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Alberta's Ultimate Hot Spot

  • Decide on the top three to five hot spots that best represent the heritage and identity of an assigned region of Alberta.
  • Create a multimedia presentation to advertise these hot spots.

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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 4.3.1.6 - Students will value and respect their relationships with the environment
Specific Outcome 4.3.3.3 - How has multiculturalism in Alberta evolved over time? (C, ER, 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 4.3.3.7 - 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 4.3.3.8 - How does living in a particular community, region or province help shape individual and collective identity? (CC, I, LPP)
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 4.3.4.2 - How do physical geography and climate affect seasonal activities throughout Alberta? (ER, LPP)
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.3.1 - Students will use the scale on maps of Alberta to determine the distance between places
Specific Outcome 4.S.3.4 - Students will use cardinal and intermediate directions to locate places on maps and globes
Specific Outcome 4.S.3.5 - Students will identify the location of sources of nonrenewable resources (e.g., fossil fuels, minerals)
Specific Outcome 4.S.4.4 - Students will use data gathered from a variety of electronic sources to address identified problems
Specific Outcome 4.S.5.1 - Students will demonstrate an awareness of skills required for compromise and consensus building
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.7.9 - Students will organize information gathered from the Internet or an electronic source by selecting and recording the data in logical files or categories
Specific Outcome 4.S.8.1 - Students will organize and present information, taking particular audiences and purposes into consideration
Specific Outcome 4.S.8.5 - Students will use selected presentation tools to demonstrate connections among various pieces of information
Specific Outcome 4.S.8.6 - Students will communicate effectively through appropriate forms, such as speeches, reports and multimedia presentations, applying information technologies that serve particular audiences and purposes
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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