School Groups at MacBride Museum
Whether you are looking for a field trip destination or a unique learning experience, MacBride Museum offers everything that your class needs. Choose from one of our curriculum-linked school programs, or book a specialized tour or activity, such as goldpanning, tailored to your group’s interests.
MacBride Museum’s Kids Camps were voted Yukon’s Favourite Organized Kids Activity in North of Ordinary magazine’s Best of Yukon readers’ Poll.
Curriculum-Linked School Programs
These curriculum-linked programs are a fun way to teach students about the Yukon’s environment and the territory’s amazing history. Programs take place in the Discovery Zone at MacBride Museum; some can also be adapted and delivered in your classroom at your school.
Download a PDF of our school programs by clicking here.
New! Night at the Museum
Find out whether those animals in the Wild World Gallery actually come to life at night. Bring your class in to have a sleepover at the museum. Choose any two programs from the list below, take a specialized museum tour and watch a movie.
COST: $350/class
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Archaeology
Duration: 90 minutes
Grade Level: K-7
Students will act as archaeologists to uncover real bones and artifacts in our dig box. This program also explains how we learn about the past by examining the things people leave behind.
Curriculum Connections
1. Compare how Aboriginal and European cultures met common needs
2. Describe various ways people exchanged goods and services
3. Demonstrate understanding of events as part of a chronological series
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All About Bears
Duration: 90 minutes
Grade Level: K-3
Students will walk in the footsteps of these amazing creatures by exploring their habitats, food sources and survival mechanisms. The program also explains how people and bears co-exist safely and why bears can become a nuisance. Students will understand that researching animals is one way to learn about the environment.
Curriculum Connections
1. Differentiate between the bears that live in the Yukon
2. Describe the basic needs of bears
3. Describe ways bears are important to other species and the environment
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Yukon Mammals
Duration: 90 minutes
Grade Level: K-3
This program is based on the MacBride Museum’s wildlife collection. It looks at
characteristics, adaptations and food sources of animals that live in the Yukon. Pre- and post-program activities are available upon request.
Curriculum Connections
1. Identify common Yukon mammals
2. Describe the basic needs of Yukon mammals
3. Describe how animals are important to other living species and the environment
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Murder at Gold Bottom
Duration: 1 hour
Grade Level: 5
This program focuses on NWMP history in the Yukon, Klondike Gold Rush-era lifestyles and forensics. Students will act as detectives and examine documents and evidence to solve a fictional mystery based on facts (cir. 1896-1930).
Curriculum Connections
1. Identify and clarify a problem, issue or inquiry
2. Gather and record a body of information from a variety of sources
3. Develop alternative interpretations from varied sources
4. Use an outline to organize information into a coherent presentation
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End of Steel, Head of Navigation: The Development of Whitehorse
Duration: 2 hours
Grade Level: 3
Students build the city of Whitehorse using giant puzzle pieces, and don costumes to act out a play. This program focuses on the development of Whitehorse between 1900 and 1920, when its rail and river traffic peaked.
Curriculum Connections
1. Describe the historical development of Whitehorse
2. Describe how the physical environment influences human activity
3. Identify how matter changes when heated and cooled
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Extra! Extra! Klondike Women Make History
Duration: 90 minutes
Grade Level: 6
This program introduces students to the varied experiences of women during the Klondike Gold Rush, and the contributions they made to this extraordinary event in Yukon’s history.
Curriculum Connections
1. Compare individual rights and social responsibilities in various cultures
2. Assess the relationship between cultures and their environments
3. Describe daily life, work, family structures and gender roles in the Yukon
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Yukon Kids Series Programs
In partnership with local author Keith Halliday, MacBride Museum has published a series of four books on Yukon history for young readers. Each story focuses on a different event in Yukon history from the Klondike Gold Rush to the Alaska Boundary Dispute to the Dawson City Nugget’s quest for the Stanley Cup.
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Yukon Gold Fever: Based on Aurore of the Yukon
Duration: 90 minutes
Grade Level: 5
Students create their own play based one the shooting of Soapy Smith while learning about Klondike Gold Rush history through activities based on Aurore of the Yukon.
Curriculum Connections
1. Identify and clarify a problem, issue or inquiry
2. Develop alternative interpretations from varied sources
3. Demonstrate understanding of why immigrants come to Canada, the
challenges they face and their contributions to Canada
4. Use an outline to organize information into a coherent presentation
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Yukon Secret Agents
Duration: 90 minutes
Grade Level: 5
Students crack codes and create ciphers while learning about the Alaska-Canada boundary dispute through activities based on the book, Yukon Secret Agents.
Curriculum Connections
1. Identify and clarify a problem, issue or inquiry
2. Develop alternative interpretations from varied sources
3. Demonstrate understanding of why immigrants come to Canada, the
challenges they face and their contributions to Canada
4. Use an outline to organize information into a coherent presentation
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Yukon Ghost Hunters: Based on Yukon River Ghost
Duration: 90 minutes
Grade Level: 5
Students learn about the important people from Whitehorse’s past who are
remembered in the museum, the Pioneer Cemetery and all around town. Activities
in this camp are based on Yukon River Ghost, a novel for young readers.
Curriculum Connections
1. Identify and clarify a problem, issue or inquiry
2. Develop alternative interpretations from varied sources
3. Demonstrate understanding of why immigrants come to Canada, the
challenges they face and their contributions to Canada
4. Use an outline to organize information into a coherent presentation
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Game On Yukon!
Duration: 90 minutes
Grade Level: 5
By following the Dawson City Nuggets 1905 challenge for the Stanley Cup,
campers learn about geography and what life was like at the turn of the century.
Activities in this camp are based on Game On Yukon, a novel for young readers.
Curriculum Connections
1. Identify and clarify a problem, issue or inquiry
2. Develop alternative interpretations from varied sources
3. Demonstrate understanding of why immigrants come to Canada, the
challenges they face and their contributions to Canada
4. Use an outline to organize information into a coherent presentation
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