Educational Programs

museum employee handling a rabbit while giving a lecture through an online application

Experience Ingenium’s museums on a virtual field trip! Designed for schools and summer camp groups, Ingenium’s programs are engaging, entertaining, and educational. Participants connect virtually with a museum facilitator — and each other — from the comfort and safety of their home, school, or camp facility. Choose from an array of highly interactive activities designed for all learners, such as mind-boggling science demos and experiments, stories that capture the wonder of flight, or an up-close meeting with barnyard animals.

Virtual Field Trips for Schools

Canada Agriculture and Food Museum

A young woman wearing a headset and mask stands in a barn stall, holding a brown calf by the halter. The calf’s identification ear tags read “Kaya” and “572.”
All About Milk
Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
October 4, 2021 to February 22, 2022
Through two-way video conferencing, students meet the dairy cows and calves. Students get a close-up view of the characteristics and needs of cows
A young woman wearing a headset and a mask holds up a jar of corn silage cow feed; she is standing in front of a row of cows in a dairy barn.
Genetics and Dairy Cows
Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
October 4, 2021 to February 22, 2022
Witness how genetics can be applied in real life! Through various activities, students learn how dairy farmers can improve the genetic make-up of their herd.
A close-up view of a bee pollinating a yellow flower
Hurray for Bees!
Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
October 4, 2021 to June 10, 2022
By learning about the life cycle and needs of bees, students learn how to protect pollinating insects. Hut a bee hive together and learn how to extract honey
A close-up view of a white Petri dish, which contains a small pile of soil and worms intertwined with each other.
Life Under Our Feet
Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
November 1, 2021 to June 10, 2022
In this program, students investigate the composition of soil, meet its inhabitants, learn about its food chain and discover why soil is the foundation of life
A goat looks directly at the camera as he stands against a grey metal fence; goat kids sit in the feeder in the background.
Meet the Small Animals
Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
October 4, 2021 to February 22, 2022
Tour the barn through two-way video to meet the sheep, goats, rabbits, and chickens. Students also get to meet the not-so-small pigs!
A young woman wearing a headset and a mask holds up a Petri dish filled with soil as she interacts with an audience using a tablet; a series of colourful stuffed toys sit on the counter next to her.
Meet Wonder Worm
Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
November 1, 2021 to June 10, 2022
We often forget that the ground is teeming with life. With your students, discover the creatures hiding underground
A woman wearing a face mask kneels on a yoga mat on the grass. She is reaching for a grey rooster who stands next to her on the mat; a series of toys are arranged around them.
Storytime at the Farm
Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
October 4, 2021 to June 17, 2022
Join us for a fun virtual storytime adventure on the farm! This interactive story comes to life through movement, songs and rhymes

Canada Aviation and Space Museum

A museum employee doing a presentation for a visiting school group
Aviation and Technology
Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Available to December 17, 2021
During this Virtual Field Trip, your students will come along on a tour of a variety of aircraft, and will see samples of the materials used to build them.
A museum employee showing the cockpit of an aircraft to a visiting child
Flight
Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Available to December 17, 2021
In this Virtual Field Trip, students will explore the properties of air and the four forces of flight that help aircraft get in the air, and stay there.
A child dressed like a pilot playing in front of an airplane in the museum
The Big Blue Balloon Adventure
Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Available to December 15, 2021
Follow the balloon in this Virtual Field Trip! After reading The Blue Balloon, your students will set out on a virtual tour to discover many aircraft.

Canada Science and Technology Museum

A black steam locomotive pulls away from a wooden platform, with a red and a black rail car in tow
All Aboard!
Canada Science and Technology Museum
Available until end of June 2022
Choo! Choo! Climb aboard this Virtual Field Trip for an exciting journey. Explore the world of trains through interactive demonstrations
Downward view of a person holding soil in their hands with a small plant sprouting from it. The ground below them is dry and cracked.
Climate Change Adaptations
Canada Science and Technology Museum
Available until end of June 2022
Students will explore climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies through a variety of activities, including taking on the role of exhibition designer!
a laser cutter
Design Technology
Canada Science and Technology Museum
Available until end of June 2022
Students will discover how design technologies expand the possibilities of art and design, while creating their own design for a laser cut pin.
A glass sits on a table in front of a blue background. The glass is filled with water and there are two solid pieces of ice near the bottom of the glass. Vapour is flowing from the top of the glass.
Discovering States of Matter
Canada Science and Technology Museum
Available until end of June 2022
Students will examine different states of matter, as well as the processes that allow matter to transition between these states.
The planet Earth from nearby space. A satellite can be seen in the corner of the photo
Earth in Focus: Insights from Space - Virtual Field Trip
Canada Science and Technology Museum
September 26, 2021 to June 30, 2022
Students will learn about the importance of satellites in our daily lives, and their role in helping us understand Earth’s physical systems.
Tall buildings of a city on a sunny day are in the background. In the foreground we can see green lawn with solar panels and wind turbines.
Exploring Canada’s Energy Future
Canada Science and Technology Museum
Available until end of June 2022
Get to know Canada’s energy system by exploring energy production and consumption across Canada, and learn about the role of the Canada Energy Regulator.
microscope and slides
Hidden Worlds: Under the Microscope
Canada Science and Technology Museum
Available until end of June 2022
Examine micro worlds of everyday objects under a live video feed of the museum’s digital microscope. Students will examine micro worlds of everyday objects
A museum employee showing the functionality of a simple machine while holding other simple machines
Movement and Machines: It’s Simple!
Canada Science and Technology Museum
Available until end of June 2022
Students will discover the lever and inclined plane families and will identify simple machines in the museum’s exhibitions.
A silhouette of a woman with a telescope in the foreground is looking at the Milky Way galaxy in the night sky.
Observing the Night Sky
Canada Science and Technology Museum
Available until end of June 2022
Through a series of fun challenges, students will learn about the celestial objects and phenomena that can be observed with our eyes or with a telescope.
Two men in museum uniforms are on either side of a Van der Graff machine. Metallic disks float in the air, repelled by the machine.
Up Close Science
Canada Science and Technology Museum
Available until end of June 2022
This virtual experience consists of a series of fascinating science experiments, and participants are in control of what happens next!