Indigenous STEAM Camp is a summer day camp for children and youth going into grades 1-6 this fall, hosted at the University of Winnipeg’s Wii Chiiwaakanak Learning Centre. Youth will participate in activities that combine Indigenous knowledge with other science departments at the University of Winnipeg such as Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science and Biology.
Indigenous knowledge keepers will share traditional knowledge about many topics, including traditional medicines, star teachings, creation stories, traditional games, feasting ceremonies, water storage, and more. Activities also include hands-on experiments in labs on campus, math lessons, 3D printing, coding, dissections, as well as weekly field trips.
Indigenous STEAM Camp runs from 9:00AM to 3:30PM Monday to Friday with breakfast, lunch and a snack provided. Learn more and register.
Source: sciencerendezvous.ca
Science Rendezvous is happening all over the country on May 8, and Manitoba organizations are hosting several activities that teachers and families will want to take part in.
Join the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg for virtual Science Chase activities on May 8. Test your knowledge of our diverse Manitoba ecosystem!
This year, Science Rendezvous Winnipeg has also partnered with Trees Winnipeg and Manitoba Agriculture & Resource Development (ARD) to plant up to 5,500 trees! Trees (white spruce) and educational materials will be available to Manitoba elementary schools, grades 5-6. Trees can be delivered to schools for FREE. Schools are encouraged to organize their own safe outdoor socially-distanced tree planting activities or giveaways.
Learn more about Science Rendezvous.
Today is the perfect day to learn more about the province we call home. We’re celebrating our great province’s iconic nature today – from polar bears to the prairie crocus! With a take-home craft, special activities, as well as hands-on science experiments led by Let’s Talk Science teams from the University of Manitoba and University of Winnipeg, it’s an extra special day at the museum today.
Today is the perfect day to learn more about the province we call home. We’re celebrating our great province’s iconic nature today – from polar bears to the prairie crocus! With a take-home craft, special activities, as well as hands-on science experiments led by Let’s Talk Science teams from the University of Manitoba and University of Winnipeg, it’s an extra special day at the museum today.
Celebrate Spring Break at the Children’s Museum! Become a deep-sea diver, fisherman, or marine biologist and dive into the ocean! Bring your creativity and join us daily from 11:00AM – 3:00PM as we depart on marine adventures, visit with special guests, and work together to create our own artistic aquarium filled with sea creature crafts!
Daily Schedule
- Saturday, March 28, 2020: Five-Pointed Starfish
Experience science in action with the University of Manitoba’s Let’s Talk Science. Make the first mark on our artistic aquarium with a puffy paint starfish craft, and get moving as you help us seek out starfish of a different colour!
- Sunday, March 29, 2020: Whale-A-Palooza
Have a whale of a time as we make underwater crafts with Graffiti Art Programming Inc! Once you’re done, have some parachute fun as we help save some krill from being eaten by a whale.
- Monday, March 30, 2020: Jolly Jellyfish
Swimming high or swimming low, create a jolly jellyfish with artist Megan Krause and add it to our artistic aquarium! Later, put your own movement skills to the test as you try to navigate our jellyfish bloom!
- Tuesday, March 31, 2020: Hungry, Hungry Sharks
Join special guests Freeze Frame for animated fun. Later, join us at the Creation Station as you create your own hungry, alphabet-eating shark. But wait, there’s another hungry shark waiting to be fed – help us pick the best food for him, quick!
- Wednesday, April 1, 2020: Colourful Coral
Habitats are all around us. Plant seedlings and learn about how trees are important to our ecosystem with experts from Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development – Forestry Branch. After that, build your own piece of colourful coral, mix it in some paint, and add some brilliant flare to our artistic aquarium. Join us as we grab our fishing poles and help seek out fish who are hiding in the reef!
- Thursday, April 2, 2020: Polar Bear Express
A fan favourite will be returning to the Children’s Museum – hop onboard the Fun Express Train courtesy of Playworld Fun Rentals. At the Creation Station, make your own puffy polar bear to swim along in our artistic aquarium.
- Friday, April 3, 2020: Sand Dollar Urchins
FortWhyte Alive will be joining us on our aquatic adventures as they challenge us to keep water clean. What kind of ocean week would be complete without sand? Create your own sand dollar and mould, cut, and experiment with colourful kinetic sand!
- Saturday, April 4, 2020: Bubbly Bobbly Seahorses
Take a break on the side of the ocean with a fine furry friend! The Winnipeg Humane Society will be dropping by from 11:00AM – 1:00PM with a friendly canine pal in tow. Enjoy some hands-on building and hunting for treasure with Engineering For Kids of Winnipeg from 1:00PM – 3:00PM. Dive back into the ocean blue and prepare to jump the waves like an elegant seahorse, then paint your own seahorse with bubble wrap!
- Sunday, April 5, 2020: Dancing Crabs
Experience science in action with the University of Winnipeg’s Let’s Talk Science. Get messy with hand-print painting dancing crabs in our artistic aquarium. Later, put your own crab legs to the test to see how fast you can move like a crab!
NOTICE: MEDIA MAY BE PRESENT AT THIS EVENT
Attendance at this event constitutes guardian consent of participants to be photographed and/or videotaped and to the use of said images, likenesses, profiles and otherwise in print, broadcast, or electronic materials by the Manitoba Children’s Museum Inc. and by third parties promoting the Manitoba Children’s Museum Inc. and releases the Manitoba Children’s Museum Inc. from any claim released to such usage.
Celebrate Spring Break at the Children’s Museum! Become a deep-sea diver, fisherman, or marine biologist and dive into the ocean! Bring your creativity and join us daily from 11:00AM – 3:00PM as we depart on marine adventures, visit with special guests, and work together to create our own artistic aquarium filled with sea creature crafts!
Daily Schedule
- Saturday, March 28, 2020: Five-Pointed Starfish
Experience science in action with the University of Manitoba’s Let’s Talk Science. Make the first mark on our artistic aquarium with a puffy paint starfish craft, and get moving as you help us seek out starfish of a different colour!
- Sunday, March 29, 2020: Whale-A-Palooza
Have a whale of a time as we make underwater crafts with Graffiti Art Programming Inc! Once you’re done, have some parachute fun as we help save some krill from being eaten by a whale.
- Monday, March 30, 2020: Jolly Jellyfish
Swimming high or swimming low, create a jolly jellyfish with artist Megan Krause and add it to our artistic aquarium! Later, put your own movement skills to the test as you try to navigate our jellyfish bloom!
- Tuesday, March 31, 2020: Hungry, Hungry Sharks
Join special guests Freeze Frame for animated fun. Later, join us at the Creation Station as you create your own hungry, alphabet-eating shark. But wait, there’s another hungry shark waiting to be fed – help us pick the best food for him, quick!
- Wednesday, April 1, 2020: Colourful Coral
Habitats are all around us. Plant seedlings and learn about how trees are important to our ecosystem with experts from Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development – Forestry Branch. After that, build your own piece of colourful coral, mix it in some paint, and add some brilliant flare to our artistic aquarium. Join us as we grab our fishing poles and help seek out fish who are hiding in the reef!
- Thursday, April 2, 2020: Polar Bear Express
A fan favourite will be returning to the Children’s Museum – hop onboard the Fun Express Train courtesy of Playworld Fun Rentals. At the Creation Station, make your own puffy polar bear to swim along in our artistic aquarium.
- Friday, April 3, 2020: Sand Dollar Urchins
FortWhyte Alive will be joining us on our aquatic adventures as they challenge us to keep water clean. What kind of ocean week would be complete without sand? Create your own sand dollar and mould, cut, and experiment with colourful kinetic sand!
- Saturday, April 4, 2020: Bubbly Bobbly Seahorses
Take a break on the side of the ocean with a fine furry friend! The Winnipeg Humane Society will be dropping by from 11:00AM – 1:00PM with a friendly canine pal in tow. Enjoy some hands-on building and hunting for treasure with Engineering For Kids of Winnipeg from 1:00PM – 3:00PM. Dive back into the ocean blue and prepare to jump the waves like an elegant seahorse, then paint your own seahorse with bubble wrap!
- Sunday, April 5, 2020: Dancing Crabs
Experience science in action with the University of Winnipeg’s Let’s Talk Science. Get messy with hand-print painting dancing crabs in our artistic aquarium. Later, put your own crab legs to the test to see how fast you can move like a crab!
NOTICE: MEDIA MAY BE PRESENT AT THIS EVENT
Attendance at this event constitutes guardian consent of participants to be photographed and/or videotaped and to the use of said images, likenesses, profiles and otherwise in print, broadcast, or electronic materials by the Manitoba Children’s Museum Inc. and by third parties promoting the Manitoba Children’s Museum Inc. and releases the Manitoba Children’s Museum Inc. from any claim released to such usage.
Join us to take part in hands-on science experiments that spark creative learning to celebrate Science Literacy Week – a
Our friends from Let’s Talk Science – University of Winnipeg and Let’s Talk Science – University of Manitoba are stopping by the museum to help us celebrate on Saturday and Sunday between 11:00AM and 2:00PM.
Join us to take part in hands-on science experiments that spark creative learning to celebrate Science Literacy Week – a
Our friends from Let’s Talk Science – University of Winnipeg and Let’s Talk Science – University of Manitoba are stopping by the museum to help us celebrate on Saturday and Sunday between 11:00AM and 2:00PM.
