A Reflection Of My Trip In Western Canada- As Told By Me 🏔️

Did I learn anything?

The short answer is yes. Yes I did learn, a lot actually. I was lucky to have the opportunity to travel around Western Canada with my class and explore British Columbia’s and Albertas natural beauty. I learned about the significance of Western Canadas geography, and about how its had an impact politically, socially, and Economically. We stopped at historically significant sites, different hikes, and many different lakes. I was able to explore and answer the driving question “How has the geography shaped who we are”? I answered it for myself by taking the information I learned and putting it into my own words. Each destination felt like a small piece of my puzzle, the puzzle to answer the driving question. 

A big part of learning about Western Canada was visiting different, historical and significant destinations. We kept track of all the places we went to in our Digital touch book. We took many photos and had to identify the five themes of geography within the stop. I found myself thinking about the themes of geography, and how a lot of the time I am able to identify all 5 within one place. I had to think critically and creatively to show my understanding of geography, and how it’s had a big impact on who we are. In this digital touch book I got to display my learning and show you some information about the places we went. I took time to reflect on each location and I had time to consider why it was historically significant. Check out my Digital Touch book below. ⬇️

As a part of this project we had to create a thesis about Western Canada. This was probably one of the harder parts of the project for me. It took me some time to find what I wanted to base my thesis off of. At some point during the trip I decided that I wasn’t happy with my statement so I I decided to revise it. I ended up making my statement more environmentally based and I changed it to “Tourism in the west has a positive impact on its economy and can have a negative impact on its environment.” I have always loved spending time outdoors and in the forest so it felt much more personal to me.  To prove our thesis we interviewed different people on our travels asking them questions about their opinions. To learn more about this and my investigative video go check out my Maker post. This investigative video helped me answer the driving question. It proves that western Canada’s geography has a very large impact on our economy and our values and beliefs. 

Overall, I had a lot of fun on this trip to Alberta and I learned more about myself and Western Canadas history. I got to experiment with moving image and learn how to tell a story through a video. I can’t wait to experiment more this year with the moving image and my newly developed story telling skills.