Explorers of Canada Hall of Fame Webquest

Task:
Your task, as an exhibit assistant with the Explorers of Canada Hall of Fame, is to present an explorer for entrance into the Hall. You will fill out a preference ballot and then be assigned an explorer from the provided list. You will research and create a poster displaying your explorer and his/her contribution to the development of Canada. Then all the exhibit assistants will vote on a variety of awards which will be presented to the explorers posthumously.

 

Process:
Your duties as an exhibit assistant are as follows:

1) Research your explorer using 3 forms of information: encyclopedia, book, and Internet.

2) Word process your explorer's biography.

3) Compile all required information and images into a poster.

4) Present your poster with pertinent facts to the other exhibit assistants.

5) Place your explorers' name onto the official time line of the Canadian Explorers Hall of Fame.

6) Help construct the Hall of Fame exhibit.

7) Vote on the Hall of Fame awards.

 

Resources:

General Print Resources
Junior Encyclopedia of Canada
Student Discovery Encyclopedia
World Book Encyclopedia
Other encyclopedias that are in your library
Library books catalogued under "Explorers"
Text Book: The Explorers Charting the Canadian Wilderness by Ernest Langford

Audio-Visual Resources
Alexander MacKenzie Project (VID 921 MacK) [video]

CD-ROM Resources
The Canadian Encyclopedia [CDRom]
The Canadian Encyclopedia Student Edition [CDRom]

Internet links

Bibliography format

Poster format

Oral presentation guidelines and advice

 

Evaluation:

Your overall evaluation will be made up of marks in Social Studies, Language Arts, Art, and Technology.

 

Conclusion:
You have had the chance to learn about some of the men and women who have contributed to Canada's development, and we encourage you to think about how you can contribute to Canada's development.

You could help improve this webquest for other students in the future by answering the question: What would you change about this Webquest if you were to do it again? Please provide feedback to Mrs. Gleeson

Congratulations on completing the Explorer's of Canada Hall of Fame Webquest!

 

Teachers' Resources and Suggestions:
This webquest will be be performed by Mrs. Augustyn's Grade 4 class at Tremblay Elementary, and upon completion suggestions from students and teachers will be added to this page. Currently, teaching resources are available.

 

Created by Nancy Gleeson and Ravinder Toor
April 2000