Primary School
Description
A half-day or full day of workshops about the biodiversity all around us. The group plays games, uses their senses, and engages in discussion and interpretation to learn and increase their own awareness.
Youth at the Museum – Outdoors
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2 hours
Youth at the Museum – Indoors
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2 hours
Youth at the Museum
+ Orchard
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2 hours
Youth at the Museum + Halloween
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2 hours
Youth at the Museum – Outdoors
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4 hours
Youth at the Museum – Indoors
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4 hours
Youth at the Museum
+ Orchard
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4 hours
Youth at the Museum + Halloween
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4 hours
Reservations
To make a group reservation, contact Isabelle Denis, head of activities, at 819 222-5665 ext. 4 or at [email protected]. We recommend booking several months in advance. You do not need to make a deposit.
The minimum number of participants is 15 people. A deal is offered on every 10 participants.
Suggested activities
All levels
Anima-group
Matching game for groups about animals around the world.
Duration: 20 minutes
Indoor activity
Animal mimic
Miming games for groups about animals.
Duration: 20 minutes
Indoor activity
Arthropods
Observe and handle different species of arthropods. Learn to distinguish an insect from an arachnid or a shelfish.
Duration: 15 to 30 minutes
Indoor activity
Aviary
Discover and observe different adaptations of diurnal and nocturnal birds of prey of Quebec.
Duration: 15 to 20 minutes +
Outdoor activity – Available May to October
Biodyssey
A new visual, participative, and creative workshop to teach participants that biodiversity is all around us in different forms and that everyone can help to protect it. The workshop contains 90 magnets and three boards representing different ecosystems. The workshop can be adapted depending on the school grade to include discussion, games, and awareness. For example, the available material can address many issues, such as pollution or human impact on the environment.
Duration: 20 à 60 minutes
Indoor activity
Crafting a wasp
Crafting and drawing workshop to learn about the parts of an insect, using a wasp as the model.
Duration: 20 minutes
Indoor activity
Crafts and colouring
Workshops with different skill levels to discover the animals of Quebec and their ecosystem.
Duration: 15 to 20 minutes
Indoor activity
Deer
Observe and identify different species of deer in Quebec and learn about their unique physical traits, such as antlers.
Duration: 20 minutes +
Outdoor activity
Dinosaurs
Discover different species of dinosaurs, how to identify them, and how they lived. Look at fossils and explore different geological eras.
Duration: 15 to 20 minutes +
Indoor activity
Dinosaurs and company
SNEAK PEAK!
Discover dinosaurs with figurines, replicas, and pictures, along with extinct mammals like the mammoth, the smilodon, and more. Mammoth and T. Rex teeth, a velociraptor skull, emu feet, and reptiles are waiting for you to discover, a colouring activity will be offered at the end of the workshop.
Ecopuzzle
Giant wooden puzzle with wetland animals or dinosaurs.
Duration: 15 to 20 minutes
Indoor activity
Farmyard
Study and identify different domestic birds that live at the farm. Compare them with the adaptations of their wild cousins.
Duration : 15 to 20 minutes
Outdoor activity – Available May to October
Feathers and beaks
On different species of birds: chicken feet, osprey feet, feathers, skulls, etc. The difference between a duck and a bird of prey! Mounted specimens of animals like the snowy owl, the rough-legged hawk, and camouflage experts like the ruffed grouse!
Forest rally
Sharpen your observation skills in the forest by looking for wooden animals, and work in teams to win this fun game.
Duration: 30 to 40 minutes
Outdoor activity
Furs and paws
On the mammals of Quebec and abroad, identify furs and paw prints, and discover how well fur can insulate and camouflage!
Guess who?
Memory and guessing game about animals for fun.
Duration: 20 minutes +
Indoor activity
H2O Room
Observe and identify different species of fish, turtles, and other animals living in Lac Saint-Pierre. Matching games available.
Duration: 15 minutes
Indoor activity
I’m hungry, what’s for lunch?
Discover different animal diets and the food chain through a relay race.
Duration: 20 minutes
Indoor activity
Journey to the bottom of the St. Lawrence
Multimedia projection about the phenomenon of the tides, the geography of the St. Lawrence River, and the aquatic animals of Quebec.
Duration: 30 to 40 minutes +
Indoor activity
Journey to the bottom of the St. Lawrence and H20 Room
Dive into the waters of the river in the Journey to the Bottom of the St. Lawrence multimedia experience to discover the phenomenon of the tides, the geography of the river and the importance of aquatic species. End the tour in the H2O Room to observe and identify the fish and turtle species of Quebec.
Duration: 60 to 90 minutes
Indoor activity
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Let’s go furry!
Discover different animals by touching their fur.
Duration: 15 to 20 minutes
Indoor activity
Megafauna
Discover and identify extinct giant mammals like the woolly mammoth, the smilodon, and the giant beaver. Observe and handle replicas.
Duration: 15 to 20 minutes +
AIndoor activity
Migrations in peril
Using a backlit map of animal migrations at risk, the group can have discussions, solve problems, and offer interpretations through a matching game. The goal of this activity is to better understand what migrations are, human impact on them, and how to protect endangered species.
Motivated to work in groups participants are entrusted with different migratory species to encourage discussion. Can bad weather harm them? Are humans also to blame? What about pollution? What can we do as individuals or as a society? Are you ready to migrate towards sustainable solutions?
Duration: 40 to 60 minutes
Indoor activity
Nature engineering – the art of camouflage!
SNEAK PEAK!
Discover how reptiles, birds, mammals, and fish hide in their environment. What is “mimicry”? As part of the exhibit, tarantula, cockroach, frog, toad, and friends will show you some camouflage techniques.
Orchard
Pick apples from mid-September to mid October
Outdoor activity
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Outdoor and indoor play space
Variety of fun games related to animals and nature for different groups.
Duration: 20 to 60 minutes
Outdoor activity
Race for the nectar
Discover the biology of the hummingbird and its food source, nectar, through a fun game.
Duration: 20 minutes +
Outdoor activity
Sensory challenges
Games with different skill levels to challenge our senses of touch, smell, sight, and hearing.
Indoor activity
Sensory hall
Discover and study different aspects of biology and the importance of Quebec’s reptiles and amphibians in the ecosystem.
Duration: 15 to 20 minutes +
Indoor activity
Smooth skin and scaly skin
On the reptiles and amphibians of Quebec, a demonstration with living specimens like the wood turtle and the painted turtle, the garter snake, the toad, and the grey treefrog.
Tell me a story: the fox and the deer
Discover and learn to tell the difference between an herbivore (white-tailed deer) and a carnivore (red fox).
Duration: 15 to 30 minutes
Outdoor activity
Temporary exhibit
Activity related to the current exhibit.
Duration: 20 to 30 minutes
Indoor activity
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The first humans
Discover the first humans, their way of life, and the domestication of fire. Observe and handle replicas.
Duration: 15 to 20 minutes
Indoor activity
The return of the giants of prehistory
Leap back in time to discover the earliest humans, their way of life, and the domestication of fire. Explore the world of extinct giant mammals like the woolly mammoth and the smilodon, and finish your journey through time with dinosaurs and fossils. Observe and handle replicas.
Duration: 60 to 90 minutes
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Urban fauna
Discover and observe the lives and habits of urban fauna, like the mammals of Quebec.
Duration: 15 to 20 minutes
Outdoor activity – Available May to October
Urban fauna, odd neighbours!
Discover and observe the lives and habits of different species of urban fauna, including mammals, birds of prey, and reptiles and amphibians in Quebec. Observe and identify species like raccoons, the striped skunk, the groundhog, the great horned owl, the red-tailed hawk, the American bullfrog, the salamander, and more.
Duration: 60 to 90 minutes
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Wetlands
Observe and identify the birds and amphibians that live in wetlands. Discovery through charades and guessing games.
Duration: 15 to 20 minutes
Outdoor activity – Available May to October
Whose track is that?
Discover different animals by identifying their paw prints.
Duration: 20 minutes
Indoor activity
Kindergarten and grades 1 and 2 (cycle 1)
Anima-group
Animal mimic
Arthropods
Aviary
Biodyssey
Crafting a wasp
Crafts and colouring
Deer
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs and company
Ecopuzzle
Farmyard
Feathers and beaks
Forest rally
Furs and paws
Guess who?
H2O Room
I’m hungry, what’s for lunch?
Journey to the bottom of the St. Lawrence
Journey to the bottom of the St. Lawrence and H20 Room
Let’s go furry!
Megafauna
Migrations in peril
Nature engineering – the art of camouflage!
Orchard
Outdoor and indoor play space
Race for the nectar
Sensory challenges
Sensory hall
Smooth skin and scaly skin
Tell me a story: the fox and the deer
Temporary exhibit
The first humans
The return of the giants of prehistory
Urban fauna
Urban fauna, odd neighbours!
Wetlands
Whose track is that?
Grades 3 to 6 (cycles 2 and 3)
Anima-group
Animal mimic
Arthropods
Aviary
Biodyssey
Crafting a wasp
Crafts and colouring
Deer
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs and company
Daycare
Anima-group
Animal mimic
Arthropods
Aviary
Biodyssey
Crafting a wasp
Crafts and colouring
Deer
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs and company
Ecopuzzle
Farmyard
Feathers and beaks
Forest rally
Furs and paws
Guess who?
H2O Room
I’m hungry, what’s for lunch?
Journey to the bottom of the St. Lawrence
Journey to the bottom of the St. Lawrence and H20 Room
Let’s go furry!
Megafauna
Migrations in peril
Nature engineering – the art of camouflage!
Orchard
Outdoor and indoor play space
Race for the nectar
Sensory challenges
Sensory hall
Smooth skin and scaly skin
Tell me a story: the fox and the deer
Temporary exhibit
The first humans
The return of the giants of prehistory
Urban fauna
Urban fauna, odd neighbours!
Wetlands
Whose track is that?
The museum reserves the right to choose and modify the activities on your schedule.
