Category Archives: Grade 7

HUM 7 INSTRUCTIONS: Monday Oct 20th

INSTRUCTIONS: Monday Oct 20th

Humanities 7 – Building a Canadian History Timeline

Chapter 2: NEW FRANCE

Step 1:Make a new timeline

Step 2: Rename & Save link (copy file to your Google Drive).  Email pruck@newhorizons.ab.ca the link to your timeline AND share your spreadsheet.

Step 3: Update template. Add the following with dates & pictures:

a) Your choice – add something to do with Canada’s first people. You may choose Mi’kmaq myths or seasonal cycle (like the picture on page 14), something from your presentation,  a picture or a you tube video. I always like quotes or stories. Cite your source. Page 5 of Voices and Visions has some good ones to use.

b) Your Diary entry of someone coming to Canada on one of Cartier’s voyages (make sure you include the dates of Cartier’s voyages). Include a map or picture of Cartier. Or a youtube video of an old sailor’s sea shanty!

c) Champlain’s letter to the King

d) Couriers du Bois: Note the dates of the Etienne Brule and Savignon exchange and 2-3 sentences about this, or the explorations of Pierre Radisson and Sier des Grosillers (pp 42-43)

e) Your Senior interview (Choose approximate date range of their life)

f) New entry for your colonist paragraph / work on colonist paragraph from worksheet exchange groups. Check text & online for more info.

g) An aerial photo or other photo(s) of the Seigneurial system, and a short summary of how it came to exist. Use pp49-50 in your textbook for info, plus searching.

Email pruck@newhorizons.ab.ca the link to your timeline AND share your spreadsheet.

Back to Timelines

WED OCT. 8: AGA LEGO NIGHT

Wednesday, October 8, 6-9 pm: AGA Lego Night

with MADE
Art Gallery of Alberta
Free with Gallery Admission

Watch art and Lego collide with exciting building challenges inspired by our current exhibitions! Join in on the brick-building fun with a collaborative mural, copy-cat art projects and much more!

October

 

Wednesday, October 1 | Nocturne Preview Night

Wednesday, October 8 | Lego Night

Wednesday, October 15 | Video Night

Wednesday, October 22 | Late Night Wednesday

Wednesday, October 29 | Drawing Night

November

Wednesday, November 5 | Poetry Night

Wednesday, November 12 | Games Night

– See more at: http://www.youraga.ca/late-night-wednesdays/#sthash.COPnycgJ.dpuf

 

HUM7: An hour at the Silver Birch Lodge, 9-10am

Syl_AppsOriginal 6:  The Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup five times between 1944–45 and 1950–51

The grade 7s are going to be conducting fieldwork at the Silver Birch Lodge this upcoming Wednesday, Oct. 10th. We will be taking oral testimony and stories of Canadians who lived through the Dirty 30s, WWII, 50s, 60s, and until today.

We are asking for parents to equip students with a phone with a recording option, or other recording device such as a camera with video, to capture the interviews, however this is optional.

sock-hop-300x237We are also asking the grade 7s to dress up nicely. Time to break out those blazers, ties, shiny shoes, party dresses, nylons, bows, and cardigan sweaters. We know the Seniors came from a time of a strict dress code – no jeans in school! – and they’d like to see us look our best. Also feel welcome to wear any historical clothing of the 50s-80s. I’ll be in a poodle skirt in all likelihood! 🙂

Fieldtrip forms are due Monday Oct. 8th!

Case Competition: Adventure Trip Logistics

  1. Locate a place in Alberta for an Adventure-trip proposal.
  2. Brainstorm a list of expenses.
  3. Estimate the cost of the trip expenses for everybody
  4. Find out the ration of how much it would cost per person
  5. See if this is on-par with the current $350 pp estimate.
  6. Compare 2 different motels or campgrounds to stay
  7. Find the price for the group
  8. Find the ratio of price per person per night for accomodations
  9. What is the ratio of rooms needed for the group for both boys and girls?
  10. What percent of time should be spent on a) fun b) learning c) rest (zzzz) d) cooking/eating
  11. How long will it take to travel there, with rest breaks? (what is the rate of travel in average km/hr?)
  12. What is the rate of fuel consumption?

National Democracy Challenge 2014 – Elections Canada

Show us why Canada should vote!

To enter, you have to be a Canadian resident between the ages of 14 and 17.

  • You can enter only once and in one category, so make it count!
  • The contest closes on November 30, 2014 – get going before it’s too late!
  • Your entry has to be non-partisan. That means you need to:
    • Keep your entry politically neutral – it must not suggest a political affiliation, bias or designation.
    • Make sure you express your thoughts without singling out, supporting or opposing a specific political party or its views.

 

http://www.democracy-democratie.ca/content.asp?section=nyc&dir=nyc2014&document=index&lang=e

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Democracy Contest 2014

Star Wars: A New Hope

For those of you who have never been long, long, ago and far, far away….this special assignment is a starting place for you.

Star Wars

Star Wars: A New Hope

Watch the movie, then ask your parents what they thought of it. Were they kids when it came out?

Did anything surprise you? What were some of the themes which can relate to today?

Why do you think Star Wars remains so popular today? Do you think it will remain popular for later generations?

What can your experience with Star Wars tell you about popular culture? What can this movie tell you about popular culture and the time which is was made?

What can the trilogy tell us about the classic tropes of the Hero story, as well as the battle between good and evil?

 

Adventure Trips: Cameron Lake

Waterton Lakes National Park: Cameron Lake

“Cameron Lake is a hidden jewel in Waterton Park.  To get to the lake you need to drive about 20-30 minutes up a windy road through the mountains.  The drive is well worth it, as you will invariably see deer along the way and during the spring some waterfalls.  There are several hiking trails and picnic spots off the road, and they are well marked.

The lake is nestled in the mountains, and provides spectacular views!  The water is clear and the lake is full of fish.  There is a nice information display.  There are several hiking trails as well.  The lake is a glacial basin with spectacular views, hiking, picnicking, fishing and boating.  You can rent canoes, kayaks, and pedal boats.

In the winter you can drive most of the way up the road to Cameron Lake.  Cross country skis will get you the rest of the way to the lake and the ice is thick enough that you can ski out on the lake – spectacular!!”

Adventure Trips: Moraine Lake/Larch Valley

Moraine Lake/Larch Valley

Where: 2.5 hours from Calgary, 5 hours from Edmonton

What to do: One of the most stunning vistas in the Canadian Rockies is just a few steps from your car at Moraine Lake, located just a few kilometres off the main road to Lake Louise. The stunning colour of the water and the accessible look-off points make this one of the most photogenic places in all of Canada. For those looking for more adventure, the hike to Larch Valley will take you high above the lake into a beautiful mountain meadow full of great spots to rest your tired feet and eat your packed lunch.