Teachers
If schools are interested in participating they MUST REGISTER THEIR SCHOOL –
Teacher Training
Training sessions provide teachers with a better understanding of the contest and the local watershed issues. These sessions are optional and can be delivered one-on-one.
Free Classroom Presentations:
A watershed expert will introduce the topic of watersheds, discuss local environmental concerns and explain the contest to classrooms in a 60 minute interactive presentation.
Lesson Plans
Wetland education plans for teachers and students provided by Ducks Unlimited Canada.
Curriculum Connections
Below are some of the strongest links CARING FOR OUR WATERSHEDS has to curriculum.
You may also download a PDF that details how CARING FOR OUR WATERSHEDS meets objectives in Alberta’s curriculum. Click here
Summary
Grades 7-9
| Subject | Grade 7 | Grade 8 | Grade 9 |
| Science | Unit A: Interactions and Ecosystems (Social and Environmental Emphasis)
Unit B: Plants for Food and Fibre (Science and Technology Emphasis) |
Unite E: Fresh water and salt water ecosystems | Unit A: Bio Diversity
Unit C: Environmental Chemistry |
| Social | Topic A: Geography of Canada and the United States | Topic C: Canada responding to Change | |
| Language Arts | Caring for our Watersheds is a proposal writing contest; therefore, teachers can assign and grade the written component for Language Arts curriculum standards. | ||
Grades 10-12
| Subject | Grade 10 | Grade 11 | Grade 12 |
| Science | Science 10 Unit D: Energy Flow in global systems
Science 14: Investigating matter and energy in the environment |
Science 20 Unit D: Changes in Living systems
Bio 20 Unit A: Energy and Matter exchange in the Biosphere Unit B: Ecosystems and Population Change |
Science 30 Unit D: Energy and the Environment |
| Topic C: Canada responding to Change | Topic A: Challenges for Canada | Topic B: Interdependence in the Global Environment | Topic A: Political and Economic Systems |
| Language Arts | Caring for our Watersheds is a proposal writing contest; therefore, teachers can assign and grade the written component for Language Arts curriculum standards. | ||