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Invisible Energy

Energy is everywhere! The Sun, wind and water all provide energy in different ways. Energy gives us everything our planet needs to grow and change. Join us for an energizing adventure as we generate different kinds of energy such as lightning bolts of electricity, and become energy detectives to uncover where energy is found and why.

Curriculum Links:

  • Health & Physical Education
  • Science & Technology
  • The Arts


Grade Suitability: 1–2

Availability: September to October, May to June

Length: 1.5 hours

Cost (+HST): $6 per student

Muskets & Cannons

Students will learn about the role of black powder firearms in early Canada, learn how to collaboratively and safely discharge a cannon, and try firing a flintlock musket. Please note, participants must be 13 or older to fire a cannon or musket.

Curriculum Links:

  • Science & Technology
  • Social Studies, History & Geography

 

Grade Suitability: 6+

Availability: September to October, May to June

Length: 1.5 hours

Cost (+HST): $6 per student

GPS Scavenger Hunt: History or Ecology Theme

Get introduced to Global Positioning System (GPS) and take on a field challenge. Using the provided GPS units, each team must locate waypoints, avoid decoys and correctly answer clues to complete the challenge.

Curriculum Links:

  • Science & Technology

 

Grade Suitability: 3+

Availability: September to June

Length: 1.5 hours

Cost (+HST): $6 per student

Ethnobotany: Wild Plants at Fort William

Explore the connections between Anishinaabe culture and the natural environment. Learn about the important roles of plants in medicine, religious ceremonies, food, and shelter. Discover Indigenous perspectives on nature, biodiversity and environmental sustainability.

Curriculum Links:

  • Indigenous Studies
  • Science & Technology

Grade Suitability: 9+

Availability: September, October, May, June

Length: 1.5 hours

Cost (+HST): $6 per student

Simple Machines

Discover the machines that advanced life in the 1800s and how these devices have evolved over time. Investigate how simple machines and tools use force and reduced friction to move heavy objects. Have fun using wheels, levers, pulleys, and screws to move different objects.

Curriculum Links:

  • Science & Technology

 

Grade Suitability: 2+

Availability: September to October, May to June

Length: 1.5 hours

Cost (+HST): $6 per student

Sunlight: Making our World Bright

The Sun and the energy it radiates form the basis for all life on earth. Discover how the Sun affects life at Fort William, from effecting the change in seasons and food availability to telling time and navigating the continent!

Curriculum Links: 

  • Science & Technology

 

Grade Suitability: 1–6

Availability: September to June (Daytime)

Length: 1.5 hours

Cost (+HST): $9 per student

David Thompson's Sun, Moon and Stars

David Thompson, a fur trade cartographer, used the sun, stars and other celestial bodies to create maps that would shape the borders of North America. Join our voyageur guides and fur trade astronomers as they demonstrate how the marvels of Earth, the solar system and the unknown influence our everyday lives.

Curriculum Links:

  • Math
  • Science & Technology
  • Social Studies, History & Geography

 

Grade Suitability: 1+

Availability: September to June (day and night)

Length: 1.5 hours

Cost (+HST): $9 per student

Constellation Discovery

Join us for a deep dive into outer space. Participants will enjoy a hands-on experience learning how to use our 8” Dobsonian telescopes to navigate the night sky and observe images of constellations. Study our meteorite collection and discover how and why they landed on Earth, all while learning about the major components of the solar system.

Curriculum Links: 

  • Science & Technology

 

Grade Suitability: 5+

Availability: September to June (night)

Length: 1.5 hours

Cost (+HST): $9 per student

The Circle of Anishinaabe Life

This experience introduces students to the Anishinaabe, who they are, their importance in history, and their way of life. This experience will focus on the use of music and food to welcome students to the Anishinaabe encampment and their way of life.

Curriculum Links:

  • Health & Physical Education
  • Indigenous Studies
  • Science & Technology
  • Social Studies, History & Geography
  • The Arts

 

Grade Suitability: 3+

Availability: September to June

Length: 2 hours

Cost (+HST): $9 per student

First Nations Traditional Teachings​

A unique cultural experience! Students will be immersed into the traditional and cultural practices of the Anishinaabe. Select from a menu of learning experiences that meet your curriculum requirements, including paddling canoes on the Kaministiquia (May-June), making a traditional craft, learning about Anishinaabe material culture, exploring the forest for wild edibles and medicines, and preparing traditional foods.

Curriculum Links:

  • Health & Physical Education
  • Indigenous Studies
  • Science & Technology
  • Social Studies, History & Geography

Grade Suitability: 6+

Availability: September to June

Length: 2 hours

Cost (+HST): $9 per student

Tracks, Skulls & Furs

Discover the animals that were important to the fur trade from the perspectives of the North West Company’s fur traders and the Anishinaabe hunters and trappers. Learn which furs were valued for fashion or winter survival, and why. Examine the skulls of these animals to learn about their anatomy, behaviours, diets, and habitats!

Curriculum Links:

  • Science & Technology
  • Social Studies, History & Geography

Grade Suitability:

Virtual: JK–3

In-person: 2+

Availability: September to June

Length: 1 hour

Cost (+HST): 

Virtual: $135 per class

In-person: $6 per student

Cooking with Chemistry

Cooking in the fur trade was the very essence of chemistry. Learn how bake ovens function, the cooking temperature of various foods, different cooking methods, such as oil and heat, and various ingredients, such as leavening agents. All showcase chemistry in delicious ways!

Curriculum Links:

  • Math
  • Science & Technology

Grade Suitability: 4+

Availability: September, October, April, May, June

Length: 1.5 hours

Cost (+HST): $6 per student

Children's Farm Life

Have you ever wondered where your food comes from? Experience a day working on our farm, in our garden and with our farm animals, as the farmers share their knowledge about 19th century farming.

Curriculum Links:

  • Health & Physical Education
  • Science & Technology

 

Grade Suitability: 1+

Availability: September to October, May to June

Length: 1.5 hours

Cost (+HST): $6 per student

First Nations Skills & Technology

What did technology look like in the Fur Trade Era? Discover Indigenous innovations that made life easier 200 years ago. Examine various objects and tools used by Indigenous Peoples and Europeans, including a birch bark canoe, baskets, snowshoes, tools, and raw materials.

Curriculum Links:

  • Science & Technology
  • Social Studies, History & Geography

 

Grade Suitability: 5+

Availability: September to June

Length: 1.5 hours

Cost (+HST): $6 per student