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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Students will explore Saskatchewan contributions to agriculture between 1905 and 2005.
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Students will discover that Saskatchewan is rich in resources, both in quantity and quality.
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Students will learn about Saskatchewan's participation in the world wars, our contributions, and about life on the homefront.
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Students will learn about early co-operation in Saskatchewan, what an organised co-operatives is, and what co-operative action means.
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Students will learn about how communication technologies, or lack thereof, affected the lives of people in the past, challenges which impeded communication with others, and how communication continues to play a major role in the lives of people today.
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Students will explore what farm life was like before the rural electrification program brought power to Saskatchewan's farms in the 1950s.
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During the First and Second World Wars, Canadians were asked to make do with less to allow more resources to be sent to troops overseas. During the Second World War, to make sure no one used too much of certain foods, people were issued food ration books. This activity sheet explains ration books, how they were used, and gives a recipe for chocolate cake that could be made within the ration limits. This resource is available in English and French below.
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We've created and collected agriculture related pre and post Museum visit resources and activities for you and your students to do in your classroom.
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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....
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