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Mountain World Heritage Interpretive Theatre (Mountain WIT)
Parks Canada's very own professional theatre troupe performs a variety of interpretive shows with links to Alberta curriculum. Learning made fun! The memorable characters, songs, and stories will spark students' curiosity in the natural world.
Classroom presentation
Focus of curriculum links is on Science and Social Studies, grades 3 - 9. Heightened awareness of the Canadian Rocky Mountian Parks UNESCO World Heritage Site.
By Grades
Preschool
Preschool
General public, K-12 school group
national parks, Banff, Jasper, theatre, forest health, ecosystem, mountain pine beetle, water, glacier, history, river, hot springs, wetlands, species at risk, climate change, fire, prescribed burn, interpretation, music, puppetry, mask, mountains, alpine, heritage, UNESCO, world heritage site
Three schools shows may be available - "Water...on the Rocks!" is a fun way to discover how water creates and sustains our mountain national parks. Includes Species at Risk, Wetlands, Glaciology, Rivers, and Alberta/Canada Geography and People. - "Faces of Fire" takes our complex relationship with fire and makes it simple, funny and memorable. Includes Mountain Pine Beetle, Prescribed Burns, Forests and Trees, Life Cycles and more. - "Up in the Air" is a celebration of the tenacity of life in the alpine zone despite the challenges of our changing climate. Includes Alpine Ecology, Changing Climate, Mountains, Weather, Geography and Geology.
http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/ab/banff/edu/edu4g_e.asp
Free
All of Alberta
Ecology/Biodiversity, Climate change, Society, Water, Wildlife
Science, Social Studies
Science Grade 3 A. Rocks and Minerals, Science Grade 3 E. Animal Life Cycles, Science Grade 4 A. Waste and Our World , Science Grade 4 E. Plant Growth and Changes, Science Grade 5 C. Classroom Chemistry , Science Grade 5 D. Weather Watch , Science Grade 5 E. Wetland Ecosystems, Science Grade 6 E. Trees and Forests, Science Grade 7 A. Interactions and Ecosystems, Science Grade 7 B. Plants for Food and Fibre, Science Grade 7 C. Heat and Temperature, Science Grade 7 E. Planet Earth , Science Grade 8 E. Freshwater and Saltwater Systems, Science Grade 9 A. Biological Diversity , Science Grade 9 C. Environmental Chemistry, 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 5.1 Physical Geography of Canada, Social Studies 5.2 History of ways of life in Canada