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Evolving Communities

  • How significantly has the community changed?
  • Which five pictures best tell the story of how the community changed?

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Specific Outcomes

This critical challenge may address these outcomes:

Specific Outcome 4.3.1.5 - Students will appreciate the influence of the natural environment and resources on the growth and development of Alberta (ER, LPP)
Specific Outcome 4.3.2.2 - What key events have impacted the economy of Alberta (i.e., drought of the 1930s, discovery of oil)? (ER, LPP, TCC)
Specific Outcome 4.3.2.3 - In what ways have occupations and commerce been affected by geography, climate and natural resources in Alberta (i.e., forestry, agriculture, aviation, seasonal activities, tourism)? (ER, LPP, TCC)
Specific Outcome 4.3.3.1 - In what ways has Alberta changed demographically since 1905 (i.e., population distribution in rural and urban areas, arrival of diverse ethnic groups, languages spoken)? (CC, I, TCC)
Specific Outcome 4.3.3.2 - In what ways have Aboriginal peoples and communities changed over time? (CC, I, TCC)
Specific Outcome 4.3.3.3 - How has multiculturalism in Alberta evolved over time? (CC, I, GC, LPP)
Specific Outcome 4.3.3.4 - How has the Alberta Francophonie become increasingly multicultural?
Specific Outcome 4.3.3.8 - How does living in a particular community, region or province help shape individual and collective identity? (CC, I, LPP)
Specific Outcome 4.S.2.1 - Students will use photographs and interviews to make meaning of historical information
Specific Outcome 4.S.2.2 - Students will use historical and community resources to understand and organize the sequence of local historical events
Specific Outcome 4.S.2.3 - Students will explain the historical context of key events of a given time period
C Citizenship
ER Economics and Resources
CC Culture and Community
I Identity
LPP The Land: Places and People
GC Global Connections
TCC Time, Continuity and Change
PADM Power, Authority, and Decision Making
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