Book Your Field Trip

Grade 2

Simple Machines in Little Canada

• Discover simple machines and mechanisms in Little Canada and explore how they make life easier.
• Use mapping skills to locate our Little Canada communities and uncover how people’s shelters, clothing, recreational & work activities may change based on their location
• Available as a Self-Guided Visit or Guided Exploration.

Workshop

Using the materials provided, students will design and build an inclined plane to safely transport miniature cars onto a highway in Little Canada. The final product should be strong, stable and safe. Students will design and test using various materials, heights and lengths.

Curriculum links:

• Science & Technology – Structures and Mechanisms: Movement
• Social Studies – People and Environments: Global Communities

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Grade 3

Living and Working in Little Canada (Urban vs Rural)

• Uncover the different ways people live and work in various parts of Little Canada, considering the impact of landforms, climate, and the similarities and differences between urban and rural ways of life.
• Complete a mapping of key destinations in Ontario among the defining landforms and learn about appropriate scale.
• Available as a Self-Guided Visit or Guided Exploration

Workshop

Students will design their own ideal community and determine where it would be located in Little Canada, considering landforms, transportation, access to resources, services, employment etc., and access the impact their community has on the surrounding ecosystem.

Curriculum Links

• Social Studies – People and Environments: Living and Working in Ontario
• Science & Technology – Understanding Structures and Mechanisms: Strong and Stable Structures

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Grade 4

Living in Canada – Impacts of Technological Advances (little and big)

• Explore how the ways we live have changed over time, and how human innovations have impacted our quality of life. Find specific developments impacting life in Little Canada, connecting historical evidence of place to locations in our little world.
• Complete a map of the physical geography depicted in the various regions within Little Canada.
• Available as a Self-Guided Visit or Guided Exploration.

Workshop

Students will explore how and why cities developed where they are by building their own little cities – with the objective of improving one aspect of life by “redesigning” one common element.

Curriculum Links:

• Social Studies – People and Environments: Industrial Development and the natural environment
• Science & Technology – Understanding Matter and Energy: Impact of technological advancements, light & sound

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Grade 5

Structures – From Miniature to Real World

• Investigate the different internal and external forces engineers need to consider when building structures in Little Canada, and in our real-world communities, to make them safe, stable and socially responsible structures. Identify different types of structures in Little Canada and the types of forces acting upon them. Learn about the specific challenges associated with building in miniature.

 

• Find and map evidence of the various levels of government represented in Little Canada.
• Available as a Self-Guided Visit or Guided Exploration.

Workshop

Students will investigate how miniature makers create stable structures for Little Canada and then design, build and test a miniature structure that withstands the application of an external force and a live load.

Curriculum links:

• Science & Technology – Structures and Mechanisms: Forces acting on Structures and Mechanisms
• Social Studies – People and Environments: The Role of Government and Responsible Citizenship

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Grade 6

Electrifying Canada

• Explore the methods of energy generation depicted in Little Canada, and the uses of electricity in our little and real worlds. Evaluate impacts of factors such as day-part, season, and climate on energy consumption. Discuss the benefits of renewable energy for Canadians and the world.

 

• Map locations of energy generation in Ontario, developing an appropriate legend to depict different types.
• Available as a Self-Guided Visit or Guided Exploration.

Workshop

Consider one way energy is currently generated or used in Ontario and re-design it to be more environmentally friendly. Working in groups using the Little Canada provided model structures and energy generation specimens/present your ideas to the class.

Curriculum links:

• Science & Technology – Understanding Matter and Energy: Electricity and Electrical Devices

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Grade 7

Life Impacts the Environment – In Big and Small Ways

• Students will explore the ways Canadians, across the country, have impacted and adapted to their environments in order to make life easier, demonstrating an understanding that where we live impacts how we live.

 

• Locate and place Little Canada destinations on a physical regions map, identifying the definable physical characteristics observed for each region.
• Available as a Self-Guided Visit or Guided Exploration.

Workshop

Working in groups students will brainstorm and design a new settlement model that maintains our standard of living with a smaller impact on the environment.

Curriculum Links

• Science & Technology – Understanding Life Systems; Geography – Physical Patterns in a Changing World

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Grade 8

Living in Big Cities, in Little Canada

• Students will explore what makes a city sustainable and how Canadian cities are changing/adapting to increased populations to meet the needs of their inhabitants.

 

• Students will locate Little Canada’s destinations on a map of Canada’s watersheds and hydrological regions and hypothesize how human development has been shaped by these regions
• Available as a Self-Guided Visit or Guided Exploration.

Workshop

Working in groups, students will design, plan and model a sustainable Canadian community for the year 2050, using the provided building blocks, and considering the increasing urban population and the city’s impact on ecology, the water, sources and uses of energy, waste management, infrastructure, mobility, food, culture and the economy.

Curriculum Links

• Science & Technology – Understanding Structures and Mechanisms; Geography – Global Settlement: Patterns and Sustainability
• Social Studies – People and Environments: Canada’s Interaction with the Global Community

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Grade 9-12

Behind the Scenes Tours

One of our Little Canada ambassadors will take your class on a tour through our Little Canada destinations and our Miniature Makers studio, learning about the design process and construction of Canada’s landscapes and communities – from the tiniest plants to the tallest towers. An interactive session will give students some hands-on experience in what’s involved in creating a miniature world and bringing it to life.

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