Profaqua is an organization registered in the scientific culture section of the culture at School program of the Quebec Ministry of Education and Higher Education.
H2O
Blue gold
Earth, the Blue Planet, is covered by seas, oceans, lakes and waterways. There seems to be no shortage of this extraordinary and unique natural resource: water. Nevertheless, we will learn about the importance of taking care of this small H2O molecule through four exciting workshops. Come drink up all this knowledge!
On the menu:
1) Water cycle (60 min)
2) St. Lawrence River (60 min)
3) Rivers of the world (60 min)
4) Drinking water and wastewater (60 min)
Objectives at the elementary level:
- Describe where Earth’s water comes from.
- Describe the stages of the water cycle and the different types of precipitation.
- Identify the natural freshwater sources and the natural sources of salt water.
- Illustrate the importance of the five Great Lakes of the US and Canada.
- Classify the different stages of a method for shoreline preservation of the St. Lawrence River
- Do a classroom research on eight rivers of the world (Amazon, Senegal, Niger, Tigris and Euphrates, Mekong, the Ganges and Yangtze) and report the findings.
- Describe how water quality impacts the environment and individuals.
- Describe the different stages of distribution of drinking water and wastewater treatment.
- Describe how humans adapted to their environment to gain access to drinking water and treat wastewater.
Additional details
| Type of service | |
|---|---|
| Customer type | Elementary: 3rd year, Elementary: 4th year, Elementary: 5th year, Elementary: 6th year, Elementary: cycle 2, Elementary: cycle 3 |
| Number of workshop |
Our needs
- A sink must be available close to the classes where the animation activities will take place.
- Access to an electrical outlet is required.
- Access to IWB is required to view two brief videos (drinking water and wastewater).
- If there is little time between animation activities, it is strongly recommended to set them up in the same area.
- 5 teams must be formed before the science animator arrives. (St. Lawrence River)
- 8 teams must be formed before the science animator arrives. (Rivers of the world)
Additional charges
- Travel costs (minimum $ 25) based on distance apply.
- In 60-minute workshops, if there are more than 5 groups on schedule, the workshops will be spread over more than one day and the transportation costs will have to be adjusted accordingly.
- Additional fees will be charged if there is a delay of more than 90 minutes between two workshops.
435.00$
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