Specific Outcomes

Analyse and evaluate diverse sources (examples: primary sources, secondary sources, maps, images, archaeological evidence) in order to locate and interpret the ruins of the pre-Deportation Acadian community at Grand-Pré.

Develop a hypothesis about the location of the Grand-Pré parish church, Sainte-Charles- des-Mines.à

Activities

Read the backgrounder that gives the pre-Deportation historical context of the community of Grand-Pré by clicking on The Story icon.

Click on the Virtual Excavation icon and then:

Click on The Site to read about Grand-Pré National Historic Site of Canada.
Click on the Research Question and read it.
Click on the Historical Evidence. Read and evaluate the primary and secondary sources by answering the questions that your teacher has provided. (The questions are also located at the bottom of the Historical Evidence page. You can print them out.)
Click on the Archaeological Evidence and read the What is archaeology? backgrounder.
Conduct archaeological excavations within Grand-Pré National Historic Site by clicking on the Archaeological Site Map. There are nine possible excavation sites on this map.
Examine the archaeological drawings and artifacts at each site and record your discoveries in your field notebook provided by your teacher. (This is also located at the bottom of the Archaeological Evidence page. You can print it out.)
Formulate a hypothesis and present it to your classmates as to the identities of the archaeological sites you have examined and the possible location of the Church of Saint-Charles-des-Mines Church.

See also: The Story ; Virtual Excavation ; Site Report