A treasure of Saskatchewan history awaits the over 20,000 students who visit a WDM annually as part of a school field trip. There’s no better way to teach Saskatchewan students than to use programs and resources with Saskatchewan inspired connections, links and examples.
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Self-guided scavenger hunts for chaperoned student groups. Students work together to answer challenging, age-appropriate questions about Saskatchewan heritage.
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January 30, 2024 - February 16, 2024 | Saskatoon
February 27, 2024 - March 8, 2024 | Moose Jaw
March 19, 2024 - March 28, 2024 | Yorkton
May 13, 2024 - May 31, 2024 | North Battleford
In this hands-on workshop, students explore the concepts of heat and temperature through the practical application of making our homes more energy efficient.
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Enhance your Museum visit by adding one of our Hands-On Activities. Note that Activities are only available as part of a pre-booked Museum visit or program.
In this Activity, hand-churn butter and get a sample to taste.
Enhance your Museum visit by adding one of our Hands-On Activities. Note that Activities are only available as part of a pre-booked Museum visit or program.
In this Activity, use a hand-cranked ice cream freezer to make ice cream and get a sample to taste.
November 28, 2023 - December 20, 2023 | Moose Jaw
A Christmas Long Ago is a two-hour, Museum-led program that provides an opportunity for students to learn about 1910 settler life and, in particular, about family traditions during the Christmas season in rural Saskatchewan.
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May 29, 2024 - | Moose Jaw
Students learn by doing as they try their hand at old-fashioned skills, make crafts and meet Museum volunteers who show them their special skills.
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September 5, 2023 - June 26, 2024 | Virtual
The clothes we wear offer clues to who we are and where we come from. Students will examine a selection of textiles reflecting the diversity of Saskatchewan’s people past and present and then think about how their own clothing choices reflect aspects of their identify. They will be challenged to think critically about the exhibit creation process, what impacts decisions about what is or isn’t included, and what that means for how history is presented to the public by museums.
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September 5, 2023 - June 26, 2024 | Virtual
Dr. Alfred Shadd was the first documented person of African descent to live in what is now Saskatchewan. The WDM has developed an exhibit in partnership with the Melfort and District Museum and the Saskatchewan African Canadian Heritage Museum honouring him and his legacy. Students will explore the Dr. Alfred Schmitz Shadd virtual exhibit before completing a set of reflection questions.
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September 5, 2023 - June 26, 2024 | Virtual
What is history? How do we know what really happened in the past? What questions should be asked to determine whether a source is credible or not? These are some of the questions students will explore as they learn about and compare how Saskatchewan people experienced Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918 with their experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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September 5, 2023 - June 26, 2024 | Virtual
One Room, Many Lessons builds critical thinking and analytical skills by inviting students to identify key characteristics of their classroom or school and then compare them with characteristics of a rural one room schoolhouse attended by settler children in 1910. The central component of the program is a self-navigated virtual tour with video clips of the One Room Schoolhouse exhibit on Boomtown Street at WDM Saskatoon.
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Located on Treaty 4 and Treaty 6 territories and the Homeland of the Métis, the Western Development Museum (WDM) is the largest human history museum in Saskatchewan. With a collection.more....
North Battleford
Saskatoon
Yorkton
Moose Jaw