Introduction

As geography geniuses and science sleuths you are just now beginning to look at the world around you. You've just finished studying the 5 regions of the United States, now lets focus on our neighbors to the north, Canada. How are Canada and the USA alike or different? You will research each province in Canada to gather information to answer questions and prepare either a postcard or journal about your assigned province(s).

Task

Use the information and resources in this WebQuest, to successfully design a creative postcard or journal that communicates the information you have researched. Remember to paraphrase and put information in your own words, and to give credit to the source from which you obtained your information.

Requirements: (Postcard)

•The postcard should have an illustration/picture/map, etc. on the main side.

•The caption on the back should indicate some factual information.

•Your letter to parents/friends should further develop evidence of the facts you've learned.

•You should enter the information to create your postcard on the forms provided on this WebQuest.

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Look at the sample postcard shown below:

Front

Back

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Requirements: (Journal Page)

•The journal page should have an illustration/picture/map, etc.

•The caption should indicate some factual information about your province, as you describe your visit there.

• Be creative tell about the good time that you had, the kinds of food you ate, the interesting sights you saw, etc.

• You should create your final copy of the Scrapbook page on the form given to you to allow enough space to neatly display all information.

Sites to use for general information:

www.askjeevesforkids.com

www.mcdougledolphins.net/media.html

http://www.hpedsb.on.ca/ec/est/34project/gr4provincesterritories.html

http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume4/tributes.htm

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Questions:

• What are the landforms found in your province?

http://sts.gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/clf/landscapes.asp

 http://sts.gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/page1/landf/canada.htm

 http://www.infocan.gc.ca/facts/geography_e.html

 

• What is the climate like in your province?

http://www.canadainfolink.ca/physical.htm

http://www.canadainfolink.ca/climate.htm

 http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/climate/products_services/climate_products_e.cfm

 http://www.ucalgary.ca/library/maps/weather.html

 http://www.infocan.gc.ca/facts/climate_e.html

 

• What language(s) are spoken in your province?

http://www.ocol-clo.gc.ca/map_e.htm

http://www.risq.qc.ca/survey/4/general/gen_langue.html

 

• How are people governed in your province?

http://navigation.helper.realnames.com/framer/1000/default.asp?realname=Canadian+government&cc=US&lc=en%2DUS&frameid=1565&providerid=112&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ecanada%2Egc%2Eca

 http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=00757000

 http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/8/4/index-e.html

 

• What type of economy sustains your province?

http://www.canschool.org/economy/menu-e.asp

 http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/canada/trade-03-e.asp

 

• What gives your province its culture? (foods, customs and traditions, religion, clothing, shelters, etc)

http://www.canschool.org/culture/menu-e.asp

http://atheism.about.com/library/irf99/bl_irf_canada99.htm?once=true&

 http://www.academicinfo.net/canrelig.html

 

• What natural resources does your province have?

http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/mms/school/e_mine.htm

 http://nrcan.gc.ca/cfs/nfw/supp/page1_e.html

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Evaluation:

Electronic Journal/Postcard Project Evaluation Rubric	Assigned Values	Points Earned
Landforms and Climate	20 points
Language(s)	10 points
Government	10 points
Economy	10 points
Religion	10 points
Culture	10 points
Natural Recourses	10 points
Other Interesting Facts	10 points
Creativity, Neatness, & Organization	10 points
Total	100 points

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Conclusion: This WebQuest was designed to help you investigate the The Canadian Provinces. We hope that you learned that many groups of people have met the challenge of the cold Canadian climate and have contributed to the growth and development of Canada.

Credits:

Websites:

Government of Canada

Encarta

Yahoolagans.com

AskJeeves.com

Pictures: PolarBear.com

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