Important location note:
This workshop will take place in our Outdoor Community Canopy in the Science Park. However, depending on the weather, your class may want to consider retrieving coats prior to the workshop start or wearing layers, and bringing water bottles. Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.
You will meet your facilitator inside at the Connection Zone, located directly behind our Admissions desk. They will bring you into the Community Canopy.
Suggested prior knowledge:
- Elements of a story (beginning, middle, end) and main character and problem
- Forest animal activity
- Basic needs of animals and plants
- Living versus non-living components of the environment
Recommended pre-workshop activities:
- Read a story together. We recommend Be a Good Ancestor, written by Leona Prince & Gabrielle Prince, illustrated by Carla Joseph, and published by Orca Book Publishers.
- Go for a walk and explore the biodiversity in your neighbourhood with our Backyard Beings resource activity
Important location note:
This workshop will take place in our Exploration Lab on Level 1, just behind centre stage. You will meet your facilitator in the hallway just outside the lab.
Suggested prior knowledge:
- A basic understanding of coding (what is it, what is it for)
- Familiarity with a block coding language is recommended, but not required
- Awareness of the term "greenhouse effect"
- Basic needs of plants
Recommended pre-workshop activities:
- Map Your Fruit: This activity is a great introduction to transportation energy usage and how it can be reduced.
- Grid Coding: This activity introduces some coding concepts as an unplugged (no screens) challenge that incorporates physical movement.
Important location note:
This workshop will take place in our Tinkering Gallery on Level 2 (look for the Tinker T-Rex!), or the Launch Pad on Level 2 (down the hall past the Wonder gallery).
If your workshop is in the Tinkering Gallery, you will meet your facilitator just outside the gallery. If it's in the Launch Pad, you will meet your facilitator at the bottom of the stairs leading up to the Launch Pad down the hallway past the Wonder gallery. (We will confirm your workshop location with you upon arrival)
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