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Feel free to email the Earth Sciences Museum for general inquiries.
Or contact by phone: (519) 888-4567 ext. 35633
For directions to the museum: Visit Us
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The Earth Sciences Museum is temporarily closed until further notice. We apologize to all of our visitors and groups for this inconvenience. Thank you for your understanding.
We welcome your interest in programs for your class! We offer various programs that we have tailored to Ontario curriculums. All programs are free of charge! For elementary level students, our programs usually consist of a focused presentation on the topic of your choice, an activity such as digging for fossil fish or dressing up for mining, and a general tour of the museum. Our programs are best suited for students in Kindergarten to grade 6, with speciality. Below you can see a description of each program, and the curriculum specific topics they address:
Grade level | Program | Description | Time (hrs) |
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Kindergarten and up | DINOSAURS AND FOSSILS | Learn about dinosaurs! Meet Albertosaurus, Parasaurolophus, Tyrannosaurus and the rest of their friends. You will see full sized skeletons and be able to touch real dinosaur fossils. | 1.5 |
Grade 2 and up | ALL THE WATER IN THE WORLD |
Discover where all the water in the world can be found on Earth. Play our Great Lakes 3-D model game and explore the Surface Water Sandbox. Visit the interactive Pop-Bottle display and investigate water conservation. Program includes a water taste test - is bottled really better? |
2 |
Grade 4 and up | ROCKS AND MINERALS | Learn about minerals, rocks, and erosion. Includes touchable specimens and hands on activities. This program includes the exploration of our mine tunnel (where you get to dress up like a miner) and your choice of digging for fossil fish or panning for real gold. | 2 |
Grade 5 and up | NATURAL DISASTERS | Explore Earth’s natural disasters from volcanoes to hurricanes. Build and test your own structure in our earthquake simulator. | 2 |
If you would like to book a program, please fill out the form below. All programs are free.
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Feel free to email the Earth Sciences Museum for general inquiries.
Or contact by phone: (519) 888-4567 ext. 35633
For directions to the museum: Visit Us
Conestoga Rovers Learning Centre (the “Dino pit”) open Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
The museum’s main atrium, mining tunnel, Great Lakes fountain and stunning mineral exhibits open all day Monday to Friday, and 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on weekends.
Peter Russell Rock Garden (located outdoors) open to the public year round. Self-guided tours are available.
Admission is free! For more information, see Visit Us.
Earth Science Museum
University of Waterloo
200 University Ave. W.
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3G1
Phone: (519) 888-4567 ext. 32469
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land promised to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is centralized within our Indigenous Initiatives Office.