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Description
What’s in the Water? explores the St. Lawrence River habitat and explains how and why scientists from the River Institute are using factors like temperature and conductivity to monitor water quality. The video illustrates how nutrient pollution can affect the ecosystem and what scientists are learning by studying the river’s population of yellow perch.
Included with the video is an activity in which the students become citizen scientists and monitor a local environment over time. The activity is supported by a PowerPoint or Google Slides providing pertinent background information on monitoring water quality. The students will interview a local citizen about changes they have noticed in a local ecosystem. Students will then create their own field journals using provided templates. Suggestions are also made for places they can share their observations.
General Assessment
Recommendation of how and where to use it
The video is best suited for the middle school Science classroom to support the study of ecosystems, water systems and climate change. Along with the accompanying activity it could be used as an introduction to a longer project in which the students use their interview as a springboard to an investigation of an environmental topic. They could then use their field notes booklet to make observations and record data for their investigation.
Relevant Curriculum Units
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- Alberta
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- Grade 7
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- Interactions and Ecosystems
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- Freshwater and Saltwater Systems
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- Environmental Science
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- Environment and Outdoor Education: Environmental Core
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- Biological Diversity
- Knowledge and Employability Science: Biological Diversity (Social and Environmental Contexts Emphasis)
- Knowledge and Employability Science: Environmental Chemistry (Social and Environmental Contexts Emphasis)
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Themes Addressed
Air, Atmosphere & Climate (1)
- Climate Change
Ecosystems (2)
- Appreciating the Natural World
- Biodiversity
Food & Agriculture (1)
- Aquaculture
Land Use & Natural Resources (1)
- Fisheries
Water (2)
- Marine Environments
- Water Quality