Chapter titles/Suggested grade level |
Suggested questions/Activities |
IMMIGRATION
Railway: Settling of the Prairies |
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Grade 4,5 | Why was immigration to the prairies initially not successful? |
How did the CPR company play an active
role in encouraging immigration to the prairies?
How did the railway change immigration to the west? |
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Agriculture: | |
Grade 4,5 | Sugar Beets |
What role did sugar beets play in the
bringing immigrants into southern Alberta?
Does the sugar beet market today still provide a great deal of part time seasonal work? Consider ask a sugar beet farmer to come into your class to talk about harvest, time commitment, uses and history of the sugar beet industry. |
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SETTLEMENT/
EXPLORATION/ ENVIRONMENT
Railway: |
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Grade 3, 4, 5 | How does the changes in transportation effect settlement? |
(exchange of goods and services)
How did the railway effect settlement in southern Alberta? Examine the economic, religious, cultural and political changes that were brought with the building of the railway? Freight the Railway main Diet has some information may need to look at other sources. |
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Coal: | |
Grade 4 | Topic A-natural resources |
Write a short paragraph telling the
story of how coal was used and /or formed . Consider the
following:
Is coal a renewable or non-renewable resource? Look at the four types of coal-which one is found in southern Alberta? Read the evolution of coal In what ways did coal affect the people and the way they lived? How did the changes in technology affect the coal industry in Lethbridge? How did the fact that coal was in this environment influence settlement? |
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How did the coal industry affect the
settlement in southern Alberta?
What type of changes to settlement were there because of the coal industry? |
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Irrigation: | |
Grade 3, 4, 5 | Settlement |
Who first brought irrigation to the
Lethbridge region? Why were they chosen? Examine the two
attempts of irrigation projects in 1887 and 1893. How did
the first project lay the ground work for the second
project?
Why is Mormons linked to irrigation in southern Alberta? (link to People of Southern Alberta for more information). There are four types of irrigation.(information in irrigation box) What type(s) of irrigation was used in early settlement? Fun Activity* Have students pretend they are early settlers, they need to decide what type of irrigation they will use and what type of crops to use irrigation on. (Bringing in a farmer that uses irrigation to help the students with this activity may make the experience more realistic). |
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Agriculture: | |
Grade 4, 5 | Ranching/Settlement |
What type of cattle was selected for
the Lethbridge region?
Which type were successful/not successful explain why? 4-H section Why was 4-H important to the Lethbridge region? Why do you think they are still important to the southern Alberta region? Grade 4, 5 Sugar beet industry What is a sugar beet? What are they used for? What was the key role the sugar beet industry played in the southern Alberta region? Who works/worked in the sugar beet industry? How did (and continues) to affect settlement in southern Alberta? Fun Activity* Visit the sugar beet factory in Taber for a tour of the plant and speak to some of the workers? Bring a sugar beet into the class to taste. Grade 10 Modern Agriculture-How it effects modern settlement ? Why did diversification and technological advances keep agriculture alive in the Alberta region? List 3 examples of diversification of agriculture in southern Alberta? Why is it important (if not essential) for farmers to diversify what they produce? |
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The War Years: | |
Grade 4, 5 | Exploration/Riel Rebellion |
Create a time line of events using the
site and another source.
Do you think Riel was treated fairly? Why/why not? Fun Activity* Contact someone from the Metis Association to come in to speak about how Riel is remembered and how exploration affected the lifestyles of the Metis. |
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ADAPTATION
Railway: |
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Grade 4 | Standard Gauge Track VS Narrow Gauge Track |
Which one was chosen?
Why did Lethbridge adapt it to this region? What were the results of the rail network in Lethbridge and surrounding area? |
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Coal: | |
Grade 10 | Bull trains/Turkey trails |
How does the Bull train and the Turkey
trail show how earlier settlers adapted to southern
Alberta?
What do you think would have happened to this area if settlers had not adapted to the environment? How does the ability to adapt to a new environment prove to be rewarding for the early settlers? |
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Irrigation: | |
Grade 5 | Why did people in the Lethbridge region feel it was important to adapt irrigation to this area? |
Were they successful in adapting
irrigation to southern Alberta?
Why were they so successful and what were the two outcomes from introducing irrigation to southern Alberta? Does irrigation still play a large role in agriculture today? |
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Agriculture: | |
Grade 5 | Chinook Winds |
Why is the Chinook winds called a
blessing and/or a curse?
How are they formed? How do they affect the environment? How do you think farmers could adapt to the conditions that are caused by Chinook winds? |
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Railway: | |
All grades | The high level bridge |
What changes occurred in Lethbridge
about because of the building of the high level bridge?
How did the environment (landscape) effect how the can effect the building of the bridge? Fun Activity* Go down to Indian Battle Park to visit the bridge and then go to the Galt Museum to see the model of how the bridge was built and find out who built the bridge and why it was located in that part of town in Lethbridge. |
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