First Nations of Alberta web search Activity

First Nations of Alberta

Gr. 4 Social Studies

Brief Description of the activity:

Working with a partner, each student will complete a worksheet, specific to one First Nations groups (eg. Blackfoot, Blood, Peigan, Cree, and Chipewan), which will answer where in the province they originate (by marking it on a map of the province) and the basics of their culture (food, housing, etc)

Resources used:

**Goldi Productions Ltd. (2007). The Plains People. Retrieved Oct. 10, 2010, from http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_groups/fp_plains1.html

Government of Alberta. (2010). History. Retrieved Oct. 10, 2010, from http://alberta.ca/home/182.cfm (First Nations section)

Heritage Community Foundation. (n.d.). People of Alberta. Retrieved Oct. 10, 2010, from http://www.abheritage.ca/albertans/people/index.html

Rice, Brian. (2006). Plains Cree. Retrieved Oct. 10, 2010, from http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/settlement/kids/021013-2161-e.html

GLO: 4.2 Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the role of stories, history and culture in strengthening communities and contributing to identity and a sense of belonging.

SLO: 4.2.1

4.2.2 Students will assess, critically, how the cultural and linguistic heritage and diversity of Alberta has evolved over time by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:

-Which First Nations originally inhabited the different areas of the province?

ICT outcomes:

C.1 - Students will access, use and communicate information from a variety of technologies.

2.1access and retrieve appropriate information from the Internet by using a specific search path or from given uniform resource locations (URLs)

C.2 - Students will seek alternative viewpoints, using information technologies.

2.1seek responses to inquiries from various authorities through electronic media

Rationale: Through this activity students will take an active approach to their learning as they search and explore to find their own answers. By providing the web sites it allows the students to focus on using information rather than spending a long time finding it if I just did requested that they use the internet to find the information for the assignment on the internet. It is also a way of making learning more interactive while students discover how to navigate through websites.