First we made predictions.
When historians discover something, they take what they already know and try to figure out how the new thing fits. If we discovered this photo in a box in someone's attic with no writing to tell us what it is, what might we guess the structure to be? When might we guess it was taken?
We guessed ...
"A warehouse (Felicia), Fort Calgary (Milu and Meredith), the Stampede (Viljo), horse racing (Finnley), a farm, the beginning of Calgary, a house."
What was it?
It is Fort Calgary in 1881 (Nollan).
Then, we walked up to Scotsman's Hill to the same place the original photo was taken in 1881!!
Wow! We sketched what changes have happened in that time. There were A LOT.
What was interesting about this activity? What did you like?
"It was interesting because we got to see the old picture and see the actual view now to see how much it improved." - Felicia
"It was interesting to see how much Fort Calgary and Calgary have changed." - Finnley
"It was fun to see that the building is now the Fort Calgary museum." - Nollan
"It was interesting to see the changes in the land." - LD
"I liked seeing the train and the airplane." - Vivaan
What did you enjoy about sketching in our sit spots?
"I liked the view and the way we were sketching the past and the future." - DA
"I liked how it was nice and quiet and focus on what has changed." - Finnley
"I liked how we got to thank the land and how she let us use her." - Felicia
"I like how we got to sketch." - Meredith
"I liked how we got to sketch and at the same time connect with the Earth." - Nollan
Moving forward in our history, what do you want to know?
"I wonder what happened to the original Fort Calgary?" - Finnley
"I wonder Fort Calgary was used for?" - Matin
"I wonder how much things of changed, like how many buildings there are now?" - Viljo
"I wonder why Indigenous changed their traditions?" - Felicia
"I wonder why the Europeans came here and why the province is so rich in oil?" - LD
