Royal Tyrrell Museum Virtual Visit

by Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology (Canada)

Take a tour of the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology without leaving
your classroom! During this interactive virtual visit, we’ll guide you
through our world-renowned galleries and exhibits. Marvel at creatures
from ancient seas, explore Dinosaur Hall, and discover how life carried
on after the asteroid impact that marked the end of the Age of Dinosaurs. The program will conclude with live Q&A session supplemented with multimedia and fossil resources.
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About This Program

Cost

Point to Point: $110.00
Point to Point Premium: $100.00

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1.Click here to check our availability before submitting your booking request. The CILC calendar only shows CILC bookings and does not reflect our actual availability as we take bookings from our own website calendar. Failure to check our calendar may result in a delay of your booking request.

2. If you wish to connect using a videoconference unit (H.323 - Polycom, Cisco etc) you will need to select "One-Click Connect" in the Program Delivery Mode drop-down menu when booking.

3. Program fee: $110 USD ($135.00 CAD). Please note that payment is required by credit card and must be made prior to the program date. If you cannot meet these requirements contact us to discuss an alternative payment method.

Length

45 minutes

Target Audience

Education: Grade(s) Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Adult LearnersPublic Library: Library Patrons

Minimum participants:

None

Maximum participants:

Primary Disciplines

Science, History & Social Studies

Program Delivery Mode

Videoconference – Webcam/desktop (Zoom, Google Meet, Cisco WebEx, GoToMeeting, Microsoft Teams, etc...)
Zoom

Booking Information

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Provider's Cancellation Policy

A full refund will be granted for cancellation requests received at least 24 hours prior to your program.

About This Provider

Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology (Canada)

Drumheller, Alberta
Canada

The Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology is Canada's only museum dedicated to the science of palaeontology and to celebrating the history and spectacular diversity of life on Earth - from the tiniest grains of pollen to the mightiest dinosaur. Housing over 185,000 individual specimens, the Museum is internationally renowned for its palaeontological research, collection of extraordinary educational and scientific value, and dynamic galleries.
Through award-winning and innovative Distance Learning programs delivered from the Canadian Badlands, your students can connect to experts who will inspire them with creative, fun, and educational activities.

Live from our Distance Learning Studio we offer programs for schools, homeschool students, and public sites. We use Zoom software to connect, but are able to accommodate other platforms. We can connect to a single group or multiple connections at once.

Initially launched in 2006, we have connected to over 145,000 participants in 4,700 programs to Canada, the United States, and around the world! We are proud to be a recipient of the CILC Pinnacle Award Hall of Fame!

Contact:
Bookings
tyrrell.bookings@gov.ab.ca
1-403-823-7707

Program Details

Format

1. Introduction to the Royal Tyrrell Museum and the science of Palaeontology
- Multiple choice question: What is palaeontology?
2. Gallery - the world of "Cretaceous Alberta" and a look at the Albertosaurus
3. Introduction to Geologic Time - travel back in time 4.6 billion years ago
4. Gallery - Pre-Cambrian Era
PALAEOZOIC ERA
5. Gallery - Cambrian Period - Burgess Shale and the amazing Cambrian creatures
6. Gallery - Devonian Period - progression of life underwater
7. Gallery - Carboniferous Period - evolution of terrestrial life
8. Gallery - The Permian Period and a look at Dimetrodon
- Multiple Choice Question - Was Dimetrodon a dinosaur?
MESOZOIC ERA
9. Gallery - Dinosaur Hall
- Choose two herbivores to meet: Camarasaurus, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, or Ankylosaur-
- Choose a carnivore to meet: Allosaurus or Gorgosaurus
- Not all carnivores were large! Dromaeosaurus, a raptor
- Why do we find so many dinosaurs in Alberta?
- Bear Paw Sea - not all reptiles were dinosaurs!
- Tyrannosaurus rex - the ultimate apex predator!
- Extinction - With the end of the large dinosaurs comes a new beginning for others
- Multiple Choice question - How did the large dinosaurs go extinct?
CENOZOIC ERA
11. Gallery - Cenozoic
- Creatures that survived the extinction
- Choose a herbivore to meet: Gomphothere or Brontothere?
- Choose a carnivore to meet: Smilodon or Entelodont
12. Conclusion of program and Q&A session with multimedia and fossil resources

Objectives

The participants will:
gain a stronger, broader understanding of the history of life on Earth
understand that time is divided into Eras bigger and smaller chunks, to help palaeontologists understand the different periods in Earth's history
learn more about different types of animals and plants that lived on our planet through the fossil record

Standards Alignment

National Standards

NS.K-4.1 – Science as Inquiry
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
Understandings about scientific inquiry

NS.K-4.5 - Science and Technology
Understanding about science and technology

NS.K-4.3 - Life Science
Characteristics of organisms
Life cycles of organisms
Organisms and their environments

NS.K-4.5 - Science and Technology
Abilities to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by humans;

NS.K-4.6 – Personal and Social Perspectives
Characteristics and changes in populations
Changes in environments

NS.K-4.7 – History and Nature of Science
Science as a human endeavor

NS.5-8.1 – Science as Inquiry
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
Understanding about scientific inquiry

NS.5-8.4 – Life Science
Structure and function in living systems
Reproduction and heredity;
Regulation and behavior.
Populations and ecosystems
Diversity and adaptations of organisms

NS.5-8.5 - Science and Technology
Understanding about science and technology

NS.5-8.6 – Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
Populations, resources, and environments

NS.5-8.7 - History and Nature of Science
Science as a human endeavor

NS.9-12.1 – Science as Inquiry
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
Understanding about scientific inquiry

NS.9-12.3 – Life Science
Biological evolution
Interdependence of organisms
Matter, energy, and organization in living systems

NS.9-12.5 - Science and Technology
Understanding about science and technology
Behavior of organisms

NS.9-12.6 – Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
Population growth

NS.9-12.7 – History and Nature of Science
Science as a human endeavor
Nature of scientific knowledge
Historical perspectives

State Standards

Alberta:
Grade 4 - Social Studies - Alberta: Its Geography and People
Grade 4 - Health - Life Careers
Grade 5 - Social Studies - Canada: Its Geography and People
Grade 5 - Health - Life Careers
Grade 6 - Science - Evidence and Investigation
Grade 6 - Health - Life Careers
Grade 7 - Science - Interactions and Ecosystems & Planet Earth
Grade 8 - Science - Freshwater and Saltwater Systems
Grade 9 - Science - Biological Diversity
Grade 10 - Science 10 - Energy Flow in Global Systems
Grade 11 - Science 20 - The Changing Earth & Changes in Living Systems
Grade 11 - Biology 20 - The Biosphere
Grade 12 - Biology 30 - Changes in Populations and Communities