What an excellent day at the Glenbow Museum! As this was the first time at the museum for most of our students, there was high energy and excitement as we explored a wide variety of exhibits. As part of our program, students learned about some key players in the establishment of our community of Calgary and why the city is located where it is. They had the chance to examine some artifacts by touching them (using special museum gloves to protect the items) and discussing the importance of the artifacts in helping people with ranching, farming, building, or mining (the 4 main jobs in that time period). It was great to see how they used special gloves to handle artifacts and they learned quite quickly how to move around the museum respectfully and to be careful with our bodies and pencils to ensure we preserved the exhibits. We split all the grade 2's into 2 main groups and did the same things but at different times.
Students explored ancient civilizations and looked at weapons, armour, and uniforms used in different time periods and places around the world. They also discovered some beautiful gemstones in the Rocks and Minerals exhibit and unique paintings and works of art in the gallery. One of the most popular areas at the museum today was the Blackfoot exhibit- students got up close and personal with a large tipi and found some ways that the Blackfoot people used buffalo to meet their survival needs from bones used as tools and hides/fur used as shelter and clothing. Overall it was a great experience for students. I think there will be many tired kids (and teachers/parent volunteers) tonight after our fun, interesting adventure.
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