Places in the Museum
Spiders, beetles and stick bugs - oh my! I'm a toasty warm place so I can keep the critters who live here happy.
The Bug Gallery or Bug Hatchery!
Look way up, and you'll see me flying high above the museum's lobby. What am I?
Airplane (the Edmonton biplane to be exact!)
What special objects did Dorothy Hepler's nurses give her while she was recovering from Polio in the Iron Lung?
Dolls!
We have a Northern Pike, Western Painted Turtles, Bull Snake and Hognose Snake.
During our game testing with Mike, we used natural resources to build communities. Name one of the resources in the game.
Ore, Food, Energy and Lumber!
Looking for a snack or maybe a coffee? Stop by this place to get what you need!
The Museum Cafe! (or restaurant)
You've carried me around all week to add your notes, pictures and wonders. What am I?
Your journals!
What type of sport did the Edmonton Grads women's team play for 20 years?
Basketball! They were champions!
How would you describe the climate of Ancient Alberta when the dinosaurs roamed the Earth?
Warm/hot, wet, like a rainforest's climate.
Matt works in Military and Government History - name one of the objects he brought to show us today!
A soldier's jacket, a soldier's hat, an older version of the poppy people wear in remembrance and a modern poppy we wear.
Not many visitors are allowed here - it's mostly just for staff. Walk the long hallways to find where we keep all of the collections!
Behind-the-scenes or back of house!
I was relied on for thousands of years, and am very important to many Indigenous communities - even today. My body has provided food, tools and materials to build shelter and clothing. What am I?
Bison! (Will accept buffalo)
Name on item that the Farvolden family was able to bring with them from Norway in the 1920's.
A waffle maker, books, violin, furniture and clothing.
Name one Ice Age mammal that would have been a herbivore (plant eater.)
A mammoth, bison, giant sloth, mastodon, horse, camel.
When we met Kevin, we talked about great BIG pieces of ice that can shape landscapes. What is this ice called?
A glacier!
You can't buy the objects in the galleries, but you can buy objects here! I have games, art and more. What place in the museum am I?
The Museum Shop! (or store)
Behind-the-scenes or back of house!
Identity is:
a). weather patterns over time.
b). what makes a person or group of people who they are.
c). How people have kept track of historical events over a long period of time.
Name one type of landscape we have in Alberta. Think about the natural regions!
Rocky Mountains, Foothills, Grasslands, Parkland, Canadian Shield, prairies, Boreal Forest
Sean works with a lot of cool fish and reptiles! Were the jarred critters in:
a). water
b). a special liquid that helps to keep them from rotting. This preserves them for a long time.
The answer is b! The special liquid is ethanol and it helps keep the specimens from rotting over time.
I am a special collection because you can touch all the objects here! I'm for education you see. What is this special place called?
The Learning Collection!
I am a meteorite that's as old as the Earth and I am sacred (very important) to Indigenous communities such as the Cree and Blackfoot peoples. When you visit me, you can hear the wind across the prairies. Who am I?
What did Minhe Irpah mountain provide for the Stoney Nakoda peoples for thousands of years?
You could say shelter, water, food since animals lived there, medicinal plants, a place to hold ceremonies and a place to call home.
What was lesson Mooswa (Moose) learned in the Woodland Cree story I shared about how the moose came to look the way it does?
To accept and love yourself the way you are.
Palaeontology! You could also say Ice Age or Quaternary Palaeontology.