Resources

Find resources to engage with the ROM’s collections before, during, and after your museum visit. Whether you’re visiting with a school group, researching a project, or looking for fun games and activities to enjoy, there’s something here for everyone! Share your students' projects, questions, and museum visits with us. #ROMLearning

Find information and resources from all areas of the ROM including our Indigenous-Western Timeline, a virtual prehistoric museum, and the ROM’s vast collections.

photo of an entelodont skull

Online Collections

Explore the ROM's vast collections and learn more about selected objects and specimens

  • Grades 1 - 12
  • Ages 4-5, 6-7, 8-10, 11-14, 14+
ancient organisms swim in an ocean

Burgess Shale Virtual Museum

Discover some of the earliest, most unusual forms of life on Earth found in this Canadian World Heritage Site

  • Grades 2 - 12
  • Ages 6-7, 8-10, 11-14, 14+
A turtle and fish surround a pipe clogged with zebra mussels.

Invasion of the Zebra Mussels

Analyze data sets to study invasive species in this resource developed by the ROM for the Biodiversity Education and Awareness Network

  • Grades 12
  • Ages 14+
Children and a teacher stand around a tree looking up

Let's ID That Tree!

Learn to identify trees around you with this resource developed with the ROM for the Biodiversity Education and Awareness Network

  • Grades 3 - 4
  • Ages 8-10
a model of a blue jay flying through a fall forest

Ontario's Backyard Birds

Get to know your backyard birds with this resource developed with the ROM for the Biodiversity Education and Awareness Network

  • Grades 4 - 6
  • Ages 8-10
Water washes over two feet standing on a sandy beach

What Size Footprint Are You Leaving on the Earth?

Calculate your ecological footprint with this resource developed by the ROM for the Biodiversity Education and Awareness Network

  • Grades 9
  • Ages 14+
A set of doors beneath a golden mosaic archway

Virtual ROM @ Google Arts & Culture

Virtually explore the museum from the comfort of your home

  • Grades 1 - 12
  • Ages 6-7, 8-10, 11-14, 14+
A feather with red, yellow, white, and black on the tip next to the words Indigenous Voices

Indigenous Voices

Watch our Indigenous Educators and guests share stories about ancestral objects

  • Grades 1 - 12
  • Ages 4-5, 6-7, 8-10, 11-14, 14+
A woman in a dinosaur dress stands in a gallery of dinosaur skeletons. Next to her is the cover of the book "Burton & Isabelle Pipistrelle."

ROM at Home: ROM Storytime

Join ROM teacher Sarah Elliott for fun stories and creative challenges

  • Grades 1 - 4
  • Ages 0-3, 4-5, 6-7
A woman and child walk down a gravel path on a nature trail through the forest.

ROM at Home: ROM Around You

ROM Teacher Julie Tomé guides us through new discoveries about the objects all around us

  • Grades 3 - 8
  • Ages 6-7, 8-10, 11-14
A woman stands in front of an antique drawer of rock specimens

ROM at Home: Ask ROM Anything

Learn the secrets of the museum's collections from the ROM curators and technicians

  • Grades 6 - 12
  • Ages 8-10, 11-14, 14+
A line drawing of a moose

Indigenous Colouring Pages

Get your crayons and markers to bring these pages to life!

  • Grades 1 - 6
  • Ages 0-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-10
A line drawing of a dragonfly

Insect Colouring Book

Get creative by colouring 6 different spring and summer insects!

  • Grades 1 - 6
  • Ages
A screenshot of scratch game code

Coding with Copper Workshop

Explore the importance of copper and learn to code a game!

  • Grades 4 - 10
  • Ages 8-10, 11-14, 14+
Great whales up close and personal

Great Whales 360 Virtual Tour

Dive into a virtual, self-guided, annotated 360 tour of Great Whales: Up Close and Personal

  • Grades 3 - 12
  • Ages 6-7, 8-10, 11-14, 14+