Narnia the Exhibition at TELUS World of Science - Edmonton

Project Summaries and The Chronicles of Narnia

I can't claim that we do unit studies around here, but I love the concept. And I love lists. So, I tend to group similar topics together and make lists under "Project Summaries" when I'm collating our learning activities (which I do informally).

For example, I'm a keener for learning about Canada. I don't drill Canadian trivia into my son, however, I do have an on going section in my file for all things Canada. When we read a Canadian author, it goes into that list. When we visit a historical site, it goes into that list. When we watch CG Kids, it goes into that list. My son has several books on Canada that he loves, and those go into that list. Canadian music, stories, articles, dvds, experiences, field trips, etc.

Some "Project Summaries" are shorter than others while some are really in depth. My son's current Project Summary for Star Wars is quite an extensive resource list, lol!

 And some, like this Narnia one, are short and on going.

First off, my son and I listened to the audiobook The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.
[I typically only read one chapter book out loud and that one is Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix at the moment.]

My son read the very colourful Step Into Narnia: A Journey Through "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe" by E.J. Kirk 

Of course, we had to watch The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, the new movie! We're borrowing the older version from the library and will compare the two very soon.

And the inspiration for doing all this right now: the Narnia exhibit at our Telus World of Science. Apparently, photos are not allowed within the exhibit, sorry :(

However, follow this link to the promo video on the official website.
This exhibit ends May 1, 2011! It's the last few weeks, but plenty off time to enjoy it.

We printed out the educational guide pdf from the Narnia Exhibit website. It looked good and my son wants to do most of the activities.

We will listen to the rest of the Narnia books and keep our eyes out for complimentary  books, like the above Step into Narnia book. Plus watch the old and new movies.

Normally I'd be inspired to take out more library resources on England and London, but we've previously delved into London, England before our visit there-- plus our actual visit and all the photos! My son did not ask to learn more and we have several other countries he's interested in learning about right now.

Edmonton: The Way We Move Challenge

"On November 20-21, City staff were at TELUS World of Science to explain how transportation is more than just moving people and how it is essential infrastructure that shapes our city, impacts our sustainability and influences our economic well-being.
Thank you to all LEGO® builders who participated to the Challenge and built creative pieces. The winning models have been integrated to the bigger display featuring the future Edmonton transportation network. This will be exhibited until January 2, 2011."

 Here are the photos from our visit to TWOS!

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TWOS -- Wheels, Wings, & Waves: A Lego World of Transportation

Explore & Find Items in the Lego "City"

Wheels, Wings, & Waves: A Lego World of Transportation is now open at the Telus World of Science until January 2, 2011.


This interactive exhibit embodies the history of transportation on land, on water, and in the air all modelled in Lego! There is even a very long display spotlighting our very own Edmonton river valley complete with LRT and the high level bridge. Look closely and you'll spot all kinds of interesting things, like the guy fishing off the bridge.

Featured within this exhibition are the Lego building pits where people of all ages can create their own designs, a Lego racing car for imaginative play or photo ops, make or copy a Lego picture, and two racing ramps for Megablock vehicle races.

In the middle of the room, there is also a Lego "city" to explore with a challenge to locate certain items. While the other exhibits in here are well labelled, this one is not; however, if you look on the frame's columns surrounding this Lego city, you'll easily spot the lists, sorted from easy to difficult.

Edmonton LRT and High Level Bridge