Learning

As the Royal Alberta Museum recognizes Black History Month, we are excited to once again welcome Edmonton Historian Laureate Donna Combs-Montrose. An artist, musician, and historian, she has spent the last 20 years detailing some of the stories of the people of the African diaspora in the greater Edmonton area and the province beyond.

Our popular Sustainable Societies program is now available as a take-home object kit! We've transformed the guided tour and board game into a hands-on learning experience for your classroom.

Self-Guided Field Trips are a great way for schools to visit the museum in a supported and flexible way.

Self-Guided Field Trip fees (per group, up to 35 students and 7 adults):

Pre-k - grade 1: $45

Grades 2   12: $125

How do traditions, abilities, or ways of life shape a person's identity? In this two-part program, students will explore the theme of identity and discover the value of learning from museum objects.

Why do beavers have flat tails, why are moose so tall, and why do geese migrate in the spring and fall? How are animals in Alberta able to survive in the unique environments they call home?

What did this land look like a thousand, ten thousand, or even one million years ago? Alberta boasts many unique landscapes and features. Mountains, rivers, and valleys have formed slowly over time, but have you ever wondered how they came to be?

How do communities grow? How does the land sustain us? Through an interactive tour in the Human History Hall, students will explore historical examples of how various communities have used, and sometimes misused, the natural resources available to them.

The Arctic Object Kit is built on the foundations of Indigenous cultural content specific to the Northern communities in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.

Bring the rich and long history of the Métis to your classroom. This object kit provides samples of artwork, tools and activities such as books, a full glossary of items and 15 museum quality objects to deepen student understanding of Métis relationship to the land.

What does a real dinosaur bone look and feel like? What about an ammonite shell? Use this kit to discover plant and animal fossils in a hands-on way!

Explore the different properties of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary specimens with your students.

Have you ever heard of a darning mushroom? What about a soap saver? Learn about communities of the past by exploring early life tools, clothing and recreational items.

From furs to feet, skulls to teeth, RAM's Learning Collection has a wide selection of natural specimens to help classes explore animals of Alberta and their adaptations.