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3 things you should know — August edition

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Aug 12, 2019
Meet Renée-Claude Goulet, Jesse Rogerson, and Kyrke Gaudreau. This all-star trio works as Ingenium’s science advisors, providing expert advice on key subjects relating to our three museums — the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, and the Canada Science and Technology Museum. In this new monthly blog series, Ingenium’s science advisors offer up three quirky nuggets related to their area of expertise. For the August edition, they tackled how perspectives are

Clinometers: 19th century tools with a variety of uses

Clinometers: 19th century tools with a variety of uses

With downloadable 3D files and activity sheets, students will explore the clinometer, a 19th century tool used by scientists, explorers and naturalist. Emphasis is placed on using the clinometer to determine the height of an object as well as using it to determine your latitude.

The 3D printing files can be downloaded individually. Activities and 3D print files for the module can be reproduced as necessary for your classroom.

TERMS OF USE

3D Printing File

Download and print your very own clinometer! Use these .stl files in the activities below.

Download STL files

Activity 1: How high is that?

In this activity you and your students will build a clinometer and learn how to use it to determine the height of an object. There are two versions of this activity, a simple one and an advanced one which uses trigonometric functions.

Download PDF – Simple method

Download PDF – Advanced method

Download Clinometer label

Activity 2: Determining your location

Your students will build a clinometer and learn how to use it to measure the location of the sun and to determine where you are on this planet!

Download ACTIVITY 2 PDF

Download Clinometer label

ArtiFactsheet

The artifacts collected, preserved, and displayed by Ingenium showcase Canada's rich history of innovation in science and technology. Each artifact tells a story of innovation and illustrates how science and technology have contributed to the transformation of Canada. Learn more about this artifact with this "ArtiFactsheet".

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Ingenium
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From plant to pantry: Tracking pollution in Canada's food production

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Aug 6, 2019
When we think about the accomplishments that represent our civilization, does the modern grocery store come to mind? It should. Even the most modest one offers nutritional riches unrivalled in human history. Our ancestors, who for countless millennia hunted and searched to find enough to eat, would be astonished to watch us casually stroll through a place containing aisle after aisle of nutritional possibilities. Yet for us, it is merely routine to select from shelves loaded to capacity with all

AgVenture: Soil Science

AgVenture: Soil Science
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Program Description

What is soil made of? What is a nutrient? Are all soils equal? Is soil essential to plant life, or can plants live without it? Your students will answer these questions and more while performing some unusual experiments.

Curriculum Links

ONTARIO QUEBEC
Grade 9 Science — Biology Secondary Cycle 2 Science and Technology - Seeks answers or solutions to scientific or technological problems
Grade 11 Science - Environmental Science
Science - Chemistry		    

Please see the following document for more detailed curriculum links:

Ontario Quebec

Teacher Tips

The Museum is also a demonstration farm. Please advise students of potential hazards and dress appropriately (boots, outdoor clothing, etc.). See more pre-visit tips or download the pre-visit information PDF.

Fees

Fees vary, depending on the number and combination of workshops.

Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
Grade Level:
Grade 9 - Grade 11 (Ontario)
Secondary Cycle 1 - Secondary Cycle 2 (Quebec)
Fee
Fees vary
Duration
60 minutes
Dates Offered
Available from November 1, 2019 to February 28, 2020.
Program Location
At Your School

Living Soil

Living Soil
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Program Description

Through a series of hands-on workshops, your students will discover the vibrant world hidden right under their feet! They will observe life forms in soil with magnifying glasses and microscopes, and compare the properties and characteristics of various soils. Students will also determine what plants need, and learn how to keep soil and its inhabitants healthy.

Curriculum Links

ONTARIO QUEBEC
Grade 3 Science and Technology — Understanding Earth and Space Systems Elementary Cycle 2 Science and Technology - To make the most of scientific and technological tools, objects and procedures
Grade 4 Science and Technology — Understanding Earth and Space Systems    

Please see the following document for more detailed curriculum links:

Ontario Quebec

Teacher Tips

The Museum is also a demonstration farm. Please advise students of potential hazards and dress appropriately (boots, outdoor clothing, etc.). See more pre-visit tips or download the pre-visit information PDF.

Fees

$9 per student, $1 per chaperone (group leader is free).
Includes Museum admission.
A minimum fee of $135 will be charged per group.

Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
Grade Level:
Grade 3 - Grade 4 (Ontario)
Elementary Cycle 2 (Quebec)
Fee
$9 per student
Duration
90 minutes
Dates Offered
May 1 through June 12, 2020
Program Location
At the Museum
A composite image made up of three pictures: David Saint-Jacques, a barren desert, and a grocery store customer.
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Agriculture
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Earth & Environment

3 things you should know

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Jul 2, 2019
Meet Renée-Claude Goulet, Jesse Rogerson, and Kyrke Gaudreau. This all-star trio works as Ingenium’s science advisors, providing expert advice on key subjects relating to our three museums — the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, and the Canada Science and Technology Museum. In this new monthly blog series, Ingenium’s science advisors offer up three quirky nuggets related to their area of expertise. For the July edition, they tackled how blockchain
The smog from industry creates a silouette against a sunset.
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Earth & Environment

Opening a digital window on our way of life

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May 14, 2019
Half a century ago, you would have regularly heard Canadians discussing the Apollo moon landings and the future prospects of space travel, but there would have been far less talk about the state of water or air pollution. Today, we hear far less about other planets than the environmental state of this one. Much of our current discussion is voicing frustration and distress over the possibility that the very technological progress enabling us to visit other worlds may have done irreparable harm to
One of the 3 Kharkovkiy Zavod Transportnogo Mashinostroyeniya imeni Malysheva Project 404 all terrain vehicles operated by the 4th Soviet Antarctic expedition of 1958-60. Anon., “Ça et là.” La Patrie du dimanche, 3 May 1959, 12.
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The igloomobile or, A mobile home like no other

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May 7, 2019
My reading friend whose wrath reaches the stars, I humbly beg you to forgive the non-aeronautical topic of this issue of our blog / bulletin / thingee. My main excuse is that last week’s peroration revolved around Antarctic expeditions in the 1930s. A second topic on the same continent seemed most appropriate to me. Reading the short text that accompanied the photo above, published in the 3 May 1959 issue of La Patrie du dimanche , a weekly from Montréal, Québec, which disappeared a few decades
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Earth & Environment

Arctic Roads: Canada in a Changing Climate

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Apr 5, 2019
Canada's seasonal Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk ice road is now a permanent feature in the Arctic. A warming climate has led to this. Learn more about this remarkable feature in Canada's landscape.
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Earth & Environment

Urban trees

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Apr 3, 2019
Trees in urban settings play multiple roles that impact things like air quality, storm water drainage and how we enjoy our leisure time. This short video digs a little deeper into these and other vital roles played by urban trees.