Children's Water Festival
Chatham Kent
A-Maze-ing Water Treatment
Overview
Students pretend to be drops
of water entering a simulated water treatment plant. Find out what happens to municipally provided
water before it enters the pipes to come into our homes. Students will gain an understanding of how
much has to be done to each drop of water that comes out of our taps and sprinklers and why we
should conserve water as much as possible.
Curriculum Link
Matter and Energy, Grade 3 (Forces Causing Movement)
Demonstrate an understanding of how forces cause movement and changes in movement (O.E)
Describe how forces cause movement through direct contact or interaction at a distance (S.E.)
Canada and World Connections, Grade 4 (Canada’s Provinces, Territories, and Regions)
Identify Ontario’s major natural resources and their uses and management (S.E.)
Heritage and Citizenship, Grade 4 (Medieval Times)
Compare aspects of life in a medieval community and their own community (S.E.)
Make connections between social or environmental concerns of medieval times and similar concerns
today (S.E.)
Life Systems, Grade 4 (Habitats and Communities)
Describe ways in which humans interact with habitats and the effects of these interactions on the communities within (O.E.)
Life Systems, Grade 5 (Human Organ Systems)
Demonstrate an understanding of factors that contribute to the health of organ systems and the
impact of these factors on personal and public health (O.E.)
Explain how human health is affected by environmental factors (S.E.)