Children's Water Festival
Chatham Kent
Water, Vital to Life
Overview
How is water used in our body? Students will engage in an interactive activity to discover the necessity of water to our body's organs and life systems. Students put on a full body apron. They then attach assorted body organs (Velcro) while discussing the importance of water to their bodies
Curriculum Links
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.)
Identify various factors that affect plants and animals in a specific habitat (S.E.)
Life Systems, Grade 5 (Human Organ Systems)
Demonstrate an understanding of factors that contribute to the health of organ systems and the impact of these factors on personal and public health (O.E.)
Investigate the structure and function of major organs of various body systems (O.E.)
Explain how human health is affected by environmental factors (S.E.)