Online Activities

Try your hand at an archaeological dig, make an ancient Egyptian wall relief, match wits with a ROM curator, or go into the jungles of Vietnam to find a Mossy Frog!

Ancient Egypt

An extensive look at the people, traditions and arcitecture of Ancient Egypt. This section includes activities, articles, and further resources.
Learn about Ancient Egypt

Homes of the Past: The Archaeology of an Iroquoian Longhouse

A brief introduction to Iroquoian architecture based on archaeological evidence.
Learn about Iroquoian Longhouses

Archaeological Analysis: Pieces of the Past

Historic Archaeology is the study of people who lived during the past 200 years or so by looking at the artifacts they left behind. An artifact is anything made or used by people.
Learn about Archaeological Analysis

Bird Song Quiz

Test your knowledge of Ontario bird songs from the ROM sound collection.
Take the Quiz

Comparative Anatomy of Bird Skulls

Birds are built in the same basic body plan as all other vertebrates including humans. The obvious differences are largely related to flight, such as light bones, reduction in size of some bones, fusion of others and loss of some completely. The skull is light and is dominated by the eye sockets and the jaws which are modified as a beak.
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Fact? or Fiction?

This game allows ROM curators to share their expertise by challenging guests to the origin and usage of unique objects.
Play Fact? or Fiction?

Fossils at the ROM

Fossilization is the process that turns a once living thing into a fossil. There are lots of fossils to be found, but only a tiny number of all the animals and plants that ever lived have been fossilized.
Learn about Fossils

From Bats to Rats

Join the ROM on a journey of discovery to a region of the world never before explored for mammals.
Explore From Bats to Rats

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Vietnam Discovery Adventure

Join us on a virtual field expedition to Vietnam to find the mossy frog and bring her back to the Discovery Gallery at the Royal Ontario Museum.
Learn about Vietnam Discovery Adventure

 

 

A view of the inside of a longhouse model.

Mummy-case of Djedmaatesankh, a musician from the temple of Amun-re at Thebes.

Victorian mantle piece embellishment or a Persian bath pumice-stone holder? Play Fact or Fiction? to find out!