Grade 8 Science Lesson Plans: Topic E Freshwater and Saltwater Systems

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	Grade 8 Science Lesson Plans: Topic E Freshwater and Saltwater Systems


	Issues of water quality and water availability promise to be important ones for Albertans in the coming years. The links below will assist grade eight students in their study of freshwater and saltwater systems. . . Webquest: This WaterQuest will help you and your students research Alberta's watersheds online, and it provides practical field tests to help you take a closer look at a local watershed. Water testing equipment is available at educational rates from Osprey Scientific Inc. for those teachers who wish to conduct a more sophisticated water analysis. . Alberta: Watersheds of Alberta An Interactive Map of Alberta's River Basins Water for Life: Government of Alberta Basic Water Monitoring North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance Background on the North Saskatchewan River A Primer on Water Quality Assessing Alberta's Water Quality Bow River Basin Council Eastern Irrigation District Beef Production and Water Borne Parasites Canada: Health Canada Water Links Canadian Water Quality Association Canada and Freshwater-Experience and Practices Water Use and Quality on the Prairies Council of Canadians Water Campaign Health Canada Information About Bottled Water International: United Nations Year of Fresh Water United Nations Water Assessment Program UNESCO: Discussion of Issues Surrounding Water Water Use in the United States Ducks Unlimited Canada WHO Analysis of Drinking Water Quality Miscellaneous: The Watershed Game EPCOR: Water Treatment Virtual Tour Ducks Unlimited "Wake Up To Wetlands" Nature As Infrastructure TransAlta Water Use Information Bottled Water: An Assessment of Value

	For more information about the content of this document, contact Brent Andressen. This document is maintained by Charles Young. This information published to the web on July 22, 2003. Last Reviewed/Revised on October 8, 2003.