School groups | Montreal Science Centre

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Our school programs are developed using the MEES’s progression of learning approach and animated by an educator.

Consult the 2019-2020 programming brochure here :

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6 Activities: Elementary 1st cycle

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Rock'n' Roll Marbles

Tourbillon collects marbles. He adores games that make his marbles fall, turn, roll and spin! The longer the marbles roll, the happier Tourbillon is! He challenges children to build runs with various fun objects to make his marbles travel a long time! Length: 60 minutes

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Planet of the Senses

We must send a robot on an exploratory mission to find a new habitable planet. Sensor, the Super Robot, has five senses but it must learn how humans need and use their senses, and learn about their limitations. The educational program Planet of the Senses asks students to calibrate and train Sensor the Super Robot. Students will learn about their sense of sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch, and explore how the five senses allow us to explore our environme...

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Human

The exhibition where you are the hero

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Clic! The Zone for Curious Young Minds

Clic! The Zone for Curious Young Minds is a discovery space designed especially for children under 7 years old!

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Science 26 - Closed

The Science 26 exhibition is busy getting a reboot - In the exhibition, 26 islands, each one dominated by a letter of the alphabet.

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Superpower dogs 3D

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7 Activities: Elementary 2nd cycle

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Secrets of the heart

The heart—life's vital organ. Students take a tour of the heart by doing various fun activities. They learn how to situate it in the body, listen to it with a stethoscope, and see how it's made inside. They even have a competition with it! They also discover the benefits of technology by observing a children's pacemaker and become aware of the importance of the heart, life's vital organ. Length : 90 minutes

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Shhh! It's story time

The challenge? Make the sound effects and do the lighting for a native tale. To prepare themselves, the students participate in different experiments to discover the main characteristics of sound and light. They have fun practising sound effects with a variety of objects and exploring lighting effects with different projectors. Everyone go to your station—let's add sound effects and light to bring Nahômo to life!. Length : 60 minutes

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Science Centre on the road

Experience a tech design challenge directly in the comfort of your classroom. Build an invention that can move an object using wind power OR that will lower a bouncing ball to the ground without activating its lights. An opportunity to design, invent, experiment and, above all, have fun! This program integrates the Science and Technology competencies and progression of learning prescribed by the MEES. Offered exclusively to schools located 80 km or more fro...

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Fabrik - Creativity Factory

Fabrik invites you to take on creative challenges involving invention and assembly-work using a variety of random pieces. 6 years and +

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Human

The exhibition where you are the hero

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Science 26 - Closed

The Science 26 exhibition is busy getting a reboot - In the exhibition, 26 islands, each one dominated by a letter of the alphabet.

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IMAX films :

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Superpower dogs 3D

Get ready to meet some true-life superheroes.

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8 Activities: Elementary 3rd cycle

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Human

The exhibition where you are the hero

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Fabrik - Creativity Factory

Fabrik invites you to take on creative challenges involving invention and assembly-work using a variety of random pieces. 6 years and +

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Science 26 - Closed

The Science 26 exhibition is busy getting a reboot - In the exhibition, 26 islands, each one dominated by a letter of the alphabet.

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Health from Head to Toe

A three-part program on overall health.

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Mysterious Machines

Pulleys, gears, levers... How do you combine these elements to create machines that will operate strange creatures? As a team, the students are called upon to follow a plan to assemble the mechanisms, perform tests, and dress the mechanisms as creatures specially designed with daily reusable objects and, finally, make it all work. Let's get to work! Length : 90 minutes

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Sos Radio

An adventure to triffer your neurons. Take your students on an expedition to Nunavut! As it's landing, your plane appears to have an unforeseen surprise: the electrical system fails. Nothing works at all! What do you do? All teams must get to work. Electricity must absolutely be produced with the resources available such as water, wind, bicylces and airplane engines to make the radio work to send the distress signal : S.O.S.! Length : 90 minutes ...

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Science Centre on the road

Experience a tech design challenge directly in the comfort of your classroom. Build an invention that can move an object using wind power OR that will lower a bouncing ball to the ground without activating its lights. An opportunity to design, invent, experiment and, above all, have fun! This program integrates the Science and Technology competencies and progression of learning prescribed by the MEES. Offered exclusively to schools located 80 km or more fro...

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IMAX films :

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Superpower dogs 3D

Get ready to meet some true-life superheroes.

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9 Activities: Secondary 1st cycle

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Tech Up

Presented by This program ties into the MEES Learning Related to Academic and Career Guidance (formerly guidance-oriented approach) and the practical component of Science and Technology (competency 1). It allows students to further their self-learning and to discover innovative technology-oriented career options. The careers showcased in this program are presented in collaboration with ChallengeU and OMsignal. A start-up company has just been awarded a ...

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Shock Wave!

Earthquakes are caused by the powerful movement of plate tectonics and their impact on human populations is extensive. Can your students create structures able to resist these earthly forces? Invite them to take on the challenge! Divided into teams, students must first build a structure that meets specific standards and then test it on a plate that vibrates and simulates an earthquake. It’s their opportunity to discover the science behind these fascinating phe...

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The Great Debaters - Human

Extraordinary Multidisciplinary Workshop: Science & Technology, English, and Ethics & Religious Culture Members of Parliament, let the session begin! Inside the National Assembly, students must debate over three technological issues with prospects that are more real than we might think: the resurrection of extinct species, the protection of genetic information, and transhuman cyborgs. Taking decisions on these ethical questions won’t be easy! Gladly...

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Science Centre on the road

Experience a tech design challenge directly in the comfort of your classroom. Build an invention that can move an object using wind power OR that will lower a bouncing ball to the ground without activating its lights. An opportunity to design, invent, experiment and, above all, have fun! This program integrates the Science and Technology competencies and progression of learning prescribed by the MEES. Offered exclusively to schools located 80 km or more fro...

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Exhibitions :

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Fabrik - Creativity Factory

Fabrik invites you to take on creative challenges involving invention and assembly-work using a variety of random pieces. 6 years and +

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Human

The exhibition where you are the hero

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Science 26 - Closed

The Science 26 exhibition is busy getting a reboot - In the exhibition, 26 islands, each one dominated by a letter of the alphabet.

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Health from Head to Toe

A three-part program on overall health.

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IMAX films :

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Superpower dogs 3D

Get ready to meet some true-life superheroes.

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7 Activities: Secondary 2nd cycle

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The Great Debaters - Human

With the participation of Extraordinary Multidisciplinary Workshop: Science & Technology, English, and Ethics & Religious Culture Members of Parliament, let the session begin! Inside the National Assembly, students must debate over three technological issues with prospects that are more real than we might think: the resurrection of extinct species, the protection of genetic information, and transhuman cyborgs. Taking decisions on these ethical questi...

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Science Centre on the road - secondary

Experience a tech design challenge directly in the comfort of your classroom. Build an invention that can move an object using wind power OR that will lower a bouncing ball to the ground without activating its lights. An opportunity to design, invent, experiment and, above all, have fun! This program integrates the Science and Technology competencies and progression of learning prescribed by the MEES. Offered exclusively to schools located 80 km or more fro...

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Exhibitions :

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Fabrik - Creativity Factory

Fabrik invites you to take on creative challenges involving invention and assembly-work using a variety of random pieces. 6 years and +

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Human

The exhibition where you are the hero

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Science 26 - Closed

The Science 26 exhibition is busy getting a reboot - In the exhibition, 26 islands, each one dominated by a letter of the alphabet.

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Health from Head to Toe

A three-part program on overall health.

Plus d'infos

IMAX films :

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Superpower dogs 3D

Get ready to meet some true-life superheroes.

Plus d'infos Purchase tickets

Special education groups also have access to all school programs in their respective cycles.

1 Activities: School Adaptation

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School Adaptation

Pour l’adaptation scolaire. Vivez un défi de conception technologique dans le confort de votre classe. Fabriquez une invention qui vous permettra de déplacer une masse à l’aide du vent OU qui permettra à une balle lumineuse d’arriver au sol, mais sans s’allumer. Imaginez, inventez, testez... et surtout, amusez-vous! Ce programme est en lien avec les compétences et la progression des apprentissages en ST prescrites par le MEES. Téléchargez le feuillet pédagog...

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1 Activities: School at 80km

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Science Centre on the road

Experience a tech design challenge directly in the comfort of your classroom. Build an invention that can move an object using wind power OR that will lower a bouncing ball to the ground without activating its lights. An opportunity to design, invent, experiment and, above all, have fun! This program integrates the Science and Technology competencies and progression of learning prescribed by the MEES. Offered exclusively to schools located 80 km or more fro...

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