Museum Without Walls

Bringing the Museum to You

The MMBC is now offering programs that can be delivered in the classroom, library, boardroom, or just about anywhere else a class or group meets. All programs are delivered by MMBC programming staff.

Cost: $180.00 per group. Additional mileage costs may apply. *HST in not included. Prices are in CDN funds and are subject to change.
Additional students: $9.00 each

Group Size: 20 maximum

HARDTACK AND MARLINSPIKES
Life and Work Aboard Ship

Ship Middy

Learn about shipboard life on the long and arduous voyages to Victoria’s harbour in the late 19th century. What were sailors expected to do? What tools did they use? How did they live? What did they eat? What did they do for fun?

Duration: 75 minutes
Grade Level: 4-6
Curriculum Connections:

  • Analyze how people interact with their environments in the past and in the present.
  • Analyze the influence of technology on life and work.
  • Describe the daily life, work, family structures and gender roles in Canada and the world.

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Activity Materials

Teacher’s Package
Activity (1 of 3)
Activity (2 of 3)
Activity (3 of 3)


 

NOT JUST MERMAIDS OR SIRENS
Three Tales of Women at Sea

Sail back in time and learn about women whose lives were changed by their journeys at sea. Learn what life aboard ship was like for women, the role they played in exploration, immigration and at times of war.

Duration: 60 minutes
Grade Level: 9-10
Curriculum Connections:

  • Select and summarize information from primary and secondary print and non-print sources, including electronic sources.
  • Identify the changing nature of families and women’s roles in Canadian society.
  • Assess how identity is shaped by a variety of factors, including: family, gender, belief systems, ethnicity and nationality.

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Activity Materials

Teacher’s Package
Activity (1 of 7)
Activity (2 of 7)
Activity (3 of 7)
Activity (4 of 7)
Activity (5 of 7)
Activity (6 of 7)
Activity (7 of 7)


TROUBLED WATERS
Immigration on the BC Coast

Through the exploration of key events on the coast over the past two centuries, examine the factors which drew immigrants to British Columbia, and the social, economic and political challenges they have faced in Canada. 

Duration: 60 minutes
Grade Level: 9-10
Curriculum Connections:

  • Identify the influence of immigration on, and the contributions of immigrants to, the development of Canada.
  • Assess how identity is shaped by a variety of factors, including: family, gender, belief systems, ethnicity and nationality.
  • Assess and defend a variety of positions on controversial issues.

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 Activity Materials

Teacher’s Package
Activity (1 of 2)
Activity (2 of 2)


SALTY SEA SCIENCE

Water is essential for life, yet this amazing commodity is misunderstood, abused and in danger of running dry. This kitchen sink science program leads students through a series of entertaining and enlightening experiments that illustrate the unique nature of water and instill a special appreciation of this magical compound.

Duration: 60-90 minutes
Grade Level: K-6
Curriculum Connections:
Curriculum linkages: (Water Wonders module)

  • Differentiate between solids, liquids, and gasses.
  • Demonstrate changes in properties of matter when heated or cooled.
  • Describe the 3 states of matter (solid, liquid and gas).
  • Distinguish changes in matter that cannot be reversed and those that can.
  • Compare and contrast fresh and salt water
  • Outline the importance of water for life
  • Demonstrate physical changes in matter

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 Activity Materials

Teacher’s Package