We are going on a Journey!..
In Grade Four, we are going to travel around Alberta to answer a number of questions about what the province looks like. We will take a look at the different people, places and things that you can discover here! We have many questions we will answer along the way, so let's get busy...Climb a board for a year long journey around Alberta!
What do the Natural Regions of Alberta look like?
• Where is Alberta located in relation to the other provinces and territories of Canada?
• What are the major geographical and natural vegetation regions, landforms and bodies of water in Alberta (e.g., prairie region, forests, rivers, hoodoos, Rocky Mountains, oil sands)?
• What affects climate in the regions of Alberta (e.g., latitude, mountains)?
Natural Resources
• What are the significant natural resources in Alberta, and where are they located (e.g., mineral deposits, coal, natural gas and oil, forests)?
• How are Alberta’s provincial parks and protected areas and the national parks in Alberta important to the sustainability of Alberta’s natural environment?
• How did archeologists and paleontologists discover the presence of dinosaurs in Alberta?
• What geological features make Alberta unique (e.g., hoodoos, Rocky Mountains, foothills, oil sands)?
• In what ways do the physical geography and natural resources of a region determine the establishment of communities?
• How are natural resources used by Albertans (i.e., agriculture, oil and natural gas, forests, coal)?
• How do Albertans deal with competing demands on land use (e.g., conservation, solar and wind power, recreation, agriculture, oil exploration, forestry)?
Alberta's Fossil Heritage
• In what ways does the Royal Tyrrell Museum contribute to scientific knowledge regarding Alberta’s fossil heritage?
• How can ownership of a discovered artifact be determined?
• Whose responsibility should it be to ensure the preservation of national parks, provincial parks and protected areas in Alberta?
The People of Alberta
• Which First Nations originally inhabited the different areas of the province?
• How is the diversity of Aboriginal peoples reflected in the number of languages spoken?
• What do the stories of Aboriginal peoples tell us about their beliefs regarding the relationship between people and the land?
• What movement or migration within Canada contributed to the populating of Alberta?
• In what ways did Francophones establish their roots in urban and rural Alberta (i.e., voyageurs, missionary work, founding institutions, media, politics, commerce)?
• How did the Métis Nation and Métis settlements contribute to Alberta’s identity (i.e., languages, accomplishments)?
• How did French and English become the two languages most used in business and politics in Alberta during the 19th and early 20th centuries?
• How did British institutions provide the structure for the settlement of newcomers in Alberta (i.e., North West Mounted Police, schools, lieutenant-governor, Assembly of the Northwest Territories)?
• How did European immigration contribute to the establishment of communities in Alberta in the late 19th century and early 20th century?
• How did the arrival of diverse groups of people determine the establishment and continued growth of rural and urban communities?
• How are agriculture and the establishment of communities interconnected?
What do the Natural Regions of Alberta look like?
• Where is Alberta located in relation to the other provinces and territories of Canada?
• What are the major geographical and natural vegetation regions, landforms and bodies of water in Alberta (e.g., prairie region, forests, rivers, hoodoos, Rocky Mountains, oil sands)?
• What affects climate in the regions of Alberta (e.g., latitude, mountains)?
Natural Resources
• What are the significant natural resources in Alberta, and where are they located (e.g., mineral deposits, coal, natural gas and oil, forests)?
• How are Alberta’s provincial parks and protected areas and the national parks in Alberta important to the sustainability of Alberta’s natural environment?
• How did archeologists and paleontologists discover the presence of dinosaurs in Alberta?
• What geological features make Alberta unique (e.g., hoodoos, Rocky Mountains, foothills, oil sands)?
• In what ways do the physical geography and natural resources of a region determine the establishment of communities?
• How are natural resources used by Albertans (i.e., agriculture, oil and natural gas, forests, coal)?
• How do Albertans deal with competing demands on land use (e.g., conservation, solar and wind power, recreation, agriculture, oil exploration, forestry)?
Alberta's Fossil Heritage
• In what ways does the Royal Tyrrell Museum contribute to scientific knowledge regarding Alberta’s fossil heritage?
• How can ownership of a discovered artifact be determined?
• Whose responsibility should it be to ensure the preservation of national parks, provincial parks and protected areas in Alberta?
The People of Alberta
• Which First Nations originally inhabited the different areas of the province?
• How is the diversity of Aboriginal peoples reflected in the number of languages spoken?
• What do the stories of Aboriginal peoples tell us about their beliefs regarding the relationship between people and the land?
• What movement or migration within Canada contributed to the populating of Alberta?
• In what ways did Francophones establish their roots in urban and rural Alberta (i.e., voyageurs, missionary work, founding institutions, media, politics, commerce)?
• How did the Métis Nation and Métis settlements contribute to Alberta’s identity (i.e., languages, accomplishments)?
• How did French and English become the two languages most used in business and politics in Alberta during the 19th and early 20th centuries?
• How did British institutions provide the structure for the settlement of newcomers in Alberta (i.e., North West Mounted Police, schools, lieutenant-governor, Assembly of the Northwest Territories)?
• How did European immigration contribute to the establishment of communities in Alberta in the late 19th century and early 20th century?
• How did the arrival of diverse groups of people determine the establishment and continued growth of rural and urban communities?
• How are agriculture and the establishment of communities interconnected?