Our InspirationThe idea for our very own Erin Woods HitchBOT came from the original hitchBOT that travelled across Canada in the summer of 2014. The original hitchBOT is from Port Credit, Ontario and was built by a team of University Professors, Masters and Undergraduate students. hitchBOT was built as a social experiment to test the kindness of others and to explore the world and meet new and interesting people along its journey.
Students in grade 5 at Erin Woods School in Calgary have been learning a great deal about Canada this year. We have been learning about Canada's geographical regions, Canadian history, Canadian government, famous Canadian landmarks as well as common Canadian stereotypes that exist in our society today. We were looking for a way to express as well as further deepen our understanding of what it means to be Canadian. We developed a large overarching research question: What IS Canadian Identity? We intend to use our HitchBOT's to explore Canada through the eyes of many different Canadians. We hope that you can help us explore our beautiful country and learn more about Canadians through your stories on our blog, Twitter or Instagram accounts. If you manage to find one of our HitchBOT's we would very much appreciate you helping it achieve its goals and also share your experiences or ideas about Canadian Identity with us! -The Grade 5 Team @ Erin Woods School |
Robo2000Name: Robo2000
Born: June 19th, 2019 Height: 68cm (Metric system!!!!) Arm Span: 1m Eye Colour: None Interests: Likes collecting weird feathers, favourite colours are white and red, likes travelling, and likes playing in the rain. ]Ultimate Bucket List Activity: Go to the Pier 21 in Halifax and see how people all over the world arrived to Canada. Creators: Sunday, Brody, Gavin, Maya & Emma |
Butter ShrimpName: Butter Shrimp
Born: May 30th, 2019 Height: 59cm (Metric system!!!!) Arm Span: 73cm Eye Colour: Hazel Interests: Sneaking into Chuck E Cheese, Zoo lights, Swimming, Writing Poems, Peanut Butter, Collecting garbage bags, Playing Basketball, Cooking, Poutine, Yellow Things, Wheat Thins, Apples, and Montreal Style Steak. Ultimate Bucket List Activity: Go to ‘Rocko’s Family Diner, (Pop’s Chocklit Shoppe)’ and enjoy a milkshake. About: Butter Shrimp was created at Erin Woods School in Calgary, Alberta. He was built for the sole purpose of experiencing the Ultimate Canadian Adventure. We are hoping Butter Shrimp has an exciting and adventure-filled summer, all in the hopes of learning about Canada from other Canadians. Creators: Annabelle, Bowen, Gurbaksh, Kevin, Mable. |
CloudyName: Cloudy
Born: Tuesday, June 4th, 2019 at Erin Woods School (25 Erin Park Dr SE, Calgary, Alberta Height: 60cm Tall! (Metric system!!!!) Arm Span: Whopping 80cm long Eye Colour: Sparkling Blue Interests: Cloudy is SUPER interested in Manners, Swag, Clouds, Ketchup Chips, Poutine, Friends (Doesn’t have any yet), Hockey, and Nanaimo Bars. Ultimate Bucket List Activity: Signal Hill National Historic Site, Newfoundland!!!!! About: Cloudy was built at Erin Woods School in the arms of 5 students. We hope that we get to learn lots (LOTS) about Canadian Identity. We’ve learnt from our peers but now we want to find out what Canadian Identity means across Canada! We hope that Cloudy has an AMAZING summer this summer! Please handle with care! Creators: Maya, Whitney, Diana, Jaxon, & Mia |