RAM Riddles
Our Museum School journals!
Carnivore!
What famous hockey team can be found in the Human History Hall? Go, team, go!
The Oilers!
Nick took us tracking outside, and showed us many interesting creatures! Name one of the jarred animals that Nick shared with us.
A tiger salamander, bull snake, prairie rattlesnake, horned lizard, toads - others?
Do you need a tasty treat or maybe something to drink? Come to this place in the lobby for all your food and drink needs!
The museum cafe!
The Bug Gallery! Will also accept the Bug Hatchery
We saw this animal in the Wild Alberta Gallery. It's flat tail, long teeth and waterproof fur are the perfect adaptations for living near the trees and water! What is this animal?
The beaver!
What object did we explore in the Human History Hall that ended up being a game that was played thousands of years ago, and is still around today!
The bone and stick game!
Krystal works with the Indigenous collection! She shared many beautiful and colourful objects. What was the special object we were allowed to touch with white museum gloves on??
A basket! It was made from birch bark and decorated with flowers made from porcupine quills.
An airplane! (specifically an Edmonton biplane!)
I'm cold as winter, because I'm ice! What am I called when I'm a GIGANTIC piece of ice moving across the land?
I'm a glacier!
This region in Alberta was made loooooong ago, with highhhh peaks of rock and valleys way down low. What is this region called?
The Rocky Mountain Region!
Name one form of transportation that can be found in the Human History Hall
We got to see Kevin many times throughout the week! We moved "glaciers" in our program with him. What is it called when a glacier takes a big scoop out of the land as it moves? (this would be behind the glacier)
A valley is formed!
I have many pretty things for sale, and people love to visit me! What place am I in the museum lobby?
The gift shop or RAM shop!
I am a special collection where all of the objects can be touched and held. Exploring in a hands-on way is fun! What am I?
The Learning Collection!
Rocks and minerals (ore), oil and gas, food (crops, animals,) forests, wind and water power.
Name one Indigenous nation that we have talked about throughout the week.
Cree, Blackfoot, Metis, Inuit, Nakoda, Dene, others?
Corey is an ornithologist and he showed us the animals that he studies and works with. What types of nesting animals did he share?
Birds!
I'm the first type of dinosaur that was found here in the province by Joseph B. Tyrell. What's my name?
The Albertosaurus!
I am a meteorite rock that is very important to many Indigenous communities. I fell from the sky long ago, and am over 4 billion years old! Who am I?
Creator's Stone or Manitou Asiniy (in Cree)
Theropods!
The Farvolden family brought many special objects with them when they left Norway. Name one of the objects that came to Alberta.
Violin, books, waffle maker, furniture (chairs, cupboard) clothing, oatmeal cooker.
Jillian showed us objects from the Labour and Industry collection! This collection is all about work in Alberta. What was one object that Jillian brought?
A mother and baby stand proudly in the lobby - they are made of a beautiful bronze. What type of Ice Age mammal are they?
The mammoth! (A wooly mammoth to be exact!)