Children's Water Festival
Chatham Kent
Run Off or Recharge?
Overview
Using a 3 part model, students investigate the importance of vegetation in helping to fight against water erosion and the importance of microorganisms in recycling organic materials to maintain healthy soil. A comparison of asphalt, bare earth, and vegetation surfaces are compared and observed.
Curriculum Link
Earth and Space Systems, Grade 3 (Soils in the Environment)
Investigate the composition and characteristics of different soils (O.E)
Use the skills of scientific inquiry and the knowledge and skills acquired from previous investigations to experiment with sand, clay, and loam to determine which soils will sustain life (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)
Describe the visible effects of forces of nature acting on objects and the environment (eg. heavy rain erodes soil) S.E.)
Structures and Mechanisms, Grade 3(Strong and Stable Structures)
Demonstrate an understanding of the factors that affect the strength and stability of structures (O.E.)
Earth and Space Systems, Grade 4 (Rocks and Minerals)
Describe the effects of natural phenomena that cause significant changes in the landscape (S.E)
Determine the advantages and disadvantages of human alteration of the landscape (S.E)
Life Systems, Grade 4 (Habitats and Communities)
Describe the advantages and disadvantages of human interactions with habitats and food chains (S.E.)