Classroom/At Home Activities

A teacher stands in front of a projector board displaying a virtual clothing store.

Investigate and evaluate the items at a local shop to see which is really the most valuable.

  • Grades 4 - 12
  • Ages 8-10, 11-14, 14+
A teacher stands in front of a class. The board behind her shows a paper with a sketch of a sustainable school blueprint, some markers, and a planning sheet. Text says ROM Activity

Redesign your community or school in a sustainable way!

  • Grades 3 - 12
  • Ages 6-7, 8-10, 11-14, 14+
A teacher stands at the front of a class. The board behind her displays a coloured life jacket surrounded by art supplies. Text says ROM Activity

Design your own addition to this inspiring exhibition

  • Grades 1 - 12
  • Ages 4-5, 6-7, 8-10, 11-14, 14+
Teacher standing in front of a board showing small flowerpots painted with black-figure art

Decorate an ancient Greek-inspired vase.

  • Grades 4 - 8
  • Ages 8-10, 11-14
White sugar crystals

Use some sweet kitchen chemistry to grow your own sugar crystals.

  • Grades 3 - 8
  • Ages 8-10, 11-14
 Mosaic of a sun made from yellow, blue, and black squares.

Create a Roman-inspired mosaic

  • Grades 3 - 12
  • Ages 6-7, 8-10, 11-14
Chocolate chip cookie on grid paper, some chocolate chips removed or “mined” from the product beside it

Dig into the basics of mining by extracting chocolate chips from a cookie

  • Grades 4 - 8
  • Ages 8-10, 11-14
A young man wears a white toga

Learn how to step out in style like an ancient Roman citizen

  • Grades 1 - 11
  • Ages 4-5, 6-7, 8-10, 11-14
a shark overhead in the Schad gallery

Use predator-prey games to understand why ecosystems need predators

  • Grades 4 - 8
  • Ages 8-10, 11-14
A hammerhead shark preys on rays

Use predator-prey games to understand how predators shape ecosystems

  • Grades 4 - 8
  • Ages 8-10, 11-14
two sample court hats made by students doing the activity

Discover what a Chinese court hat tells you about its owner by creating your own

  • Grades 1 - 6
  • Ages 6-7, 8-10, 11-14
a girl holds a paper showing the name "Charlotte" in hieroglyphs

Learn to write your name like ancient Egyptian royalty

  • Grades 3 - 12
  • Ages 8-10, 11-14, 14+
A mummy lying on a red surface

Create a mini-mummy case to learn how ancient Egyptians planned for the afterlife

  • Grades 3 - 8
  • Ages 8-10, 11-14