Children's Water Festival
Chatham Kent
Muddy Waters
Overview
Participants build their own watershed using soil and materials supplied,
then pour water over model to discover soil erosion problems.
Participants are then given tools to help "fix" erosion problems.
The importance of cover, wetlands and stream bank protection is emphasized
Curriculum Link
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.)
Describe ways in which humans are dependent on plants and animals (S.E.)
Describe advantages and disadvantages of human interactions within habitats and food chains (S.E.)
Identify various factors that affect plants and animals in a specific habitat (S.E.)
Earth and Space Systems, Grade 4 (Rocks and Minerals)
Determine advantages and disadvantages of human alteration of the landscape (S.E.)
>Earth and Space Systems, Grade 3 (Soils and the Environment)
Describe how humans and other living things depend on soil, and ways in which humans can maintain healthy soil conditions (O.E.)