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Don’t miss these events in your community Earth hour
Location: Everywhere March 28 | 8:30 – 9:30 pm
Earth DAY
Location: Everywhere April 22
Afterschool Exploration
Discover art through recycled materials. Assist local artists, Richard Wong and Alysha Farling, in the creation of masterpieces for the 4th Annual Creatively United for the Planet Earth Week Festival. Wednesdays and Thursdays in April | 4 – 5 pm $5 per kid, must be chaperoned
Astronomy Day
To celebrate International Astronomy Week, the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Victoria, will host Astronomy Day at the Royal BC Museum. Join us and explore the mysteries of the universe. Learn about the constellations through planetarium programs; solar telescope viewing to safely see the sun; hands-on activities and presentations. April 25 | 10 am – 4 pm Free
4th Annual Creatively United for the Planet Earth Week Festival
Location: The English Inn – 429 Lampson St, Victoria BC April 25 and 26 Free
Wonder Sunday: Field Trippers Kick Off
As a kick off to our Field Trippers Nature Walk series, join us at Uplands Park to explore the botanical world with Royal BC Museum staff and community members. April 26 | 1 – 3 pm Free
Wonder Sunday: ECO In and Out
We connect to the living things around us as we have our 3rd Annual Wonder Sunday Museum. Free with admission or membership. May 31 | 1 – 3 pm Free
Check out what’s on at the Royal BC Museum royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/calendar
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Create your own poem about your favourite area of study and share it with us! membership@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
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Let’s Make a Match There are over 7 million artifacts in the Royal BC Museum’s collection. Behind the scenes, scientists, curators and collection managers conduct research, study their favourite subjects and make new discoveries every single day. Here’s a list of all the areas of study that happen right here at the Royal BC Museum.
Can you make the correct match? Guess which term is the study of which subject. Connect the matching definition with the right term:
Herpetology Ethnology
Fossils The behaviour, structure, physiology, classification and distribution of animals
Ichthyology
Birds
Ornithology
Mammals
Mammalogy
Insects and Allies
Palaeontology Zoology Entomology Archaeology
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Don’t cheat These are the answers so you can check your work after you’ve made your best guess. Herpetology = Reptiles & Amphibians | Ichthyology = Fish | Ornithology = Birds | Mammalogy = Mammals | Palaeontology = Fossils | Zoology = The behaviour, structure, physiology, classification and distribution of animals | Entomology = Insects and Allies |Archaeology = The study of human history and prehistory | Ethnology = People and the differences and relationships between them
Let’s Sketch
Take a look at the world around you. Take a walk and collect some of your own artifacts that represent that moment in time. Ask your family what they think is ok to take home and what shouldn’t be disturbed or is better left behind. Did you observe a bird eating a certain type of plant? An abandoned nest that’s interesting? Is there a puddle of water that you’d like to look at through a magnifying glass? Perhaps you’ll notice there are some human artifacts around, signs, trash or lost items? Maybe there’s something that’s too large or fragile to take home? Take photos or draw a picture of it and you’ll never forget it.
Check out some of the most incredible objects of interest in the Royal BC Museum collection.
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