Movie Presentations
Our feature presentations are entitled Quest
for Energy and Paydirt.
Quest
for Energy is a 15 minute overview of the oil sands
story highlights the geology, history, technology and future
of oil sands development. Paydirt is
a forty- five minute film that portrays the history and development
of the oil sands industry in Alberta
Oil
Extraction Demonstration
A 10 minute demonstration showing how oil is extracted from the
oil sand is presented to visitors. It is a simplified version
of the hot water separation method used by commercial surface
oil sand mining companies today. Visitors get an opportunity to
see, smell and touch oil sand and it components: bitumen, sand
and water.
Industrial
Garden & Bucketwheel Guided Tour
Various equipment used by oil sands mining companies has been
donated to the Centre for display in the Industrial Artifact
Garden. We offer guided tours of the Garden and the Bucketwheel
to visitors in the
summer months.
Bucyrus Bucketwheel
Artifact Garden
The images above are virtual reality
panoramas of these areas on the Oil Sands Discovery Centre grounds.
To operate, place your cursor within the image, click and drag
around the space to move your point of view from left to right,
up and down. You can also zoom in (Shift), or zoom out (Ctrl).
Quicktime VR files can be viewed with
the Quicktime plugin for PC or Mac
- a free download from Apple
Computer, Inc.
The Discovery Lab
Every weekend experience the Discovery Lab! Family friendly science
experiments and activities.
This month's theme: Celebrate the Environment
Download
information on the Discovery Lab (PDF).
Historic
Abasand Walks
The Centre offers guided tours of Abasand Oils Limited, one of
the earliest oil sands plants in the area. The tour consists
of a two hour guided walk/hike to the remains of Historic Abasand,
located approximately 10km from the Centre adjacent to the Abasand
community of Fort McMurray.
Download
the information sheet for Historic Abasand Walks 2009 (PDF).
Birthday Parties
Looking for a memorable place to host your child’s birthday party? The
Centre now offers Mighty Machine or Little Scientist themed party packages including
a private party room, dress-up items and activities, and even themed loot bags!
Current Price Information
Up to 10 children: $99 per party
11- 15 children: $149 per party
Maximum 15 children.
Download
the brochure (PDF)
Discover
Hunts
Little and Junior Scientists will love discovering the oil sands
story using this exciting scavenger hunt that takes them through
the exhibit hall and rewards them with a prize at the end.
International
Exhibit Hall Guides in various Languages
Exhibit Hall text descriptions are available in French, German
and Japanese, as well as contract two braille.
For
more information, contact Charles Paradis
at:
Oil Sands Discovery Centre
515 MacKenzie Boulevard,
Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada T9H 4X3
Phone: (780) 743-7167 extension 241
Call toll-free at 310-0000, then 780-743-7167
Fax: (780) 791-0710
Email: Charles.Paradis@gov.ab.ca
