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Get Outside!

History of the
North Shore

Class Description:

Guest speakers come back from the past to share with the audience their occupations. Learn about the fur trade, mining, logging, commercial fishing and modern tourism from the people who shaped the culture of the Minnesota's north shore of Lake Superior. Program includes costumes, music, poetry, stories and slides.

Outcomes

Upon completion of the History of the North Shore evening program students will be able to:

Name the two groups of American Indians in Minnesota.
List the three countries whose flags have flown over northern Minnesota.
Name the mineral on which the mining industry of northern Minnesota was based.
Identify the tree species most sought by the early loggers in Minnesota.
Name the most desirable commercial fish species in Lake Superior at the turn of the century.
Explain why tourism is considered a sustainable industry.

Minnesota Graduation Standards

Wolf Ridge has aligned the Center's entire curriculum to Minnesota Department of Education Academic Standards. As the primary student audience at Wolf Ridge is from 4th-12th grade, the matrices address these grade levels. Teachers may request that their students focus upon a specific benchmark while attending Wolf Ridge. The Wolf Ridge Curriculum Standards Matrix addresses benchmarks in

Science
Math
History and Social Science
Language Arts
Arts

Wolf Ridge Curriculum Concepts

Human need for natural resources is the primary cause for exploration, settlement, war and other events in human history.
As individuals and cultures travel to reach new resources, they bring their cultures with them.
Tourists, students and others can use natural resources without using them up.
See entire Wolf Ridge Curriculum Framework