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Become a junior wildlife biologist and explore the needs of plants and animals in the grassland regions of southern Alberta. Observe and classify some of the different species that make their home in this area and check out their habitats. Learn how they must adapt to the conditions around them in order to survive and identify their interdependency upon one another. Find out ways in which they are valued as living things and recognize how we must provide for those plants and animals in our care.

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Arr, matey!  This pirate-themed crate has participants navigating a treasure map with a compass, creating floating rafts and trying to trap the pirate Captain Repel as they learn about magnetism.

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The activities in this crate encourage students to discover and deepen their understanding about the environment, investigate ways natural and human-made things in our environment interact, and explore how we are a part of the environment.

As part of our Aboriginal Ways of Knowing series, the activities within this crate honour and acknowledge the traditional ways of First Nations people, while introducing students to the norms, beliefs, values, and conventions of Western science.

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Gather around Hayley Little Moccasin’s Great Grandmother as she tells the stories of the great iinii or buffalo. Understand and respect practical Aboriginal ways of knowing and link this knowledge with the science of testing materials and designs using a variety of building materials.  As part of Science Alberta Foundation's Ways of Knowing series, this crate honours Aboriginal perspectives in the study of science.

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Gather around Hayley Little Moccasin’s Great Grandmother as she tells the stories of the great iinii or buffalo. Understand and respect practical Aboriginal ways of knowing and link this knowledge with the science of testing materials and designs using a variety of building materials.  As part of Science Alberta Foundation's Ways of Knowing series, this crate honours Aboriginal perspectives in the study of science.

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With seven hands-on activity centres, this crate immerses grade 3 students into farm life where they help Jo observe some common and not-so-common animals found on her farm. Students discover and deepen their understanding about animals – animal adaptation to different environments, life cycles, and requirements for their care.  Let’s help Jo out on her farm!!

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Leonardo da Vinci was an architect, scientist, and engineer who combined scientific intellect with artistic creativity to produce hundreds of designs. As optical engineers training at Leonardo’s Engineering Academy of Light and Shadows, you will learn the basic concepts of light and shadows and test Leonardo’s theories.

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Today’s chemical engineers are spearheading new discoveries in energy, materials, manufacturing, consumer products, medicine, biotechnology, microelectronics, and environmental solutions… sometimes those discoveries are unexpected and surprising!  Within this crate students will observe, investigate, infer and question while completing experiments introduced by seven chemical engineers and their serendipitous “whoops!” discoveries.

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A pipeline explosion. A late night phone call. A threatening letter. Six Suspects. Use forensic techniques in the areas of fingerprints, fiber analysis, footwear impressions, tire impressions, soil analysis and questioned documents to help Sergeant Richardson and her forensic team discover the true identity of the perpetrator in “The Griffin Inquest.” Three levels allow you to differentiate instruction!

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