Barter Banter
By placing them in a real barter economy, Barter Banter allows students to understand and appreciate the relationships and interactions that took place between the First Peoples and the French settlers.
My Wigwam is Your Wigwam
Would you be able to fend for yourself in the wilderness for an entire night without any model to start with? This is what the First Nations did for centuries
Maple Sap … A Grade Above
Let’s go for a walk in the woods and discover the sugar shack! This activity takes place in the heritage forest of Richelieu Park where the main attraction is one
The School of Insects
Insects are essential to natural habitats and the other living beings in them. The school of insects activity allows students to learn more about insect body parts and their diet.
Footprint and Sculpture
Make animal prints molds and take home a souvenir of Richelieu Forest. You can do the same with fossils and learn more about the hardening of matter. https://museoparc.ca/programmes-scolaires/
Versatile Plants
Different plants have different uses and it is important to know about them. You will learn information about medicinal, edible and toxic plants in this workshop. Can you recognize all
Quilling
Quilling is a decorative technique using narrow strips, or curls of paper, rolled up on themselves and fixed on a support or in a frame. It is an original way
Pioneer Toys
Pioneer children didn’t have the Internet or video games, but they sure knew how to entertain themselves. Come and learn how to make your own toys out of paper and
Simple Machines
Explore the use of simple machines and how they make our everyday lives easier. Watson’s Mill is filled with levers, inclined planes, wheels & axles, wedges, pulleys, and screws. together
Builders of the City
This tour focuses on the people who have influenced the city’s cultural, social, and political history, and how interactions between various groups helped shape our city right up until today,
History Explorers
History Explorers is a scavenger hunt that allows students to have some fun while learning about Ottawa’s, and Canada’s, history. To complete this interactive and investigative program, students will use
Exploring Bytown by Map
Using the activity sheets as a guide, this program will allow students to explore various maps from the Bytown Museum’s collection. Through discussion and the examination of historical maps, students
Artefact Analysis
Using the provided activity sheets, this program will challenge students to analyse various artefacts from the Bytown Museum’s collection, in order to determine their purpose and significance. Students will first
Goode Gardeners
Join us at the museum to learn all about early rural settler gardeners! Explore the tools rural settlers needed to grow essential produce in their gardens in our Agricultural Museum
