L’écureuil roux d’Amérique du Nord est totalement différent de l’écureuil roux européen, mais tous deux subissent l’impact de la présence invasive de l’écureuil gris de l’Est.

• Écureuil roux, (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus), Royal BC Museum

The Red Squirrel in North America is totally different from the Red Squirrel in Europe, but both are impacted by the invasion of Eastern Grey Squirrels

• Red Squirrel, (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus), Royal BC Museum

Les phoques abondent sur la côte de la Colombie-Britannique. Bien qu’ils coexistent avec le saumon depuis le retrait des glaciers il y a des milliers d’années, ils sont souvent accusés d’être responsables du déclin de leurs populations.

• Phoque commun, (Phoca vitulina), Royal BC Museum

Seals are abundant on the British Columbia coast. Seals frequently are blamed for declines in salmon populations, even though they have coexisted with salmon since glaciers retreated thousands of years ago.

• Harbour Seal, (Phoca vitulina), Royal BC Museum

L’opossum de Virginie est le seul marsupial d’Amérique du Nord. Il a envahi la Colombie-Britannique à partir des États-Unis, mais son aire de répartition nordique est limitée car ses oreilles et sa queue sont dénudées et sujettes aux engelures.

• Opossum de Virginie, (Didelphis virginiana), Royal BC Museum

The Virginia Opossum is North America’s only marsupial. It invaded British Columbia from the United States but has a limited northern range because its ears and tail are bare and subject to frostbite.

• Virginia Opossum, (Didelphis virginiana), Royal BC Museum

Présent à travers le pays ainsi qu’en Alaska, le lynx du Canada s’apparente à deux espèces de lynx d’Eurasie. Spécialiste des climats froids, le lièvre d’Amérique constitue sa principale source de nourriture.

• Lynx du Canada, (Lynx canadensis), Royal BC Museum

The Canada Lynx ranges across Canada and Alaska and are related to two Lynx species in Eurasia. Canada Lynx are cold climate specialists, with Snowshoe Hares as their primary source of food.

• Canada Lynx, (Lynx canadensis), Royal BC Museum

Overview of the the pre and post visit resources for the Art with Chrystal Phan Digital Field Trip

In 2017, curator of palaeontology Dr. Victoria Arbour and her team discovered a fossil of the Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides), a tree which lived alongside dinosaurs 67 million years ago. How did this fossil become part of the Royal BC Museum collections?

Narrate with the music using the script below. Allow enough time for the students to play and experiment with their movements in between lines of narration.

• You are a Hadrosaur playing in the forest
• Lean forward and walk on all fours as you trot between the trees
• The bright sunlight shines through the Dawn Redwood trees, and you start to get tired in the heat. It’s so hot!
• Use the claws on your back feet to dig in the dark, wet earth to find some water
• Take a big drink have a rest as you cool off

Narrate with the music using the script below. Allow enough time for the students to play and experiment with their movements in between lines of narration.  

• You are Tyrannosaurus Rex walking through the forest
• You are crashing down trees as you move
• Let out a deep roar as you stomp
• Use your sharp teeth to pick up a smaller dinosaur in your teeth and shake it in your mouth
• It does not taste good, drop it on the ground
• Keep stomping around looking for something else to eat
• Smile with your big, pointy teeth
• The sun goes down and you curl up on the forest floor to fall asleep