Alberta : the land, histories, and stories : grade 4 social studies - Assignment Booklet 2B PDF
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Fossil Hunters and Horseback Adventurers HU] /dlbOTO Technologies Branch education Grade4SocialStudies Module2: Grasslands: Fossil Huntersand HorsebackAdventurers Home Instructor'sGuideandAssignment Booklet2B LearningTechnologies Branch ISBN 0-7741-2662-0 TheLearningTechnologiesBranch acknowledgeswith appreciation theAlberta DistanceLearningCentreand Pembina HillsRegional Division No.7 fortheirreviewofthisHomeInstructor'sGuideandAssignmentBooklet. 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UNIVERSITY-LIBRARY ^ ff Table of Contents Chapter Summaries Chapter 9: Fossil Fun 4 Chapter 10: The Story of Coal 4 Chapter 11: Using Land Wisely 5 Chapter 12: About Natural Resources 6 Chapter 13: An Abundance of Riches 6 Chapter 14: The Value of Oil and Natural Gas i Chapter 15: Can Resources Be Used Again? i Chapter 16: It's in the Grasslands, Naturally 8 Chapter Summaries Chapter 9: Fossil Fun This chaptershould takeapproximately80 minutestocomplete. Objective This chapterfocuses on DinosaurProvincial Parkand its designation as aWorld HeritageSite. Thestudent examines theissueoffossil ownershipand thestudent makes a"fossil." Instructional Strategies Therearetwo methods describedto makeafossil. Iftimeallows, thestudent maymake both types. Besureto havethefollowing materials availableand readyforthestudenttouse: • small objects to fossilize, such as shells, leaves, acorns, twigs, and flowers • modellingclay • waxed paper • plasterofParis • asmall amountofvegetableoil • acontainerformixingthe plasterofParis • small plastic objects, such astoydinosaurs Whilethestudentwaits forthe plastertodry, heorshemaycompletetheassignment. Then returntothe fossils afteran hourto finish theactivity. Attheend ofthechapter, direct thestudenttothe Chapter9Assignment inAssignment Booklet 2B. Beyond the Story TypedinosaurfindsAlberta inasearchengineontheInternet to locaterecent dinosaurfinds inAlberta. Havethestudent lookupWorld HeritageSites at http://whc.unesco.org/. Chapter 10: The Story Of Coal This chaptershould takeapproximately40 minutes tocomplete. Objective This chapter's focus is about coal, its history, and its uses inAlberta. Instructional Objectives Discuss thestudent's familyhistoryandthereason theysettledwheretheydid. Discuss howfewer mines todaycan produce morecoal becauseofmuch larger mines and improved mining technology. In underground mines, miners could producethousands oftonnes ofcoal per mine bypicking awayat thecoalwiththeiraxes. Withtoday's surface miningand heavyequipment, each minecan produce millions oftonnes ofcoal. Helpyourstudent understandthe process bywhich coal is used togenerateelectricity. Grade 4 Social Studies: Module 2 4 Home Instructor's Guide 2B Ifpossible, takeyourstudent on a field trip to oneoftheold minesites in Alberta, such as theAtlas Coal Mine and Leitch Collieries. Find out moreabout coal inAlbertaat theAlbertaSource.casitehttp://www.abheritage.ca/abresources/ inventory/resources_hydro_coal.html. Examinecoal mininginwesternCanadaat thefollowingwebsites: • http://www.coalking.ca/ • http://www.coEdminer.ca/index2.asp Beyond the Story TypehistoriccoalminesAlberta inasearch engineontheInternet to locatesites about historic coal mines. Remindthestudentto includethesitein his or herInternetJournal forfuture reference. Letthestudent hearacoal miner's storyathttp://www.abheritage.ca/abresources/inventory/index.html. Chapter 11: Using Land Wisely This chaptershould takeapproximately40 minutestocomplete. Objective Thischapterfocuses ontheimpactofminingontheenvironment. Instructional Strategies Describethesteps aproposed resourcedevelopment must gothrough duringan environmental assessment. You might helpyourstudent understand thedilemmainherent in resourcedevelopment byconstructinga chart showingthepositiveandnegativeconsequencesofcoal mininginthe Badlands. Attheend ofthechapter, directthestudent totheChapter 11 Assignment inAssignment Booklet 2B. Beyond the Story Thestudent does researchabout coal mines inAlberta. Wherepossible, listentothefollowingspeakers: someonefromAlbertaEnergy, theCoalAssociationof Canada,theEnergyReviewBoard, alocal mine, steel mill, orgeneratingplant; orsomeonewhoworks in any facetofthecoal-miningindustry. Fieldtrips might includeavisittoacoal mineorsteel plant. Phonethemineorplant toaskabouttours. Websites Thefollowingwebsites mayprovideuseful informationforChapter 11: • http://www.natureconservancy.ca/files/index.asp • http://www.davidsuzuki.org Grade4 Social Studies: Module 2 5 Home Instructor's Guide 2B Chapter 12: About Natural Resources This chaptershould takeapproximately40 minutes tocomplete. Objective Thischapter introduces thestudenttonatural resources. Instructional Strategies Withthestudent, examineeach item heorshe found and traceit backtonature. Add tothestudent's explanationwhentheconnection is not obviousto him orher. Reviewthestudent'sanswerstogether. Allowthestudenttoexplainwhyheorshe believesthe itemsselected arenatural resources. Reasons includethefollowing: • plants: comefrom nature, giveus food (such asvegetables, fruit, cereal), giveusclothing (suchas cotton and hemp) • animals: comefrom nature, giveus food (such as meat andeggs), giveus clothing (such as leatherand wool) • trees: comefrom nature, giveus heatwhen burned, giveus lumberforshelter, giveus paper Chapter 13: An Abundance of Riches This chaptershouldtakeapproximately40 minutes tocomplete. Objective Thefocus is onthevarietyofnatural resources found inAlberta. Resource industries arediscussed. Instructional Strategies Find pictures ofthe manyvarieties ofanimals found inAlberta. Provideotherexamples, besides food, to illustratethefactthatAlbertais not self-sufficient and requires products from otherprovinces and countries (e.g., metallic minerals, manufactured goods, electronics, pharmaceuticals,textiles, and soon). Attheend ofthechapter, directthestudenttothe Chapter 13Assignment inAssignment Booklet 2B. Beyond the Story Keeptrackofallthefoodyoueat inone dayalongwith thestudent. Talkabout thesourceofthefoods. Grade 4 Social Studies: Module 2 6 Home Instructor's Guide 2B Chapter 14: The Value of Oil and Natural Gas This chaptershould takeapproximately40 minutes tocomplete. Objective Thischapter is about the importanceofoil and natural gas toAlbertans. Instructional Activities To findwebsitesaboutAlbertaoil and natural gas,typeoilandnaturalgasAlberta in a search engineon the Internet. Remind thestudenttoincludeanynewwebsites in his orherInternet Journal forfuture reference. Tofind out moreaboutAlberta's oiland gas resources,visitthe HeritageCommunityFoundation website at http://www.abheritage.ca/abresources/inventory/resources_hydrocarbons.html. Beyond the Story Students mayrequirehelp identifyingwhich household products are madefrom oiland gas. They includethe following: • ink • floorwax • toys • deodorant • dolls • waxpaper • shoes • candles • dresses • crayons • combs • carpeting • glue • aspirin • disposablediapers • showercurtains • dishwashingliquids • waterpipes • trash bags • cold cream • hand lotion • toothpaste • shampoo • perfume • eyeglasses Chapter 15: Can Resources Be Used Again? Thischaptershouldtakeapproximately40 minutestocomplete. Objective Thischapteris aboutrenewableand non-renewableresources. Instructional Strategies Helpthestudentunderstand thedifferencebetweentheterms renewableand non-renewable. Haveyourstudentconstruct asentencecorrectlyusingeachterm. Usingenergyasanexample, construct achartofrenewableand non-renewableresources. Attheendofthechapter, directthestudenttotheChapter 15Assignment inAssignment Booklet 2B. Grade4 Social Studies: Module 2 7 Home Instructor's Guide 2B Beyond the Story Asheetofposterboard orBristol paperis needed forthis activity. Helpthestudent identifyrenewableand non-renewableresources in magazines and newspapers fortheposter. This can includepictures ofwildlife, plants, trees,windyscenes, thesun, and products madefrom oil and coal. Encouragethestudent to lookforwebsites about solarand wind power.TypewindenergyAlberta andsolar energyAlberta in asearchengineontheInternet. TheSolarEnergySocietyofCanadawebsiteis located athttp://www.solzirenergy.ca/2003/index.2isp. Chapter 16: It's in the Grasslands, Naturally Thischaptershould takeapproximately80 minutestocomplete. Objective Thestudent conducts research about natural resources intheGrasslands Region.Thestudent interprets the research about natural resources intheGrasslands Region. Instructional Strategies Help thestudentasneededwith theresearch.Visityour local libraryforreferencematerial, such as atlases, encyclopedias, and textbooks. To lookforwebsites, typenaturalresourcesAlberta and naturalregionsAlberta in asearch engineonthe Internet. Visitthefollowingwebsiteforuseful information about resources intheGrasslands Region: http://www .abheritage.ca/abnature/grasslands/grassland.htm. Attheend ofthechapter, directthestudenttotheChapter 16Assignment inAssignment Booklet 2B. Grade 4 Social Studies: Module 2 8 Home Instructor's Guide 2B ASSIGNMENT BOOKLET2B Grade 4 Social Studies Module 2: Chapters 9-16 Home Instructor'sComments and Questions FOR SCHOOL USE ONLY Assigned Teacher: Date Assignment Received: Grading: Home Instructor'sSignature FOR HOME INSTRUCTOR USE Additional Information: (iflabel is missing orincorrect) Student File Number: ^ (0 •S -J Q) 3 "D O > DateSubmitted: a a < Teacher'sComments Teacher'sSignature HomeInstructor;Keepthissheetwhenitisreturnedtoyouasarecordofthestudent'sprogress. 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