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= = __Exploration__

The purpose of this project is to engage students in learning about the European influence on Canada through a variety of digital tools. The use of technology provides learners with new opportunities to build knowledge in a different manner than traditional means.

- To analyse the dynamic relationships of people with land, environments, events, and ideas as they have affected the past, shape the present, and influence the future.
 * __Project Goal__**

__**Learning Outcome**__

DR 5.3 - Identify the European influence on Canadian society


 * __Indicators__**
 * Plot the principal voyages and experiences of the first European explorers who came to what is now Canada (e.g. Cabot, Cartier, Champlain, Hudson, Kelsey, Fraser, Hearn).
 * Show how trade influenced the establishment of the first communities in Canada.
 * Explore the relationship between the British, First Nations, and the French in what is now Canada.
 * Undertake an inquiry to determine how the fur trade affected the people of Canada.


 * Curriculum Sources** - Draft copy of Grade 5 Saskatchewan Social Studies Curriculum

Go to the Process to see what to do next

Created by Todd Volk for EC&I 832 - Winter 2010