Hall of Famer Hometown Map
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“I enjoy showing my student athletes what athletes have entered the hall of fame. They realize kids from a small town can do the same thing as kids from the city.”
Vice Principal,
Wolfcreek Alberta
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the remarkable stories of Canada’s sport heroes and their significant impact on
our national history, helping students connect with and appreciate our shared
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Courtesy of Order of Sport collection, Canadian Museum of History.
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
Rowing is the propelling of a boat using a fixed oar as a lever. In modern sports, rowers race against each other as individuals or in crews of two, four or eight.
Courtesy of Order of Sport collection, Canadian Museum of History.
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
Rowing is the propelling of a boat using a fixed oar as a lever. In modern sports, rowers race against each other as individuals or in crews of two, four or eight.
Courtesy of Order of Sport collection, Canadian Museum of History.
2. Consider analyzing materials (i.e., is it wood, stone, plastic, etc.?)
4. Are there any inscriptions (i.e., are there any markings that are printed, stamped, engraved)?
5. What symbolism do you see?
6. How is the object oriented? (i.e., Does it have a presumed front, back, bottom, or top?)
7. What features do you think it might share with similar objects?
8. Does the object prompt some kind of action or performance?
9. What is this artefact?
10. What stories or information do you think it tells?
Rowing is the propelling of a boat using a fixed oar as a lever. In modern sports, rowers race against each other as individuals or in crews of two, four or eight.
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