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Community Landmarks Have Stories to Tell

Use the 5Ws to uncover the significance of landmarks in the community.


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Specific Outcomes

This critical challenge may address these outcomes:

Specific Outcome 1.1.5.1 - What are some familiar landmarks and places in my community?
Specific Outcome 1.1.5.2 - Why are these landmarks and places significant features of the community?
Specific Outcome 1.2.1.6 - Students will acknowledge and respect symbols of heritage and traditions in their family and communities
Specific Outcome 1.2.2.3 - In what ways has my community changed over time (e.g., original inhabitants, ancestors, generations, ways of life)?
Specific Outcome 1.2.2.4 - How have changes over time affected their families and communities in the present?
Specific Outcome 1.2.2.5 - In what ways have Aboriginal, Francophone and diverse cultural groups contributed to the origins and evolution of their communities over time?
Specific Outcome 1.S.3.1 - Students will use a simple map to locate specific areas within the school and community
Specific Outcome 1.S.3.2 - Students will ask geographic questions, such as asking for directions
Specific Outcome 1.S.7.3 - Students will navigate within an electronic document
Specific Outcome 1.S.7.4 - Students will access and retrieve appropriate information from electronic sources, when available, for a specific inquiry
Specific Outcome 1.S.7.5 - Students will process information from more than one source to retell what has been discovered
Specific Outcome 1.S.7.6 - Students will draw conclusions from organized information
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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