and Saving Lives |
Grades 4-12 • 45 mins
Explore how Canada helps prevent the use of landmines and manages the complex problem of removal. Experience the process during a simulated de-mining activity.
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| Morse Code: Send and Receive |
Grades 4-12 • 30 or 45 mins
Send Morse code messages to classmates using devices called oscillators. Learn the history and significance of Morse code technology and language. |
| Break the Cipher |
Grades 7-9 • 45 mins
See how statistics and probability was used to crack the First World War cipher technique. Students encrypt and decrypt code to send and receive secret messages.
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Theatre Presentations
| A Good Question |
Grades K-3 • 30 mins
Learn to use words instead of fighting. This presentation includes a puppet show, an animated video, and a discussion about conflict resolution. |
| Being Different by Being Ewe |
Grades K-3 • 30 mins
This interactive play uses puppets to help students understand that being different is good and leadership is beneficial for all.
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| Canada and Remembrance (2009 Remembrance Program) |
Grades K-3 • 2 hrs 15 mins
Children are introduced to the Canadian Forces and learn the importance of Remembrance Day. (Artefact handling and a museum tour are included.) |
| Aboriginal Veterans: Calling My Spirits Home |
Grades 4-6 • 2 hrs 15 mins
Learn about aboriginal Veterans and their contributions to Canada's History and identity. |
Peacekeeping: The Missions and the Methods
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Grades 4-9 • 45 mins
Students will consider a peacekeeping operation by understanding methods of peace used in peacekeeping operations. This is also extended to solve tensions in every day life. |
Demonstrating Remembrance (2010 Remembrance Program)
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Grades 4-12 • 2 hrs 15 mins
The act of remembrance is evolving. From historical context to its present day form, see how symbols of remembrance became familiar to Canadians year round. (Artefact handling and a museum tour are included.) |
| Landmines: A Global Plague |
Grades 7–12 • 30 mins
This presentation details Canada’s role in the eradication of landmines on the international stage and the historic Ottawa Treaty. Learn about the humanitarian, economic, and political realities of landmines.
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Origins of Remembrance (2011 Remembrance Program)
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Grades 7–12 • 45 mins
This is a presentation of the experiences and insights from a World War One nursing sister as she details how Remembrance Day and the symbols of remembrance began.
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Women in War
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Grades 7–12 • 45 mins
The role of women changed as a result of direct and indirect military action. Learn about the historical progression of women’s rights in Canada.
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| Canada and the Cold War |
Grades 10-12 • 45 mins
Use SMART™ Technologies’ products to look at the causes, circumstances and effects of the Cold War, which defined international relations, our national identity, and the everyday life of Canadians. (Winner of the 2010 Alberta Museums Association Innovation Award.) |
Canada’s International Decisions
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Grades 10-12 • 45 mins
Examine eight Canadian international operations, share opinions and vote with SMART™ Technologies’ products. |
Museum Tours
| Navy |
Grades K–12 • 30 or 45 mins
The Naval Museum of Alberta Discover Alberta’s seafaring tradition with this tour. Special focus tours can be requested for Industry and Government or the Battle of the Atlantic. |
Army
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Grades 1-12 • 30 or 45 mins
Tour one of five army museums. The Army Museum of Alberta — Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) Museum — Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Museum and Archives — The King’s Own Calgary Regiment (Royal Canadian Armoured Corps) Museum — The Calgary Highlanders Regimental Museum and Archives — See Canadian soldiers in the Boer War, the First World War, the Second World War, the United Nations, peace keeping operations and current conflicts like Afghanistan. |
Air Force
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Grades 1-12 • 30 or 45 mins
The Air Force Museum of Alberta — From Billy Bishop to the Red Baron, bombers to the ground crew, and peacekeeping to POWs, this tour starts with the early days of flight and takes students through to Canada’s present day air force.
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The Founders' Gallery
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Grades 1–12 • 30 or 45 mins
This gallery hosts temporary art and heritage exhibitions. Displays change every four to six months. See the What's New page to view the current exhibits.
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| The Battle of the Atlantic |
Grades 10–12 • 45 mins
Learn about the longest battle of the Second World War and how Canada’s navy contributed to the success of the Allied war effort.
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| War, Industry, and Government |
Grades 10–12 • 45 mins
Learn about employment discrimination, the Ogden gunshops, the National Selection Service, the Department of Munitions and Supplies, and C.D. Howe.
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Special Speakers
| Meet a Veteran or Serving Soldier |
Grades 1-12 • 45 mins
Meet a serving soldier or veteran of the Canadian Women’s Army Corps, the Second World War, Korea, the Cold War, or Afghanistan. Hear personal stories about what it was like to be a prisoner of war, or what it is like in Afghanistan today. Bring prepared questions. |
| Evolution of Peacekeeping: Cyprus to Afghanistan |
Grades 10-12 • 45 mins
Follow Canadian Peacekeepers as their roles and missions around the world evolved to meet the demands of a changing world. |
Dieppe to D-Day (Juno Beach)
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Grades 10-12 • 45 mins
See how the disaster at Dieppe during the Second World War contributed to the success of the D-Day landings at Juno Beach in Normandy, France. |
| Rwanda: A Canadian Peacekeeper's Experience |
Grades 10-12 • 45 mins
Major Jean-Yves St. Denis, who served with the United Nations in Rwanda during the genocide in 1994, discusses the lessons learned from the tragedy. |
One Man's Terrorist
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Grades 10-12 • 45 mins
This program traces the history and future of the use of terrorism by various groups as they try to affect political change though the use of violence.
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| Vimy Ridge: The Price of Citizenship |
Grades 10-12 • 45 mins
Is Canadian citizenship worth dying for? Learn about Vimy Ridge, its impact on Canada and the consequences for Canadians. |
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