- GRADES 3-5
- DIRECT FROM
The Whale Trail
Swim along the West Coast of Canada and discover the Whale Trail with Ocean Wise. Led by a marine expert, students get up close and personal with humpbacks, orcas and other ocean giants.
May 4, 2023
Can’t make it to Spark? No problem! This series surprises and delights, while taking students in classrooms or at home on unique virtual adventures. Winner of the Canadian Museums Association / Association des musées canadiens Award for Outstanding Achievement in Audience Outreach.
Swim along the West Coast of Canada and discover the Whale Trail with Ocean Wise. Led by a marine expert, students get up close and personal with humpbacks, orcas and other ocean giants.
May 4, 2023
Get wild and connect with experts from the Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary! Learn about what it takes to care for these canines, as well as their journeys to the Sanctuary.
June 1, 2023
Feel like a wilderness hike? This session takes students to Banff National Park to learn about the resident wildlife and their habitats. Discover how animals interact with their habitats in the mountains, how wildlife monitoring and management works and how fire is actually very important!
May 25, 2023
Ever want to be an astronaut for a day? Now boarding all students and teachers for a round trip into the Milky Way! Direct From the Milky Way, presented by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, takes participants on a galactic journey to visit nearby stars, nebulae and clusters.
April 26, 2023
Dinosaurs are never not cool! This session tests each student's paleontological skills. Coming in virtually from the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum in northern Alberta, this Direct From will show students how to unearth local palaeontological mysteries!
April 5, 2023
Paging all students to the operating room! In this exclusive peek inside an operating room at the Rockyview General Hospital in Calgary, witness a total knee replacement and learn from both an anesthesiologist and a surgeon.
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