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At Ingenium, we ignite the  curiosity of your students
with interactive and engaging school programs.
Bring the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum,
the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, and  the Canada Science and Technology Museum
into your classroom with our engaging virtual  field trips – the best way to visit from afar.
From agricultural innovations to aviation  technology and the science of simple machines,
Ingenium museums offer bilingual programs  that align with Canadian curriculums.
Elementary students can explore a  real dairy barn and meet the animals,
or discover the forces of flight  while observing the most extensive
collection of historical aircraft in the country.
High school students can discover fascinating  science facts through exciting experiments.
Many programs include teaching materials that  will bring your lessons to life in the classroom.
No matter what the subject, Ingenium’s virtual  field trips will connect your students with
discoveries that will change  the way they see the world.
Book your virtual field trip today, and  ignite the ingenuity of your students!

Virtual field trips

Bring the museum to your classroom with a virtual field trip that will engage your students with knowledgeable guides and dynamic activities.

Virtual field trips take you on an adventure without leaving your classroom, home, or summer camp! Go on a tour of any of our three museums, see science in action, and meet the animals in our barns–all with a dynamic guide who will educate and entertain your students. Choose from a number of STEM topics in programs that are curriculum-linked and available in English or French.

Virtual field trip

The big ‘Blue Balloon’ adventure

  1. Kindergarten
  2. Preschool

After reading The Blue Balloon story, your students will set out on a virtual tour to discover many aircraft in the museum’s collection. What similar shapes can they find on the aircraft? How many propeller blades does each have?

Virtual field trip

Storytime at the farm

  1. Kindergarten – Grade 1
  2. Elementary cycle 1 – Preschool

Join us for a fun virtual storytime adventure on the farm! This interactive tale comes to life through movement, songs and rhymes.

Virtual field trip

Meet Wonder Worm

  1. Kindergarten – Grade 2
  2. Elementary cycle 1 – Preschool

We often forget that the ground is teeming with life. With your students, discover the creatures hiding underground.

A museum staff member kneels beside a young brown and white calf in a barn setting. The staff member is wearing a red shirt, blue jeans, and a headset while smiling at the camera. She is holding a colorful rope attached to the calf. Straw bedding and barn equipment are visible in the background.
Virtual field trip

All about milk

  1. Preschool – Grade 4
  2. Elementary cycle 2 – Preschool

In this engaging program, young students will meet the dairy herd, learn how they are milked, and get an up-close view of the needs of cows and their calves.

A close-up view of a bee pollinating a yellow flower
Virtual field trip

Hurray for bees!

  1. Kindergarten – Grade 4
  2. Elementary cycle 2 – Preschool

By learning about the life cycle and needs of bees, students learn how to protect pollinating insects, the smallest and arguably most important residents of the farm!

Virtual field trip

Meet the small animals

  1. Kindergarten – Grade 4
  2. Elementary cycle 2 – Preschool

Tour the barn through two-way video to meet the sheep, goats, rabbits, and poultry. Students also get to meet the not-so-small pigs!

A photo of a white microscope with slides.
Virtual field trip

Hidden worlds: Under the microscope

  1. Grade 1 – Grade 10
  2. Secondary cycle 2 – Elementary cycle 1

Students will discover the hidden worlds of everyday objects that only a microscope can see! Select from a variety of objects to explore, then text their knowledge in a fun game.

Glass of water with dry ice, creating a fog-like effect as vapor rises and surrounds the glass
Virtual field trip

Discovering states of matter

  1. Grade 2 – Grade 5
  2. Elementary cycle 2 – Elementary cycle 1

Students will examine the shape-shifting abilities of matter and the processes that allow matter to transition between these states.

A museum employee showing the functionality of a simple machine while holding other simple machines
Virtual field trip

Movement and machines: It’s simple!

  1. Grade 2 – Grade 5
  2. Elementary cycle 3 – Elementary cycle 1

Students will discover the lever and inclined plane families and will identify simple machines in the museum’s exhibitions.

Virtual field trip

Life under our feet

  1. Grade 3 – Grade 4
  2. Elementary cycle 2

In this program, students investigate the composition of soil, meet its inhabitants, learn about its food chain and discover why soil is the foundation of life.

Close up of a laser cutter, and on the cutter there is a small wooden square with a circular logo on it.
Virtual field trip

Design technology

  1. Grade 3 – Grade 10
  2. Secondary cycle 2 – Elementary cycle 1

Students will discover how technologies expand the possibilities of art and design while creating their own artwork for a laser-cut pin.

The planet Earth from nearby space. A satellite can be seen in the corner of the photo.
Virtual field trip

Earth in Focus: Insights from space

  1. Grade 4 – Grade 8
  2. Secondary cycle 1 – Elementary cycle 2

Students will learn about the importance of satellites in our daily lives, and their role in helping us understand Earth’s physical systems.

Close-up view of two hands holding and pointing at an inflated blue balloon which is sitting in a smaller red container.
Virtual field trip

Flight

  1. Grade 6
  2. Elementary cycle 3 – Elementary cycle 2

Students will explore the properties of air and the four forces of flight that help aircraft get in the air and stay there.

The silhouette of a woman standing by a telescope under a dark blue starry sky, with a serene lake and tree-lined shore in the background.
Virtual field trip

Observing the night sky

  1. Grade 6 – Grade 10
  2. Secondary cycle 2 – Elementary cycle 3

Through a series of fun challenges, students will learn about the celestial objects and phenomena that can be observed with our own eyes or with the help of a telescope.

Downward view of a person holding soil in their hands with a small plant sprouting from it. The ground below them is dry and cracked.
Virtual field trip

Climate change adaptations

  1. Grade 7 – Grade 12
  2. Secondary cycle 2 – Secondary cycle 1

Students will explore climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies through a variety of activities, including taking on the role of exhibition designer!

Two rows of solar panels sitting on a green lawn, in behind them are six wind turbines. In the background there is a cityscape with tall skyscrapers and a line of trees in front of it.
Virtual field trip

Exploring Canada’s energy future

  1. Grade 7 – Grade 12
  2. Secondary cycle 2 – Secondary cycle 1

Students will get to know Canada’s energy system by exploring energy production and consumption across the country, and learn about the role of the Canada Energy Regulator.

A close up view of a person holding a shiny square of sheet metal. The individual is wearing a black top, white long sleeved cardigan and blue jeans. On the wooden table in front of her there is also a model cross section of an aircraft wing an a large metal cylinder.
Virtual field trip

Aviation and technology

  1. Grade 9 – Grade 11
  2. Secondary cycle 2 – Secondary cycle 1

Students will come along on a virtual tour of a variety of aircraft and will see samples of the materials used to build them.

A museum staff member in a red shirt and blue jeans, wearing a headset, smiles while demonstrating how to use a blue ear tagging tool. She stands in a barn with black-and-white dairy cows visible in the background, some of which are feeding from stalls.
Virtual field trip

Genetics and dairy cows

  1. Grade 11 – Grade 12
  2. Secondary cycle 2

Witness how genetics can be applied in real life! Through various activities, students learn how dairy farmers can improve the genetic make-up of their herd.

A smiling teacher wearing glasses engaged in a lively conversation with colleagues.

Teacher professional development

Ingenium’s STEM Institute for Elementary Teachers offers a series of free, award-winning, professional workshops for primary and junior teachers. Educators will discover how to connect science to students’ everyday lives, how students can apply their knowledge in new ways, and will be equipped with take-home resources.

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