Children's Water Festival
Chatham Kent
Simply Devine
Overview
What would early settlers do
if they were not living near a river or lake How would they be able to find water below the surface
of the ground Students will see if they can successfully dowse for water. We will make use of the
LTVCA underground pipes. Students will discuss how we find water today.
Curriculum Link
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.)
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.)
Canada and World Connections, Grade 3: Urban and Rural Communities
Explain how communities interact with each other and the environment to meet human needs (O.E.)
Describe ways in which they and their families use the natural environment (S.E.)
Heritage and Citizenship, Grade 3 (Early Settlements in Upper Canada)
Identify factors that helped shape the development of early settlements (S.E.)
Describe how the early settlers valued, used, and looked after natural resources(S.E.)
Compare and contrast tools and technology used by early settlers and/or First Nation peoples with present-day tools and technologies (S.E.)
Heritage and Citizenship, Grade 4 (Medieval Times)
Compare aspects of life in a medieval community and their own community (S.E.)