Exploring the Museum
- Category
- Onsite Lessons with Museum Educators
- Duration
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60 minutes
- Audience
- Educators, French Presentation, Schools
- Age
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5--13
- 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
About this lesson
Explore a variety of galleries to learn about some of the most iconic objects from around the world and throughout time.
How can Museum collections deepen our understanding of the world and our place within it?
Objects housed at ROM come from every continent on this planet, and range in age from very new to over 4.5 billion years old!
There’s no way to see everything in just one day, but with the guidance of a Museum Educator, students will encounter some of the ROM’s most captivating objects and engage with inspiring stories.
With the flexibility to follow students’ curiosity, this lesson creates opportunities for unexpected discoveries, meaningful learning, and memorable museum experiences.
Highlights may include objects relating to the natural wonders of our planet, as well as the art and cultures of people living here and abroad, both in the past and present. While in the galleries, students may have a chance to engage in hands-on learning with real objects, specimens, and belongings from the collections.
| Delivery Language | This lesson is offered in English and French. |
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| Lesson Times | 10:30 AM, 12:15 PM |
| Activities |
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| Galleries/Location | Dinosaurs, Egypt, First Peoples Art & Culture |
| Format | Gallery Lesson |
| Duration | 1 hour |
| Pricing | $18.50/person (Free for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis students) |
| Minimum Group | 15 |
| Maximum Group | 35 |
Learning Goals
Recognize the multidisciplinary nature of ROM, with collections spanning art, culture, and nature from across the globe and throughout history
Explore how Museum objects convey stories about people, places, and the planet, fostering meaningful connections across time and cultures
Understand how examining objects from the past can deepen our understanding of the present and inspire visions for the future
Learning at ROM
What makes these lessons unique is that they are taught by trained Museum Educators with diverse areas of specialization, who develop individual lesson plans around set learning goals.
This allows them the flexibility and adaptability to meet student interests and follow where their curiosity leads, respond to class needs and ever-changing conditions in the dynamic environment of a busy Museum, and incorporate the latest studies, pedagogies, and technologies.
We also understand the value of learning from the real thing whenever possible, not relying exclusively on models and copies. Even in gallery lessons, Educators take every opportunity to let your students engage in hands-on learning with something real that has its own history and stories to tell.
These tested approaches to learning mean that you may never get the same lesson twice, but they will always be engaging, interactive, and memorable.
Highlights
Please Note
During the lesson, students have the opportunity to interact with real objects from the collections. If a student lifts and drops an object, it may result in injury to themselves, to others, or to the collections. Please ensure students are following safety instructions and handling objects responsibly.
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