Children's Water Festival
Chatham Kent
Well Sealed
Overview
Students learn about the
importance of the water table where it is visible above ground (rivers, streams, lakes etc.) and
their importance as the habitats for animals and plants. The importance of the water table as it
exists underground is also investigated when discussing accessing the water from aquifers. How do we
get water out of the ground once we've located an aquifer Students see core samples from this
area showing the actual different layers of material underground as well as a model of a modern
drilled well. This shows a cross section of a well so students can see what is below ground.
Students drill their own wells, pump out water in models as well as use an old fashioned hand pump
to discover the work involved in getting water from underground
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)
Identify various factors (e.g. availability of water)that affect plants and animals in a specific habitat (S.E)
Earth and Space Systems, Grade 4 (Rocks and Minerals)
Determine the advantages and disadvantages of human alteration of the landscape (S.E)
Earth and Space Systems, Grade 3 (Soils in the Environment)
Investigate the composition and characteristics of different soils (O.E.)
Describe the various components found within a variety of soil samples (S.E.)
Describe ways in which the components of various soils provide shelter and/or nutrients for
living things (S.E.)
Matter and Energy, Grade 3 (Forces Causing Movement)
Explain how forces cause movement through direct contact or interaction at a distance (S.E)
Describe how different forces can cause objects to start, stop, or change direction (S.E)