AgVenture: From sheep to sweater
JK to Grade 4 (Ontario)
Preschool to Elementary cycle 2 (Quebec)
$280 for two programs
40 minutes
Dates offered: November 6, 2024 to March 31, 2025
Max. group size: 30 per program
Bring the museum experience to your classroom with the AgVenture mobile education program.
How did pioneers turn a sheep’s fleece into clothing? This flexible program will allow your students to explore the properties of wool through fun activities.
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Curriculum links
Science and technology
- Kindergarten
- Problem solving and innovating
- Grades 1, 2 and 4
- STEM skills and connections
- Grade 1
- Life systems: Needs and characteristics of living things
- Structures and mechanisms: Everyday materials, objects, and structures
- Grade 2
- Life Systems: Growth and changes in animals
- Grade 4
- Life systems: Habitats and community
Social studies
- Grade 3
- Heritage and identity: Communities in Canada, 1780–1850
Preschool: To construct his/her understanding of the world
Mathematics, science and technology — Science and technology
- Elementary cycle 1: To explore the world of science and technology
- Elementary cycle 2: To make the most of scientific and technological tools, objects and procedures
Social sciences: Geography, history, and citizenship education
- Elementary cycle 1: To construct his/her representation of space, time, and society
- Elementary cycle 2: To interpret changes in a society and its territory
Fees
A minimum of two program must be booked. Additional programs with the same theme can be booked for the same day and organization.
Please contact us about pricing for locations outside of a 50 km radius from the museum.
Your school may be eligible for financial support. For more information, contact the customer engagement team.
Reservations
Booking requests can be made through the school programs reservation request form.
You can also connect directly with our customer engagement team:
Email: contact@IngeniumCanada.org
Phone: 613-991-3053 or 1-866-442-4416
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