Curriculum Links to Galleries at ROM

Category

Additional Resources

Audience

Educators

Age

5-18

Grades

1-12, Kindergarten

Subjects

Art & Culture, Canada, Canadian & World Studies, General, History, Indigenous, Language, Science, Science & Technology, Social Sciences & Humanities, Social Studies, The Arts

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A child looks at a display case and points to something inside

The curriculum connections in this list are only a small selection of the many connections you can make to your curriculum at ROM. They highlight some of the most popular links made by Museum Educators and Classroom Teachers across each grade, but we have no doubt you will find even more as you explore the museum with your students.

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Primary

Two children look out from the mouth of the Dunkleosteus in the Dawn of Life Gallery

Junior

Two teenagers examine a display of ancient life

Intermediate

A diverse group of teenage students stands between cases in the First Peoples gallery and smile as they listen to an Indigenous Educator

Secondary

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A Minecraft screenshot of a dinosaur dig site with exposed dinosaur fossil, tents, truck with crates, and a holographic recreation of an ankylosaur.
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ROM currently offers several Minecraft: Education Edition programs that build meaningful, personalized learning across a wide variety of themes including science, resource use, community, cultural respect, and coding. One-hour monthly programs let you and your students learn about a topic under the guidance of ROM Educators. Extended programs allow independent, in-depth exploration of a variety of subjects including Rocks and Minerals, Sustainability, and Coding. For more information, please contact ROM Learning and be sure to include Minecraft in the subject line. ( romlearning@rom.on.ca)
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A group of Youth Cabinet members paint at a table onto canvas.
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