Grade 3/ 4 Social Studies: Wood Buffalo November 17, 2020

National Park 12:50pm-1:50pm

Instructor: Kendra Berg

Stage 1: Desired Results

GLO(s): 4.2: The Stories, Histories and Peoples of Alberta: Students will demonstrate an
understanding and appreciation of the role of stories, history and culture in strengthening communities
and contributing to identity and a sense of belonging.

SLO(s):
Values and Attitudes:
4.2.1 Appreciate how an understanding of Alberta’s history, peoples and stories contributes to their
own sense of belonging and identity:
Learning - recognize how stories of people and events provide multiple perspectives on past and present events
Outcome(s) (I, TCC)
- recognize oral traditions, narratives and stories as valid sources of knowledge about the land, culture
and history (CC, TCC)
- recognize the presence and influence of diverse Aboriginal peoples as inherent to Alberta’s culture
and identity (CC, I, TCC)
- recognize the history of the French language and the vitality of Francophone communities as integral
parts of Alberta’s heritage (CC, I, TCC)
- recognize British institutions and peoples as integral parts of Alberta’s heritage (CC, I, TCC)
- recognize how the diversity of immigrants from Europe and other continents has enriched Alberta’s
rural and urban communities (CC, I, TCC)
- demonstrate respect for places and objects of historical significance (I, LPP, TCC)

Students will:
Learning
- Recognize that indigenous people inhabited our land before us
Objectives - Identify an animal the indigenous used to sustain themselves

Stage 2: Assessment Evidence

- Discussing why buffalo might have been important to
Summative Formative the indigenous
Assessment Assessment - Observe children while they are writing why a national
park is important

Stage 3: Learning Experience

- Black paper
Tech Resources - White paper
- White pastel
to Do to Bring - Brown, green, blue, and yellow paint
- scissors

Time Sequence and Description Notes

Today we will learn... about Wood Buffalo National Park and why it is
important

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Grade 3/ 4 Social Studies: Wood Buffalo November 17, 2020
National Park 12:50pm-1:50pm
Instructor: Kendra Berg

Can you guess why this National Park is called “Wood Buffalo”?
- This is the second largest park in Alberta that has the largest free
roaming heard of Buffalo (one of the largest National Parks in the
world)
- Was established in 1922 (it is 98 years old)
5 minutes
- This land used to belong to the indigenous: Cree and Metis who
were the first peoples to inhabit Canada and Alberta
- The National Park is used for subsistence hunting, fishing, and
trapping by the Metis people.
- The

Book: Hidden Buffalo by Rudy Wiebe

5 minutes
Why do you think buffalo were so important for the indigenous peoples?
How did they use them?

I wanted to quickly show you a fact sheet about buffalo (which can also be
called bison)
http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/article/animal-facts-bison
2-4 minutes
They were almost extinct, but the population is coming back because people
started wanted to save the animal.

For our activity, we will make our own buffalo! Picture for reference:

10-15 minutes
(Could be more
time)

Students will paint the background first, while that is waiting to dry, they can
draw the bison and paint it.

- Because we are using paint this might take a bit longer than the 20
minutes (so we can finish it off the next day before starting the next
lesson)
OR
We use pastels or crayons instead

5-8 minutes Once everyone is done their buffalo and background, we will write a short
summary of:
- why the buffalo was important
- what it was used for
- why they think the national park was named after the animal

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Grade 3/ 4 Social Studies: Wood Buffalo November 17, 2020
National Park 12:50pm-1:50pm
Instructor: Kendra Berg

Why is a national park so important to the conservation of animals? Their

habitats?
If we didn’t have national parks what do they think will happen to the
animals?

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