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    The document provides information about Alberta's geography. It discusses hoodoos, which are rock formations caused by erosion. It also describes coulees, or steep-sided valleys, found along Alberta's rivers. The Rocky Mountains, which were formed by continental collisions, contain glaciers, lakes, and towns like Jasper, Banff, and Waterton. The document encourages exploring these areas virtually using the provided links.

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    Alberta Geography

    GRADE 4
    By: Cas, Erik, and Mathilde
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    Saskatchewan
    Where is Alberta?
    Hoodoos
    A hoodoo means a column or a pillar of rock

    These are caused when water erodes sandstone and are found all
    throughout Alberta

    FUN FACT: Alberta’s hoodoos were formed by the last Ice-age!

    Explore:
    Dinosaur Provincial Park
    Writing on Stone National Park
    Hoodoos Trail, Drumheller
    Bouchard, B. (n.d.). Hoodoos. The Hoodoos of Drumheller Valley.
    photograph, Drumheller. Retrieved from
    https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hoodoos.
    Coulees -kaawahkóístsi
    Explore! Interesting facts!
    Lundbreck Falls -formed when last glacier leaves an area
    Red Rock Coulee -Is found along rivers usually is steep sided and v-
    shaped
    -Home to multiple wildlife and plant species
    -Connected to many Blackfoot stories in
    Lethbridge:
    ● Each coulee had a name
    ● Used them for navigation
    ● Alleyways for hunters
    ● Place to rest away from the wind,
    ● Place to find berries and medicine.
    Webber, S., & Nugara, A. (n.d.). KAAWAHKÓÍSTSI (LETHBRIDGE’S COULEES).
    Never Enough Nature. photograph, Lethbridge. Retrieved from
    https://lethbridgecollege.ca/wider-horizons/spring-2022/never-enough-nature-
    lethbridges-coulees.
    The Rocky Mountains!
    Fun Facts!
    -Formed when continents collided
    -Famous for their vibrant blue and Green lakes
    -Home to more than 2000 Glaciers, including Athabasca
    Glacier in the Columbia Icefield.

    (N.d.). 15 Things to KNOW Before Visiting the Athabasca Glacier & Columbia Icefield. photograph,
    Columbia Icefield. Retrieved from https://destinationlesstravel.com/columbia-icefield-athabasca-glacier/.
    Jasper
    Maligne Lake
    Mt Edith Cavel
    Whistler’s Peak

    Image Attributed to:


    Ygagnon1974, CC BY-SA 4.0
    <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia
    Commons
    Banff
    Moraine Lake
    Tunnel Mountain
    Johnston Canyon
    Sulfur Mountain Trail

    Image Attributed to:


    Dylannother, CC BY-SA 4.0
    <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
    Waterton
    Carthew-Alderson Trail
    Crandle Lake
    Bear’s Hump

    Image Attribution:
    Reno Sirigu, CC BY-SA 3.0
    <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.
    0>, via Wikimedia Commons
    Exploration
    Activity:
    Your turn to do some discovery! Follow the steps below:
    1. Choose a place listed above to explore.
    2. Click on the links in the slides above and visit the location(s) virtually
    using google maps.
    3. Fill out this form to tell us about your experience:
    https://forms.gle/6Ho4wabpDM87Wo9Y7

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