Interactive Wildlife Crossing Poster

Stephanie Beerda, Olivia Gyorffy, Tasia Selimos, & Vicky Selimos

Wildlife Crossing

Learning Outcomes

Instructor Dr. Polly L. Knowlton Cockett

Art - Principles of design and Functionality ELA - Collaboration, Persuasive Presentations, and Communication Engineering & Technology - Creation and Innovation Math - Calculating Costs and Determining Angles/Triangles Social Studies - Local Affairs and Decision Making Science - Trees, Plants, and Human Impact on the Environment

Contextual Information

Grade 6 Students Conserving Habitats and Animal Populations in Kananaskis Using Minecraft

The Challenge

How can students decrease human and wildlife conflicts in the Kananaskis area through planning, designing, and engineering a wildlife crossing?

Example Solution

The Government of Alberta introduced the Kananaskis Conservation Pass in June 2021, with the fees being used towards conservation, public safety, services, and facilities within the area. In promoting conservation, the primary focus has been on protecting habitats and reducing wildlife conflicts. Students in Grade 6 will research the Kananaskis and surrounding area to create a proposal and design a wildlife crossing to implement across a highway for a native animal of their choice.

Assessment

Engineering Design

Extra Resources

References

We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta. The City of Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3.