GRADE 4
Adapt or Die
Nature can seem wonderful, surprising, and strange, thanks to the amazing ways that living things are able to survive. Learn how the plants and animals around us use physical and behavioural adaptations to find food, shelter, water, air and space, and how you can help provide habitat for critters of all kinds.
Curriculum Links
- SLO: 4-1-01, 02, 03, 04, 07, 09, 15
Dates: September 17-December 7 & April 15-June 21
Fee: $6.00/student (minimum program fee $90.00)
Group Size: 15 - 60 students
Length: 2 hours
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GRADE 4 & 5
Due North: The Changing Arctic
Journey northward by snowshoe to a world of wonder and change. At our onsite Field Station, you will have the chance to think like Arctic scientists, discovering the effects of climate change on snow, the Arctic food chain, and Inuit communities with traditional knowledge of the land and ice. Get connected with ways to slow the change by reducing pollution closer to home.
Curriculum Links
- SLO: 4-1-01, 04, 07, 09, 10, 11, 14, 15
- SLO: 4-2-01, 07
- SLO: 4-KI-013, 4-KH-034, 36, 38
- SLO: 5-2-08
- SLO: 5-4-01, 06,16, 17, 18
- SLO: 5-KI-006
Dates: January 14-March 15*
Fee: $9.50/student (minimum program fee $142.50)
Group Size: 15 - 45 students
Length: 4 1/2 hours
*This program is offered Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at our Siobhan Richardson Field Station. Outdoor time will be reduced during extreme weather.
Download the Due North Field Trip Enhancement Kit
Watch live webcasts from Polar Bears International
Read about Radisson School’s experience with the Due North program in 2014
GRADE 5
Weathering the Climate
Whether the weather is cloudy or clear, it's something we all have to face! Learn the difference between weather and climate, and use weather instruments to make a meteorological forecast, as you discover how weather and climate both affect our environment.
Curriculum Links
- SLO: 5-4-01, 02, 06, 07, 09, 13, 14, 16, 18
Dates: September 17-December 7 & April 15-June 21
Fee: $6.00/student (minimum program fee $90.00)
Group Size: 15 - 60 students
Length: 2 hours
Download the Weathering the Climate Field Trip Enhancement Kit
GRADE 6
A World of Difference
All living things have something in common, but the way they look, grow, and live can be wildly different! Explore the variety of life in the forests, wetlands, and grasslands of FortWhyte, using classification keys, nets and your own eyes and ears. Learn why biodiversity is important and ways to help protect it.
Curriculum Links
- SLO: 6-1-03, 06, 08, 09, 11, 12
Dates: April 29 - June 21
Fee: $6.00/student (minimum program fee $90.00)
Group Size: 15 - 60 students
Length: 2 hours
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GRADE 6 & 7
Dynamic Diversity
Even in the smallest natural area, an incredible diversity of living and non-living things are constantly interacting. Take a closer look by completing an investigation of FortWhyte’s plants, animals, and soil. Learn about the importance of fire in maintaining diversity in the boreal forest, and how diversity keeps ecosystems strong.
Curriculum Links
- SLO: 6-1-01, 04, 06, 08, 09
- SLO: 7-1-01, 02, 03, 05, 12
Dates: September 17 - November 8
Fee: $6.00/student (minimum program fee $90.00)
Group Size: 15 - 60 students
Length: 2 hours
Download the Dynamic Diversity Field Trip Enhancement Kit
GRADE 4-6
Late Fall Fur Trade Challenge
What is a hivernant? Do you have the guts to survive as a winter fur trader on the edge of the prairies? This adventure program incorporates elements of orienteering, historical fact, and a big bundle of fun! Roast bannock the old way - check your trapline, and see if you would have "wintered over" circa 1800.
Dates: November 12 - December 14
Fee: $6.50/student (minimum program fee $130.00)
Group Size: 40 - 60 students
Length: 2 hours
Download the Fur Trade Challenge Field Trip Enhancement Kit
GRADE 4-6
People of the Prairies
Follow in thousands of years of footsteps, hearing the stories of the Plains First Nations, the pioneers, and the Métis. Step inside a tipi and a sod house, discover useful wild plants, and re-create the early bison hunt by throwing an atlatl. See how our own lives connect with the past, and how life on the Prairies has changed over time.
Curriculum Links
- SLO: 4-KI-010, 011, 4-KL-026, 4-KH-035
- SLO: 4-1-14
- SLO: 5-KL-017; 5-KE-050, 051
- SLO: 6-KI-011
Dates: September 17-December 7 & April 15-June 21
Fee: $6.00/student (minimum program fee $90.00)
Group Size: 15 - 60 students
Length: 2 hours
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GRADE 5-8
Le Voyageur
“Welcome to the Northwest Company! Hard work, low pay, bad food, and thrilling adventure await you!” Get immersed in the life of a voyageur in the early 1800’s. Travel by land and voyageur canoe to trade for furs – will you find success and riches, or a cold, hungry winter? Voyageurs built this country – find out how firsthand!
Curriculum Links
- SLO: 4-KI-010, 011, 012; 4-KH-033, 034
- SLO: 5-KI-009; 5-KL-021; 5-KH-030, 036; 5-KE-051
- SLO: 6-VI-007A, 007F
- SLO: 7-KL-028, 029
- SLO: 8-KI-021, 8-KG-044
Dates: May 6-June 21
Fee: $6.50/student (minimum program fee $97.50)
Group Size: 15 - 28 students
Length: 2 hours
Download the Le Voyageur Field Trip Enhancement Kit