Bring the museum to your classroom with one of our curated Object Kit Rentals. Students get their hands on history through our specialized kits, to hit key concepts and spark the love of learning in all who encounter them. Educators have the freedom to create their own lesson plans and activities with these great collection resources!
What to know before you book
- Object Kits are booked for 10-day periods, from Thursday to the Sunday of the following week.
- Payment by credit card is required at time of booking.
- Any damage caused to the kit during the rental may result in the school or supervisor being held liable up to $125 and/or not being allowed to book another kit in the future.
- Late fees may apply if not returned by the last day of the booking.
- Object Kits must be picked up by the individual who booked (unless otherwise noted). Object Kits cannot be shipped.
Fees:
| Object Kit rentals | $50 per kit | Up to 10 day rental |
Available Object Kits
We have transformed our popular Sustainable Societies guided tour and board game program into an Object Kit for teachers and students to use in the classroom!
Through a cooperative play board game, students will build communities using the resources available to them. Students will understand the positive or negative impacts resource-use can create and be challenged to find balance between community growth and environmental sustainability.
This kit includes copies of the Sustainable Societies board game, related objects from RAM’s Learning Collection for hands-on learning and a selection of supporting activities for educators to use as they wish.
Available in both French and English.
Curriculum Connection:
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Social Studies grades 3-5
The Arctic Object Kit is built on the foundations of Indigenous cultural content specific to the Northern communities in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. Invoke and inspire appreciation for Canada's diverse communities. Users of the kit will form a tangible connection to the Northern cultures and their history through hands-on materials such as miniature inuksuk, soapstone carvings, and much more!
Curriculum connection:
- Social Studies grades 1 and 2
Bring the rich and long history of the Métis to your classroom. This object kit provides samples of artwork, tools and activities to deepen student understanding of Métis relationship to the land.
Curriculum connections:
- Social Studies grades 1-5
- Social Studies grade 11
Explore the different properties of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary specimens with your students. Each kit comes with an assortment of 15-20 objects, object identification list, care and handling document, and a class set of gloves.
Curriculum connection: Science grades 4 and 7
What does a real dinosaur bone look and feel like? What about an ammonite shell? Use this kit to discover plant and animal fossils in a hands-on way! Each kit comes with an assortment of 15-20 objects, object identification list, care and handling document, and a class set of gloves.
Curriculum connection: Science grade 3
Have you heard of a darning mushroom? What about a soap saver? Learn about communities of the past by exploring early life tools, clothing, and recreational items. How has life changed for communities of today? How have they stayed the same? Each kit comes with an assortment of 12-20 objects, object identification list, care and handling document, and a class set of gloves.
Curriculum connection: Social Studies grades 1-4
From furs to feet, skulls to teeth, RAM’s Learning Collection has a wide selection of natural specimens to help classes explore animals of Alberta and their adaptations. Use these specimens to help inform students of animal habitat, diet, behaviour, and more! Each kit comes with an assortment of 15-20 objects, object identification list, care and handling document, and a class set of gloves.
Curriculum connection:
- Science grades 1-4
- Science grade 9 unit A