Jocelyne Lavack

Take a look at what Victoria and Vancouver looked like back in 1907! In Victoria, some of the streets you can see are Douglas, Yates, and Government, while in Vancouver you can see Granville, Canbie, and Davie. Do you recognize any of the buildings? For a full description, click here.

Transportation helps people get to places faster or explore areas that once seemed impossible. The Becoming BC Gallery contains tons of modes of transportation of old - some of which have not changed much since their invention. How did people travel in the past? How do people travel today? Jot down your thoughts here. You can also visit https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/learn/school-programs/self-guided-visits for more activity sheets - great to use during your next museum visit (psst... Il y a aussi des feuilles d'activités en français!)

A creative new dinosaur made by a museum visitor!

Buses have been a mode of transportation in Victoria for a really long time - the one pictured here was around in 1928! But did you know that Victoria is the first city in North America to have acquired the low-floor double decker bus? Though the city has had double deckers for many years, the ones we see today for public transit took to the streets in 2000. Low-floor means that there are no steps at any of the entrances of the bus; the only step being the one from the sidewalk onto the bus. Thanks to Colin, one of the museum's fabulous volunteers, you can now make your own double decker bus. Click here for the template.

Many of the prefixes and suffixes used to name dinosaurs are of Latin or Greek origin. Click here are the definitions of the examples used for the Dino Dice activity

Buster is the first unique dinosaur species from British Columbia and has been given the new scientific name Ferrisaurus sustutensis. This unique combo of prefixes and suffixes means "The Iron Lizard from the Sustut River." We don't know Buster's exact colours, but it may have been striped or spotted to blend with its surroundings. What do you think Buster may have looked like? Click here for a fun colouring sheet!

A green space is any area of land in an urban environment that facilitates physical activity or relaxation. This can include parks, sports fields, or even your backyard. Take a closer look at your own local green space with our interactive backyard bingo sheet. Click here for activity sheet.

Grey Wolves are wonderful animals that live right here in British Columbia. Learn more about Grey Wolves by clicking here for fun colouring sheet.

Inspired by the Natural History Gallery, our young writer jotted down museum words that were either funny, interesting, relatable or unknown. We then recorded the words in our Kidictionary. The synonyms spider web activity is a great way to learn teh definition of the originally unfamiliar word.

On our first day's adventures, the Kids Club kids were challenged to wander in the Natural History Gallery and write down words they thought were interesting, funny, meaningful or unknown. Museums use various terminologies, definitions and words to interpret the displayed artifact. 

The campers definitely followed the camp's theme, Creative Creatures, with these splendid eggs carton bird masks!

The campers definitely followed the camp's theme, Creative Creatures, with these splendid egg carton bird masks!

The Pro D Day campers went to Beacon Hill Park for a scavenger hunt. There were no clues or hints, but rather they each had an egg carton with images of common natural specimens. The goal was to take a closer look at every day nature and find all twelve items. The acorns were probably the toughest to find as they were hidden beneath fallen leaves!

Regardless of an owl's dinner choice, they will almost always swallow their food whole. However, an owl cannot digest every part of its meal, therefore it will regurgitate a compact oval shaped pellet made of fur, feathers and bones. The young scientists had fun discovering the contents of an owls stomach!