SOCIAL+STUDIES+-++Exploring+History+at+the+Bodo+Alberta+Archaeological+Historical+Site

====Critical Challenges (Inquiry Units) explore one of Alberta's largest Aboriginal historical archaeological sites to bring history to life through meaningful learning experiences for students. ====
 * Experiencing History: The Bodo Aboriginal Historical Archaeological Site:**



**Grade 4** **4-1. Cross Grade Critical Challenge:** Critique the archaeological point of view of a display at the Bodo Interpretive Centre that shows how people may have lived in the past.  **4-2. Critical Challenge:** As an archaeologist, select three artifacts to use to create a museum exhibit about the significance of the artifacts found at the Bodo archaeological site.

  **4-3.** **Critical Challenge:**  Create a model commemorative sign to highlight the spirit of cooperation behind the Bodo archaeological site. **4-4. Critical Challenge:** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Create a display for young children to help them understand how the land in the Bodo area has been important to Aboriginal peoples over time.

<span style="color: black; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt 0in; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: none; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: normal;">**Grade 5** <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt 0in; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**5-1 Cross Grade Critical Challenge:** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Critique the archaeological point of view of a display at the Bodo Interpretive Centre that shows how people may have lived in the past. <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt 0in; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**5-2. Critical Challenge:** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Create and follow a personal action plan to promote or protect the Bodo archaeological site. <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt 0in; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: normal;"> <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt 0in; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**5-3. Critical Challenge:** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Create a pictorial map illustrating the archaeological evidence found at Bodo that is most significant in revealing the lives of Aboriginal people of the past. <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt 0in; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**5-4 Critical Challenge:** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Create a visual time line that illustrates how the geographical features of the Bodo area have attracted communities, including pre-historic uses, turn of the century settlers, and visitors today.

<span style="color: black; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt 0in; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in; text-transform: none; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: normal;">**Grade 7** <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt 0in; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**7-1 Cross Grade Critical Challenge:** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Critique the archaeological point of view of a display at the Bodo Interpretive Centre that shows how people may have lived in the past. <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt 0in; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**7-2. Critical Challenge:** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Judge which geographic factor was the most important determinant for human use of the Bodo site.

<span style="direction: ltr; display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt 0in; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**7-3. Critical Challenge:** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Write a statement of significance to support the nomination of the Bodo archaeological site as a National Historic Site. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**7-4. Critical Challenge:** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial Narrow'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Use archaeological evidence to write using the RAFTS approach to make a positive contribution to the Bodo archaeological site
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