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Cave & Basin and Banff Park Museum National Historic Sites
Site tours can be tailored to grades and curriculum; more specific to social studies, but can include geology and some biology. At the Cave & Basin you can "Create a Postcard" where students learn about the site and its history and create a postcard to share with family and friends. At the Park Museum students can "Build an Exhibit" .
Includes a visit to a site
General
General public, K-12 school group, Family
national historic site, biodiversity, geology, museum, hotsprings, endangered species, Banff, national park
National historic sites tell a chapter of Canada's history and help us understand Canada as a whole. There are national historic sites in every province and territory in Canada. The Cave & Basin is the birhplace of Canada's national parks. It is also home to the Banff Springs snail, the most endangered species in Banff National Park. The Park Museum is Canada's oldest national park building and is considered a "Museum of a Museum".
www.pc.gc.ca/cave
Charge
All of Alberta
Ecology/Biodiversity, Society, Wildlife
Science, Social Studies
Science Grade 1 E. Needs of Animals and Plants, Science Grade 2 E. Small Crawling and Flying Animals, Science Grade 3 E. Animal Life Cycles, Science Grade 5 E. Wetland Ecosystems, Science Grade 7 A. Interactions and Ecosystems, Science Grade 9 A. Biological Diversity , Social Studies 4.1 Alberta, a sense of the Land, Social Studies 4.2 Stories, History, and Peoples of Alberta, Social Studies 4.3 Alberta, Celebration and Challenges, Social Studies 5.2 History of ways of life in Canada, Social Studies 5.3 Canada: shaping an identity