Onsite Programs at Dynamic Earth

BOOKINGS TO DYNAMIC EARTH

2022–2023 AVAILABLE PROGRAMS

Each class visit to Dynamic Earth includes up to two (2) hands-on, engaging school programs. All programs are linked to the Ontario Science and Technology Curriculum and/or the Ontario Mathematics Curriculum. Programs are generally 50-minutes in length, with some exceptions, and can be booked on the hour, between 10am and 1pm.  These programs are not offered on weekends, holidays, nor throughout the summer.

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS

Kindergarten

CRATER MAKER!

• 1.85 billion years ago, a huge meteorite hit Earth and formed what we know as the Sudbury Impact Structure. Students get hands-on experience with real meteorites and learn how craters are formed. They will also get to explore what meteorites teach us about geology and outer space by creating their own impacts.

DINO DAYS

• Create your own prehistoric world! Using water, soil, plants, and dinosaurs students will craft unique stories while learning how living things adapt to environmental changes.

MEET THE OZOBOTS!

• Automation and robotics are at the forefront of new mining techniques. Your students will be introduced to coding and robotics using Ozobots. They will help students trace shapes and designs, and inspire learning through hands-on activities!

Grades 1 to 3

DINO DAYS

• Create your own prehistoric world! Using water, soil, plants, and dinosaurs students will craft unique stories while learning how living things adapt to environmental changes.

FRESH-AIR FABLES

• Put your students imaginations to work! They will create their own mini-ecosystems using soil, miniature rocks and minerals, animals, plants and other resources. As their environment changes, they will craft a unique story about daily life in their habitats. Students consider how human impact and effects from climate change may alter their landscape, and ultimately discover how living things adapt.

THE SCIENCE OF SOIL

• Soil is essential for plant life on Earth, which in turn feeds us, provides shelter for animals, and keeps our air clean. Your students will get their hands dirty while exploring the various colours of soil, its composition, and sorting soil by particle sizes. The end goal: understanding why soil is absolutely necessary for the planet.

WICKED WEATHER

• We know that air and water are needed to live, but they are also key factors in creating the weather we experience every day. Why and how are they constantly flowing and changing? From windstorms to rain clouds, students will explore both water and air cycles and how they work together to create the weather.

Grades 4 to 6

DINO DIG

• Roll up your sleeves and dig right in! Students will learn about how paleontologists excavate fossils by taking part in a real mock excavation! See what lies beneath the surface, and map your discoveries.

MINERAL MADNESS

• Solve the mysteries of mineral identification! Minerals are used in our everyday products, from electronics to table salt. Students will learn the characteristics that make these minerals so useful and how to identify our most common minerals.

THE POWER OF THE SUN

• Energy from the sun is essential to all living things on this planet—and Canadians have come up with some pretty innovative ways to use its power! Your students can discover the benefits of using the sun’s energy and even how it can help reduce our carbon footprint.

ROCK ON!

• Get ready to rock! This hands-on workshop lets students discover more about rocks, including putting a rock cycle together and learning how rocks are used in our everyday lives, from industry to art. Focusing on a common rock type, students will use their knowledge and creativity to produce their own piece of rock art.

SHAKING IT UP!

• Things are really going to get shaking when your students become amateur seismologists. They will examine the forces that not only shape our planet, but can also shake it up. They will experiment with the systems and instruments that help locate and measure the force of earthquakes. Hold on tight!

Grades 7 TO 8

BEAT THE HEAT

• Heat is an essential part of Earth's processes. How is Earth's heat created and transmitted? Why does it get hotter the deeper we go underground? How can we safely dig deeper with all this heat? Students will explore these questions with an engaging hands-on activity and tour our Hydraulic Air Compressor to learn how miners can keep cool underground.

CAST FROM THE PAST

• Learn all about fossil formation and why replicas are so important to scientific learning. Students will have fun choosing a fossil to mold and cast all on their own. Bringing home their models will be dino-riffic!

FANTASTIC FLUIDS

• We live in a world of water. From our atmosphere, oceans and core, we breathe, drink and use fluids every day. Students will learn how water works within our environments and all about its amazing properties by completing some very cool experiments.

SECONDARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS

GRADES 9 TO 12

CANADIAN DINOS

SNC1W / SNC2D / SBI3U / SES4U
60 minutes

• Did you know that Canada is home to some famous dinosaurs? Discover some Canadian Dinosaurs, learn about paleontology and the tools of the trade, and finally participant in a simulated dino dig!

A CAREER IN MINING

SNC1W / SNC2P / SNC2D / SNC4M / SNC4E / SVN3E / SES4U
90 minutes

• Is a mining career in the future for some of your students? The skills required to locate, develop and operate a mine are all very different from each other. That’s why the Mining Sector is associated with a multitude of career options. Each taking on a distinct role, students will work together to manage a mine site and turn it into a successful investment!

EXTREME MINING

SNC1W / SNC2P /SNC2D / SNC4M / SNC4E / SVN3E / SES4U
90 minutes

• You’ve heard of mining, but did you know it could get extreme? In this exciting program, students will learn about some of the most extreme mining conditions on (and off) the Earth. From the deepest mines in the world, to mining the bottom of the ocean, and even mining in space, students will investigate different challenges and technologies of these extreme conditions. It will then fall to them to come up with an innovative engineering solution, using the tools on hand, to solve these complex problems.

SUDBURY'S GREEN STORY

SNC1W / SNC2P / SNC2D / SNC4M / SNC4E / SVN3E / SES4U
50 minutes

• Celebrate 40 years of regreening Sudbury! In this program, students dive into our city’s story, including its unique geology and how we progressed into a beautiful city. Learn about the meteor impact, the eventual mining influence on the landscape, and the regreening efforts to restore our natural environment. Venture out on Dynamic Earth's property to take in unique sights and geological features (weather permitting).

TECH N' INNOVATION

SNC1W / SNC2P / SNC2D / SNC4M / SNC4E / SVN3E / SES4U / ICS2O / ICS3U / ICS3C / ISC4U / ICS4C
90 minutes

• Modern mining is full of amazing and wonderful technology. From automation to artificial intelligence, and robotics to remote control, mining is full of fascinating innovation. Students will learn how these technologies make modern mining more successful, safe, and sustainable. They will then get to experience coding and robotics firsthand, programming their own robots to perform work “underground”.