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.

The big ‘Blue Balloon’ adventure
- Kindergarten
- 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?

Storytime at the farm
- Kindergarten – Grade 1
- Preschool – Elementary cycle 1
Join us for a fun virtual storytime adventure on the farm! This interactive tale comes to life through movement, songs and rhymes.

Meet Wonder Worm
- Kindergarten – Grade 2
- Preschool – Elementary cycle 1
We often forget that the ground is teeming with life. With your students, discover the creatures hiding underground.

All about milk
- Preschool – Grade 4
- Preschool – Elementary cycle 2
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.

Hurray for bees!
- Kindergarten – Grade 4
- Preschool – Elementary cycle 2
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!

Meet the small animals
- Kindergarten – Grade 4
- Preschool – Elementary cycle 2
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!

Hidden worlds: Under the microscope
- Grade 1 – Grade 10
- Elementary cycle 1 – Secondary cycle 2
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.

Discovering states of matter
- Grade 2 – Grade 5
- Elementary cycle 1 – Elementary cycle 2
Students will examine the shape-shifting abilities of matter and the processes that allow matter to transition between these states.

Movement and machines: It’s simple!
- Grade 2 – Grade 5
- Elementary cycle 1 – Elementary cycle 3
Students will discover the lever and inclined plane families and will identify simple machines in the museum’s exhibitions.

Life under our feet
- Grade 3 – Grade 4
- 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.

Design technology
- Grade 3 – Grade 10
- Elementary cycle 1 – Secondary cycle 2
Students will discover how technologies expand the possibilities of art and design while creating their own artwork for a laser-cut pin.

Earth in Focus: Insights from space
- Grade 4 – Grade 8
- Elementary cycle 2 – Secondary cycle 1
Students will learn about the importance of satellites in our daily lives, and their role in helping us understand Earth’s physical systems.

Flight
- Grade 6
- Elementary cycle 2 – Elementary cycle 3
Students will explore the properties of air and the four forces of flight that help aircraft get in the air and stay there.

Observing the night sky
- Grade 6 – Grade 10
- Elementary cycle 3 – Secondary cycle 2
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.

Climate change adaptations
- Grade 7 – Grade 12
- Secondary cycle 1 – Secondary cycle 2
Students will explore climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies through a variety of activities, including taking on the role of exhibition designer!

Exploring Canada’s energy future
- Grade 7 – Grade 12
- Secondary cycle 1 – Secondary cycle 2
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.

Aviation and technology
- Grade 9 – Grade 11
- Secondary cycle 1 – Secondary cycle 2
Students will come along on a virtual tour of a variety of aircraft and will see samples of the materials used to build them.

Genetics and dairy cows
- Grade 11 – Grade 12
- 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.

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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