Student Activity - Primary Level

Mission: Your cousin, who is the same age as you, is coming to town. You have been asked to take him on a visit to Parliament Hill. You will need to explore and investigate, then design a fun and informative brochure that showcases the Parliament buildings and grounds.

Step 1. Complete the Scavenger Hunt.
Step 2. Design a brochure.
Step 3. Share your project.

Websites:

A Treasure to Explore
http://www.parliamenthill.gc.ca/text/home_e.html

Explore the Hill
http://www.parliamenthill.gc.ca/text/explorethehill_e.html

Step 1. Complete the Scavenger Hunt using the websites provided.

You will find answers to the questions using the "A Treasure to Explore" website. Collect your information in a word processor such as MS Word, Corel WordPerfect or Lotus Word Pro.

Step 2. Design a brochure.

Collect your research.
Review the information collected from your scavenger hunt. Choose places that you find interesting to be included in the brochure. Use a word processor to collect details, including historical and heritage information.

Design the Parliament Hill brochure.
Outline what you plan to show to your cousin Lenny and in what order. Describe how each area is of historic and heritage value.

You should include four (4) or more areas of interest that you think your cousin should find out about in your Parliament Hill brochure. Each area should incorporate sketches or images and descriptions. Include information on how your cousin could access more information about Parliament Hill.

Tips:
Include the historical and heritage information, and images, of all stops along your tour.
Review the rubric. This will be used to assess your project, so ensure that you are clear on what is expected in order to be successful with your project.
Remember to be creative!

Create a brochure. Include a map, images, and detailed descriptions of the areas of interest.
Option 1: Create your brochure on paper, sketch and/or cut, copy and paste images and write your text carefully. You may want to make a draft version first to ensure all of your information will fit your brochure.
Option 2: Use a paint, draw, word processing, or desktop publishing program to create your brochure.

Be sure to proofread and edit.

Step 3. Share your project.
Share your brochure with other students in your class.

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