Lesson 21 — Activity 3: More Sites in Alberta


Getting Ready

In Activity 1, you learned how to give directions within a town or a city.

In Activity 2, you learned how to give directions to another town within Alberta.

In this activity, you will learn how to combine the two to give complete directions to a specific spot within another city.


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For this part of the activity, you must once again access a provincial road map of Alberta. Ask your teacher for help in finding a paper map, or you may click here to access an online map.

 You must also access Calgary, Edmonton, and Lloydminster city maps. On paper maps, there is often information printed on both sides of the map, that is useful to the traveller. On one side is the provincial map and on the other side, there are a variety of small town maps.

 Online maps of cities have the capability of a zoom in/out function so that you can decide what type of view would be best to get your directions.




 

Let's look at finding directions to a specific location. Follow these directions on your maps. Let's say you are in Banff and are travelling to the Exhibition Grounds in Lloydminster.

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The directions to get there would be as follows:

    Go east on Highway 1 to Calgary.


    Using the Calgary city map, find the intersection of the Trans-Canada Highway and Deerfoot Trail. Turn left, or north. This puts you on Highway 2.


    Once you have reached Edmonton, using the Edmonton city map, turn right onto Whitemud Drive.


    At the intersection of Whitemud Drive and Highway 216, turn left onto Highway 216.


    Turn right at the intersection of Highway 216 and Highway 16.
    Follow Highway 16 to Lloydminster.


    Using the Lloydminster map, turn left on 49th Avenue and follow it to the Exhibition Grounds.



Were you able to follow these directions? If not, go back over the directions until you can follow the directions on the maps. If you used a paper map, you may have had to turn it over to use the small town information. If you used the online maps, you probably had to use the zoom in/out function to locate the information on the city maps.

In many new vehicles, there is the option to have a global positioning device such as On Star. By pushing a button in your vehicle and asking for directions, you can get where you need to go without a paper map or online service. Some vehicles are equipped with global positioning devices that have a screen with an interactive mapping device. Some smart phones have apps for these devices as well. Any of these ways will help you get to where you need to go, however they will all rely on you to be able to follow the directions and to have some basic mapping skills. Enjoy your travels!


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  Self-check!

Try This!

Try this activity to practice locating specific sites in places in Alberta. Use the provincial road map of Alberta to answer this self-check. You may also access an online version such as google maps here.


What is the route from High Level to the Grande Prairie Regional College?

  1. Head south on highway 35
  2. Highway 35 will continue onto Highway 2
  3. In Fairview at the intersection of highway 2, 732 and 64A, turn left to continue onto highway 2
  4. Highway 2 will continue onto highway 43 which leads to Grand Prairie
  5. At the intersection, of highway 43, 100st and 116 ave, turn right to stay on highway 43
  6. Turn left onto 107 ave and this will take you to Grande Prairie College

What is the route from Grand Prairie Regional College to West Edmonton Mall?

  1. Head west on 107 ave, then turn right at highway 43
  2. At the intersection of highway 43, 100 st and 116 ave, turn left to continue onto highway 43.
  3. Take the exit to turn right onto highway 43 east
  4. Keep left to take the exit onto highway 16 east
  5. Take the exit to turn right onto the Anthony Henday Drive south
  6. Take the exit to turn left onto 87 ave
  7. Continue on 87 ave and West Edmonton Mall will be on your left