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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November 1, 2023 - November 30, 2023 | North Battleford
This in-classroom Hands-On Activity includes a 75 min presentation with hands-on ice cream and butter making experiences for your students.
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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, with hands-on participation, students create a length of rope for their classroom using a traditional rope making machine.
School visit or program admission applies.
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.
School visit or program admission applies.
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-crank ice cream freezer to make ice cream and get a sample to taste.
School visit or program admission applies.
May 2, 2024 - | North Battleford
Learn about horses, how important they are to us today and especially to people a long time ago. Students will take a wagon ride, visit animals in the barn and tour the Museum.
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June 6, 2024 - June 7, 2024 | North Battleford
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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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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