Children's Water Festival
Chatham Kent
Lather Up
Overview
How much water do we use for
a 5 minute shower What if we didn't have showers or even piped water Students compare pioneer
bathing methods to modern methods. How do we take water for granted now that we have it readily
available in our homes What would pioneer children think of our running water What can we do to
save water when having a shower Students wearing raincoats enter 2 separate model showers. One has
a regular show head and the other has a low flow shower head. They then take 5 minute “showers” using
buckets to see the difference when a simple technological water-saving device is employed.
Curriculum Link
Heritage and Citizenship, Grade 3 (Early Settlements in Upper Canada)
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.)
Mathematics, Grade 4 (Measurement)
Estimate, measure, and record the mass of objects using the standard units of the litre and
millilitre (S.E.)
Estimate, measure, using concrete materials, and record volume, and relate volume to the space taken up by an object (S.E.)
Earth and Space Systems, Grade 5 (Conservation of Energy and Resources)
Evaluate ways in which humans use energy and resources, the immediate and long-term effects of these
uses on society and the environment, and the necessity for conservation of energy and natural
resources (O.E)
Describe ways in which humans interact with habitats and the effects of these interactions on the
communities within (S.E.)
Analyze human use of energy and natural resources and the impact of this use on society and the
environment (S.E.)
Use the skills of scientific inquiry to investigate needs and problems related to protecting the
environment and conserving energy and resources (S.E.)