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Field trips to the museum

Aviation and technology

Grade level:
Grade 9 to 11 (Ontario)
Secondary cycle 1 to 2 (Quebec)
Fee:
$7.25 per student
Duration:
90 minutes

Dates offered: September 22, 2025 to June 19, 2026

Max. group size: 28

During this tour, your students will handle the materials used to build the aircraft they visit. They will be able to feel the lightness of bamboo and examine honeycomb structures up close, helping them to better understand why and how these materials work. Students will discuss changes in aviation technology over time, and will explore ways of reducing aviation’s environmental impact. Students will also explore a variety of historical and current careers in aviation and aerospace. Aircraft examined on tour may include:

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Two high school students examine material used to make aircraft on a tabletop. In the background there is a historic fighter jet.

Curriculum links

Grade 9 and 10 –  Technology and the Skilled Trades (TAS1O, TAS20) 

B. Technological Development, Impacts, and Careers

  • B1. Fundamentals of Technological Development
    • Demonstrate an understanding of how various needs and underlying social, economic, and environmental factors drive the evolution of technology (B1.1, 1.3)
  • B2. Impacts of Technology
    • Analyze impacts of various technologies on individuals, society, the economy, and the environment (B2.1, 2.3)
  • B3. Careers and Pathways in Technology and the Skilled Trades
    • Explore and describe careers in technological fields and the skilled trades, and pathways for entering them (B3.1)

Grade 10 – Career Studies (GLC20)

B. Exploring and Preparing for the World of Work

  • B1. Exploring Work Trends and the Importance of Transferable Skills
    • demonstrate an understanding, based on research, of a variety of local and global trends related to work and employment, including the effect some of those trends have had on workers’ rights and responsibilities and on the role of transferable skills in career development today (B1.1)

Grade 11 – Transportation Technologies, College Preparation (TTJ3C)

A. Transportation Technology Fundamentals

  • A1. Understanding Engines 
    • Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental principles of engines and their service, repair, and maintenance (A1.2)
  • A3. Understanding Major Systems and Components 
    • Identify the function and explain the operation of the major systems and components of vehicles, aircraft, and/or watercraft (A 3.1,3.4,3.5)

D. Professional Practice and Career Opportunities 

  • D2. Career Opportunities
    • Describe career opportunities in the transportation industry and the education and training required for them (D2.1) 

Secondary cycle one – Science and technology 

The Technological World 

  • Engineering
    • Materials
    • Equipment
  • Forces and Motion
    • Mechanisms that transmit motion
    • Mechanisms that bring about a change in motion
  • Cultural References
    • Inventions
    • Joseph-Armand Bombardier
    • Alexander Graham Bell
    • Aviation and aerospace science
    • Transportation technology

Secondary cycle two – Science and technology 

The Technological World 

  • Engineering
    • Mechanics – Guiding Controls
  • Materials
    • Types and properties
  • Cultural References
    • Alexander Graham Bell
    • Leonardo da Vinci 

 

Fees

$7.25 per student. Please note a minimum fee of $145 applies.

Your school may be eligible for financial support. For more information, contact the customer engagement team.

*Program includes free admission for one adult for every four participants for elementary-aged students, or one adult for every six participants for secondary-aged students. Please note that there is a mandatory minimum ratio of 1 adult for every 10 students. Any additional adults not included in the program fee will be required to pay the regular visitor fee at admission and will not be able to participate in the program. These requirements do not apply to groups with students who have special needs.

Reservations

Booking requests can be made through the school programs reservation request form.

You can also connect directly with our customer engagement team:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 613-991-3053 or 1-866-442-4416

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