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Towers of a nitrogen fertilizer production plant stand against a blue, cloudy sky.
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Earth & Environment

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
Robert L. Pavey, director of special foods at Swift & Company, tasting cubes of roast beef, or Moon meatballs, that Apollo program astronauts may have eaten. Anon., “Space foods, space fashions inspired by Moon.” The Desert Sun, 17 July 1969, 4.
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Space

I was eating on the Moon one day, in the merry, merry month of July

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Jul 22, 2019
You may be pleased, or not, my reading friend, to hear (read?) that yours truly, eager as I am to offer you an ever more varied selection of tasty viands, boldly went where I had not gone before in search of a topic for this week. And yes, I plead guilty to 2 counts of awkward paraphrasing, one against William “Bill” Shatner, an actor originally from the Montréal region of Québec, and one against Leonard Simon Nimoy. What’s this? You get the reference to the opening words of every episode of the
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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
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Food

Beyond the beans: the advantages of coffee by-products

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May 15, 2019
An Ottawa-based coffee roaster is hoping to give consumers a wake-up call about coffee waste and by-products.
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Food

Behind the scenes: An artist’s perspective on the future of food

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Apr 25, 2019
Have you ever stopped to consider what food will look like in the future? In our rapidly-changing world, global food security issues — such as climate change, declining fresh water supply, loss of biodiversity, food waste, and the gap between producers and consumers — will have a direct impact on our food supply for tomorrow. The results will impact all of us. Amanda Huynh is a Canadian artist who works with food as a medium. Huynh contributed to the development of Edible Futures: Food for
A mother smiles as she and two children make lunch together in a kitchen.
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Food

Food allergies 101: What every parent needs to know

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Apr 4, 2019
If you’re the parent of a school-age child in Canada, there’s a very good chance you’ve had to think twice about allergic reactions to food — even if your own child doesn’t have allergies. Perhaps you’ve dropped your child off at school with a sandwich or snack, only to find out later that your well-intentioned food item may have put a classmate at risk of a severe allergic reaction. While planning a birthday party or playdate, you may have even been contacted by the parent of a child with

Chill Out!

Chill Out! School Program
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Program Description

In the Dairy Barn, your students will learn where milk and cream come from, and handle old-fashioned dairy tools. After meeting the museum’s dairy cows, students will get started on experiments with a delicious result: homemade ice cream!

Curriculum Links

ONTARIO QUEBEC
Grades 1 and 2 Science and Technology —
Understanding Life Systems		 Elementary Cycle 1 Science and Technology
To explore the world of science and technology

Geography, History and Citizenship Education —
To construct his/her representation of space, time, and society
Grade 3 Social Studies —
Heritage and Citizenship		 Elementary Cycle 2 Geography, History and Citizenship Education —
Competency 2— To interpret change in a society and its territory

Please see the following document for more detailed curriculum links:

Ontario Quebec

Teacher Tips

Dress appropriately for farm and weather conditions. Stay for lunch (not provided) in the outdoor picnic area. See more pre-visit tips or download the pre-visit information PDF.

Fees

$9 per student, $1 per chaperone (group leader is free).
Frais d'admission inclus.
A minimum fee of $135 will be charged per group.

Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
Grade Level:
Grade 1 - Grade 3 (Ontario)
Elementary Cycle 1 - Elementary Cycle 2 (Quebec)
Fee
$9 per student
Duration
90 minutes
Dates Offered
May 1, 2020 - Jun 12, 2020
Program Location
At the Museum

Pumpkins

Pumpkins School Program
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Program Description

It’s harvest time! Bring your students to the museum to learn all about pumpkins, a symbol of fall. They will listen to a story, take part in pumpkin experiments, and explore the origins of fall traditions. After learning the characteristics of the plant and its fruit, each student will get to bring a small pumpkin back to class.

Consult this Educational Activity Kit for ideas to extend the learning — and the fun!

PUMPKINS EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY KIT

Curriculum Links

ONTARIO QUEBEC
Kindergarten Science and Technology —
Understanding Life Systems		 Preschool Competency 5 —
To construct his/her understanding of the world
Grade 1 Science and Technology —
Understanding Life Systems		 Elementary Cycle 1 Science and Technology —
To explore the world of science and technology

Please see the following document for more detailed curriculum links:

Ontario Quebec

Teacher Tips

Dress appropriately for farm and weather conditions. Make name tags to help the Museum Educator build rapport with students. Bring lunch to eat in the outdoor picnic area. To prepare, 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:
JK - Grade 1 (Ontario)
Preschool - Elementary Cycle 1 (Quebec)
Fee
$9 per student
Duration
90 minutes
Dates Offered
Sep 25, 2019 - Oct 31, 2019
Program Location
At the Museum

Properties of and Changes in Matter: Bread

Properties of and Changes in Matter: Bread School Program
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Program Description

Your students will explore changes in matter by transforming grains of wheat into a delicious loaf of bread. They will learn key bread-making processes, including fermentation, protein coagulation, and starch gelatinization. At the same time, students will discover that a kitchen is, in the end, a wonderful science lab!

Consult this Educational Activity Kit for ideas to extend the learning — and the fun!

PROPERTIES OF AND CHANGES IN MATTER: BREAD EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY KIT

Curriculum Links

ONTARIO QUEBEC
Grade 5 Science and Technology — Understanding Matter and Energy Elementary Cycle 3 Science and Technology, Competency 2 —
To make the most of scientific and technological tools, objects, and procedures

Please see the following document for more detailed curriculum links:

Ontario Quebec

Teacher Tips

Make name tags to help the Museum Educator build rapport with students. Stay for lunch (not provided) in the outdoor picnic area. See additional 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 5 (Ontario)
Elementary Cycle 3 (Quebec)
Fee
$9 per student
Duration
120 minutes
Dates Offered
September to June
Program Location
At the Museum

The Need to Knead

The Need to Knead School Program
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Program Description

Want to make some dough? Just like The Little Red Hen, your students will be able to thresh the wheat, grind the seed into flour, sniff the yeast, knead the dough, and taste a loaf of bread—fresh out of the oven! Students will also explore how to grow wheat and handle old-fashioned farming tools.

Curriculum Links

ONTARIO QUEBEC
Grade 1 Science and Technology —
Understanding Life Systems		 Elementary Cycle 1 Science and Technology
To explore the world of science and technology

Geography, History and Citizenship Education — 
To construct his/her representation of space, time, and society
Grade 3 Science and Technology —
Understanding Life Systems

Social Studies —
Heritage and Citizenship		 Elementary Cycle 2 Science and Technology, Competency 2 —
To make the most of scientific and technological tools, objects, and procedures

Geography, History and Citizenship Education —
Competency 2 — To interpret change in a society and its territory

Please see the following document for more detailed curriculum links:

Ontario Quebec

Teacher Tips

Teachers and accompanying adults are encouraged to participate and assist with programs. 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 1 - Grade 3 (Ontario)
Elementary Cycle 1 - Elementary Cycle 2 (Quebec)
Fee
$9 per student
Duration
120 minutes
Dates Offered
September to June
Program Location
At the Museum