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Preserving Alberta's Heritage

Which local or regional building or site most deserves a historic designation?


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Specific Outcomes

This critical challenge may address these outcomes:

Specific Outcome 4.3.1.1 - Students will value and respect their own and other cultural identities (C, I)
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 4.3.3.3 - How has multiculturalism in Alberta evolved over time?(CC, I, GC, LPP)
Specific Outcome 4.3.3.5 - How do buildings, historic sites and institutions reflect the establishment and cultural diversity of communities in Alberta (i.e., Glenbow Museum, Royal Alberta Museum, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Father Lacombe Chapel Provincial Historic Site, Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village )? (CC, I, LPP, TCC)
Specific Outcome 4.3.3.6 - How do the names of geographic places reflect the origins of the people who inhabited, discovered or developed communities in these places? (CC, I, LPP, TCC)
Specific Outcome 4.3.3.7 - In what ways have music, art, narratives and literature contributed to the vitality of the culture, language and identity of diverse Alberta communities over time? (I, CC, LPP, TCC)
Specific Outcome 4.3.4.1 - How do recreational sites and activities reflect Alberta's heritage and strengthen communities (e.g., festivals, fairs, celebrations, rodeos)? (C, CC, I, ER)
Specific Outcome 4.3.4.3 - To what extent do recreation and tourism foster appreciation of Alberta's natural regions and environment? (ER, LPP)
Specific Outcome 4.3.4.4 - In what ways do interests concerning tourism and the natural environment conflict? (ER, LPP)
Specific Outcome 4.S.1.5 - Students will seek responses to inquiries from various authorities through electronic media
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.4.2 - Students will identify situations where a decision needs to be made and a problem requires attention
Specific Outcome 4.S.7.2 - Students will organize and synthesize information gathered from a variety of sources
Specific Outcome 4.S.7.6 - Students will cite references as part of research
Specific Outcome 4.S.7.7 - Students will access and retrieve appropriate information from the Internet by using a specific search path or from given uniform resource locations (URLs)
Specific Outcome 4.S.7.8 - Students will navigate within a document, compact disc or software application that contains links
Specific Outcome 4.S.9.1 - Students will compare information on the same issue or topic from print media, television, photographs and the Internet
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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