Alberta : the land, histories, and stories : grade 4 social studies - Assignment Booklet 4B PDF
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IiTStmctof Memories and Maps M Learning /diberia Technologies Branch EDUCATION Grade4Social Studies Module4: Rocky Mountains: Memoriesand Maps HomeInstructor'sGuideandAssignmentBooklet4B LearningTechnologiesBranch ISBN 0-7741-2706-6 TheLearningTechnologies Branch acknowledgeswith appreciationtheAlbertaDistance LearningCentreand PembinaHillsRegional DivisionNo.7fortheirreviewofthis HomeInstructor'sGuideandAssignmentBooklet. 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UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Table of Contents Chapter Summaries Chapter 10: Artifacts and Memories 4 — Chapter 11: Rocky Mountains Rich in Resources 4 Chapter 12: A Rainy-Day Activity 5 Chapter 13: Where Does the Water Come From? 5 Chapter 14: Rivers Run Through It 6 Chapter 15: Mountain Lakes and Rivers 7 Chapter 16: An Alpine Adventure 8 Chapter 17: The Rocky Mountains—Who Decides Their Future? 8 Chapter Summaries Chapter 10: Artifacts and Memories This chaptershould takeapproximately40 minutestocomplete. Objective Thefocus is on First Nations peopleand howtheycameto liveonthis land. Thestudent willcomparethe beliefs ofmanyFirst Nations peoplewith thetheoriesofarchaeologists, anthropologists, and geologists about howtheFirst Nations peoplearrived here. Instructional Strategies Helpthestudent understand that archaeologists' theories about howFirst Nations peoplecametolivehere arein contrastwiththe beliefsofmanyFirst Peoples.Thearchaeologists' theories havechanged overtime and arestill beingrefinedwitheach new discovery. Youwill needthesixremainingphotographs taken duringtheChapter3Assignmenttocompletethis chapter. Helpthestudent distinguish betweenthe blurryphotos (takenwhenthecamerawas shaken slightly) and thosethat areoutoffocus. With thestudent, compareideas that are unclearorforgottenwith blurryand out-of-focus photographs. Usetheclearerphotographsto represent howmuch scientists havealreadylearned aboutthepast and how stories and symbolsthat areretold byElders help modern societyunderstand thetimebeforenow. Withthestudent, visittheYukon BeringiaInterpretiveCentrewebsiteat http://www.beringia.com/and goon avirtualtourofthefacility. Thefollowingresource maybeuseful forthis chapter: — TheFirstAlbertans AnArchaeologicalSearch, byGail Helgason, LonePinePublishing, 1987. At the end ofthechapter, directthestudenttotheChapter 10Assignment inAssignment Booklet4B. Chapter 11: Rocky Mountains—Rich in Resources This chaptershould takeapproximately40 minutestocomplete. Objective This chapterfocuses on thenatural resourcesoftheRockyMountains landform. Instructional Strategies Havethestudent locateLakeLouiseonthe map ofAlberta. Help thestudent locatetheCrowsnest Pass areaonthemap ofAlberta. Withyourstudent,visitthe FrankSlideInterpretiveCentrewebsiteat http://www.frankslide.com/home.html and takeavirtualtourofthefacility. Grade 4 Social Studies: Module 4 4 Home Instructor's Guide 4B Assistyourstudentas necessarytoviewthesegments "Hilicrest MineDisaster" and "Tiie FrankSlide" on ttie Grade4Social Studies MultimediaCD. Beyond the Story Remind thestudentto includeanynewwebsites in his or her Internet Journal for future reference. Thesewebsites contain interesting informationand pictures about coal mining in the RockyMountains: • http://www.coalminer.ca/index2.asp • http://www.coalking.ca/index.html • http://www.crowsnest.bc.ca/coal.html • http://www.crowsnest-highway.ca/cgi-bin/citypage.pl?city=crowsnest_pass Chapter 12: A Rainy-Day Activity Thischaptershould takeapproximately40 minutestocomplete. Objective Inthischapterthestudent makes acollageasareviewofnatural resources found intheRockyMountains. Instructional Strategies Talkabouttheinternmentcamps and howdifficult life must havebeenfornewcomerstoCanada, especially forthewomenwhosehusbandswere inthecamps. Explainthemeaningoftheterm enemyalien anddiscuss examples ofprejudicebased onreligion, ethnicity, nationality, and socialstatus. Ifpossible, borrowthebookSilverThreadsfromyourlocal libraryforthestudenttoread. Itcan also be purchased in abookstore. RefertotheSupplementalReadinglist in HomeInstructor'sGuide4Aforadditionalsourcesofinformation about resources found intheRockyMountains. Attheend ofthechapter, directthestudenttotheChapter 12Assignment inAssignment Booklet 4B. Helpthestudentgatherthematerial needed forthecollage. Discuss thenatural resourcethestudent has chosen andtalkabout its uses. Remindthestudent to makeaplan forthecollagefirst.Thecollage isto be senttotheteacherformarkingalongwithAssignment Booklet 4B. Chapter 13: Where Does the Water Come From? Thischaptershouldtakeapproximately40minutestocomplete. Objective Thischapteris abouttheglaciers oftheRockyMountains beingthesourceofthe majorriversystems in Alberta. Grade4 Social Studies: Module4 5 Home Instructor's Guide 4B Instructional Strategies Encouragethestudenttosearch forwebsites aboutAlbertaglaciers ontheInternet. Discuss howtheglaciers areshrinkingduetothechangingclimateand howthis mightaffectAlberta'swatersupplyinthefuture.As the glaciers melt, theriversthat supplytowns and citieswithwaterwilleventuallydryup. Assist yourstudent as necessarytoviewthesegment "ColumbiaIcefields" ontheGrade4Social Studies MultimediaCD. Onthe mapofAlberta, showthestudent howtheContinental DivideseparatesAlbertaand British Columbia. Ensurethestudent understands howmeltingwaters from the Rockies floweitherwesttothe Pacificoreastto theArcticOcean and Hudson Bay. The followingmaps fromTheAtlas ofCanadawebsiteshowthedrainagebasins and continental divide: • http://atlas.nrcaii.gc.ca/site/english/maps/environment/hydrology/drainagebcisins • http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/freshwater/distribution/drainage ThisAlbertaGovernment websiteallowsyoutoviewselected criteriaforAlbertadrainagebasins: http://www3.gov.ab.ca/env/water/basins/Basinform.cftn Beyond the Story Remind thestudentto includeanynewwebsites in hisorherInternetJournal forfuturereference. Additional information about glaciers and icefields maybefound at the followingwebsites: • http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/freshwater/distribution/glaciers • http://www.abheritage.ca/alberta/archaeology/site_profiles_columbia_icefield.html Chapter 14: Rivers Run Through It This chaptershould takeapproximately40 minutes tocomplete. Objective This chapterfocuses ontheriversystemsthat originate intheRockyMountains ofAlberta. Instructional Strategies Onthemap, havethestudent showyou allthenational parks inAlberta. Discussthesizeofthe parks. Watch asthestudent tracestheroutes oftheAthabasca, North Saskatchewan, and South Saskatchewan rivers from theRockyMountains totheArctic Ocean and Hudson Bay. Havethestudent point out theirtributaries and thetowns and cities therivers pass alongtheway.Askthestudent totellyou inwhich direction the rivers areflowingas heorshetracesthem. Grade 4 Social Studies: Module4 6 Home Instructor's Guide4B Chapter 15: Mountain Lakes and Rivers This chaptershould takeapproximately40 minutes to complete. Objective Thischaptercontinues from Chapter 14, focusingonthe riversystems that originate in the Rocky Mountains outsideAlberta. Instructional Strategies Watch asthestudenttraces theroutes oftheHay, Peace, and Milkrivers fromtheBritish Columbia Rocky Mountains totheArctic Oceanand GulfofMexicoon a mapofNorthAmerica. Havethestudent point out theirtributariesand thetownsand cities therivers pass alongtheway.Askthestudent to tellyou in which directiontherivers areflowingas heorshetraces them. Listentothestudent's explanationofwhyrivers flowthrough so manycommunities. Discuss why communities might be located onrivers. Attheend ofthechapter, directthestudenttotheChapter 15Assignment inAssignment Booklet 4B. Beyond the Story This chapterincludesthreeoptionalextensionactivities. Encouragethestudenttofind out moreabout Mary Schafferand her beautiful photographsofthemountains and theNakodaPeoples.Additional information aboutthisremarkablewoman maybefound inthefollowingbooks: • AHunterofPeace:Mary T.S. Schaffer's OldIndian Trails ofthe CanadianRockies, E.J. Hart (ed.), TheWhyte Foundation 1980, 2001. • A^o Ordinary Woman: TheStoryofMarySchaffer Warren, byJaniceSanford Beck, RockyMountain Books, 2001. • MarySchaffer:AnAdventurous Woman'sExploits in the CanadianRockies, byJill Foran, Altitude Publishing, 2003. Thestudent mayfind informationaboutforts inAlbertaonthiswebsite: http://www.geocities.com/naforts/ab.html Acoupleofgoodwebsitesthatfocus onthehistoryand useofthecanoemaybefound at • http://www.civilization.ca/hist/canoe/canOOeng.htmI • http://www.canoemuseum.net/ Remindthestudentto includeanynewwebsites in his orherInternetJournalforfuturereference. Grade4 Social Studies: IVIodule4 7 Home Instructor's Guide4B Chapter 16: An Alpine Adventure This chaptershould takeapproximately40 minutes tocomplete. Objective Thischapteris abouttheclimateandvegetation ofthenatural regions and seasonalactivities availableinthe RockyMountains. Instructional Strategies Reviewthevegetation regions ofAlbertawiththe student. Havethestudent namethe regions and describe theircharacteristics. Havethestudent lookupthewordsalpandalpine inthedictionaryandtellyouwhattheymean. Discussthe placesyou and thestudent have beento inAlberta. Talkabout thetimeofyearyouwerethere (winter, spring, summer, orfall), thegeographyofthearea (mountains, lakes, prairies, and soon), and how weatherandgeographyinfluencetheactivities thatyou did.Talkabouttheways that recreation andtourism help peopleappreciatethenatural regions and environment ofAlberta. Assistyourstudent as necessarytoviewthesegment "This Majestic Land" ontheGrade4Social Studies MultimediaCD. At theend ofthechapter, directthestudent totheChapter 16Assignment inAssignment Booklet 4B. Beyond the Story This chapter includes an optional extensionactivity. Chapter 17: The Rocky Mountains—Who Decides Their Future? This chaptershould takeapproximately40 minutes tocomplete. Objective Thischapterdealswiththewaystourism and environmental sustainabilityconflict. Instructional Strategies Withthestudent discuss thefollowingpoints ofview: • howtoomuch developmentandafocusontourism might harmtheenvironmentoftheRockyMountains • theways inwhichtourism and development benefitAlbertans Help thestudenttounderstand that low-impact uses ofparks isthecompromise position that allows people touseparks toenjoywilderness experiences and activities, butstill protectsthem forfuturegenerations. Attheend ofthechapter, directthestudent totheChapter 17Assignment inAssignment Booklet4B. Beyond the Story This chapterincludes anoptionalextension activity. 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