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BC Gem Show, Abbotsford (annual)
This annual show at the Central Fraser Valley Fairgrounds features dealer and club displays with rocks, minerals and gems from across BC, as well as a children's creative workshop.
Admittance to the show on a Friday is free for students accompanied by a teacher and chaperoning adults.
Admittance to the show on a Friday is free for students accompanied by a teacher and chaperoning adults.
Britannia Mine Museum, Britannia Beach
The BMM is a national historic site comprised of many original buildings that were part of the underground copper mining operation called Britannia Mine. The BMM welcomes students of all ages who are learning about geology, mineral resources and the history of BC. The Museum also coordinates tours of the EPCOR Discovery Centre, an educational facility at the water treatment plant built to treat acidic drainage emanating from the historical mine workings.
New programs for school groups K-12 have been developed for 2011.
New BMM Program Overview
New BMM Programming Details
Contact Fiona McDonald: 1-800-896-4044 ext 226 or fiona@bcmm.ca.
New programs for school groups K-12 have been developed for 2011.
New BMM Program Overview
New BMM Programming Details
Contact Fiona McDonald: 1-800-896-4044 ext 226 or fiona@bcmm.ca.
Beaty Biodiversity Museum
Located on the campus of UBC this new natural history museum is open to school groups and the general public.
Phone: 604-827-4955
Phone: 604-827-4955
Chamber of Mines of Eastern BC, Nelson
Houses a rock and mineral museum and reference library and welcomes school groups learning about geology or mining.
Phone: 250-352-5242
Phone: 250-352-5242
Courtenay District Museum and Paleontology Centre, Courtenay
Offers school groups year-round guided tours of the museum and the Puntledge River Elasmosaur (Late Cretaeceous marine reptile) site to collect fossils.
Phone: 250-334-0686.
Phone: 250-334-0686.
Cox Station Quarry, Abbotsford
Each year this crushed granite quarry welcomes a limited number of classes that are learning about mining for a full tour of the operation.
Contact Shandor Nikoras: 604-826-4611.
Contact Shandor Nikoras: 604-826-4611.
Exploration Place, Prince George
Features on-site and virtual exhibitions on many science topics, including Earth Science.
Phone: 250-562-1612.
Phone: 250-562-1612.
H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, Vancouver
A destination for students learning about Earth from the perspective of space. Two workshops support Grade 7 Earth Science topics - the Earth's Crust Planetarium Show and the Rocks 101 workshop.
Highland Valley Copper Mine, Logan Lake
This open pit, copper-moly mine welcomes school groups in the spring, and offers public tours daily throughout the summer.
Contact Jacqueline Schneider: 250-523-3737, Jacqui.Schneider@teck.com
Contact Jacqueline Schneider: 250-523-3737, Jacqui.Schneider@teck.com
Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre, North Vancouver
Offers '''Canyon Quest''', a guided program for Grade 8-10 students that explores the geological make-up and history of Lynn Canyon.
Contact Eleanor: 604-981-3103
Contact Eleanor: 604-981-3103
McAbee Fossil Beds, Cache Creek
Privately-owned fossil collecting locality with educational programs for students of all ages who are learning about geology and Earth history.
Phone: 250-374-6540; or e-mail Mcabeefossilbeds@hotmail.ca
Phone: 250-374-6540; or e-mail Mcabeefossilbeds@hotmail.ca
Nanaimo District Museum, Nanaimo
Includes a recently refreshed exhibit on coal, once the life blood of most of southeast Vancouver Island.
Phone: 250-753-1821
Phone: 250-753-1821
Pacific Museum of the Earth, UBC
Displays relating to all Earth and Ocean fields of science. Class visits are guided by undergraduate and graduate students in the Dept. of Earth and Ocean Sciences. Admission is free.
Contact MacKenzie Parker: 604-822-6992, mparker@eos.ubc.ca
Contact MacKenzie Parker: 604-822-6992, mparker@eos.ubc.ca
Rossland Historical Museum, Rossland
A public museum showcasing the mining history of the LeRoi Mine and adjacent mines around which the community developed in the late 1800s and early 1900s. School groups are welcome.
Phone: 1-888-448-7444.
Phone: 1-888-448-7444.
Science and Innovators In The Schools (Science World), Province-wide
A free program which allows you to invite a real scientist into your classroom.
Phone: 604-687-5339 or 1-800-363-1611.
Phone: 604-687-5339 or 1-800-363-1611.
Science in Motion, Prince George area
Hands-on, classroom workshops (90 minute) for K-7 students, including Rocks and Minerals and Dinosaurs). All materials required are provided.
Contact Cheryl: 250-962-6174 or Trudy 250-962-2472 or scienceinmotion@shaw.ca
Contact Cheryl: 250-962-6174 or Trudy 250-962-2472 or scienceinmotion@shaw.ca
Science World, Vancouver
Phone: 604-443-7500
S.F.U. Earth Sciences Lab, SFU
This Earth Sciences department opens its lab doors on a limited basis to young students (including K-3) for hands-on learning about rocks and minerals.
Contact Robbie Dunlop: 604-291-4925.
Contact Robbie Dunlop: 604-291-4925.
