In the Galleries
Name one of the LIVING animals in Natural History!
Fish (Lucie, the Northern Pike,) snakes (hognose and bull snake,) and turtles! (Western painted turtles.)
I look like a plant, but I'm a bug! I move very slowly so I can hide. Who am I?
A leaf or stick insect!
Karen shared some special objects from the Archaeology collection with us. What was the mystery objects she brought?
I am a helpful tool you have been using all week! I hold all your questions and ideas. What am I?
Name one of the Indigenous communities represented in the Human History Hall. There are many!
Cree, Blackfoot, Nakota Sioux, Dene, other?
A am a hairy type of spider that people are often afraid of, but you could hurt me far more than I could hurt you! What spider am I?
A tarantula!
Camilla works on the Live Animals Team and is an expert on caring for what type of animal?
Insects/Bugs!
I hang high up in the museum lobby! I have been used to transport many goods over the years including medicine. Who am I?
Airplane! (More specifically a bi-plane because of my two sets of wings.)
I am a BIG mammal who uses my long, sharp claws to dig for bugs in the mountains and forests of Alberta. I teach my offspring (babies) to do the same! Who am I?
Grizzly Bear!
I am insect whose wings can be many beautiful colours. Some of you sketched my life cycle into your journals to show I come from an egg, turn into a caterpillar and eventually I am an adult! Which insect am I?
A butterfly!
I have been an important animal to many First Nations peoples for a long, long time. My body provided people with food, clothing, shelter and tools. I stand large and proud in the Human History Hall. Which animal am I?
Bison!
In our journals, we sketched different forms of transportation in the Human History Hall. Name TWO types of transportation that can be found there.
Dog sled, horse, Red River cart, wagons, motorcycle, airplane, pickup truck, train, tractor and canoes.
We looked at a Giant African Millipede together and were amazed by all of their legs! Do you remember how many they have?
An adult can have 250-260 legs!
I was the first dinosaur found in our province and am a cousin of the T-Rex! Who am I?
The big herbivore dinosaur, Edmontosaurus, lives upstairs in Natural History. During its time, it lived with predators such as T-Rex! What is one way Edmontosaurus could keep itself safe from T-Rex?
1). Watching out for their herd! Edmontosaurus lived with others and could take care of each other by watching for danger.
2). Special muscles! Their leg muscles and tendons helped Edmontosaurus run for a long time. They could even outlast T-Rex!
You cut up fruits and veggies to feed me this week! When you put the food into my soil filled container, I couldn't wait to crawl out and take a bite! Which bug am I?
Cockroaches!
I am sacred to many Indigenous communities. I came to Earth a long time ago, and some call me 'the boy who fell from the sky.' Who am I?
Manitou Asiniy or Creator's Stone