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Let's Not Take Water For Granted A Resource Guide
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction | PDF (120 Kb)
- Topic 1: Water Nature's Magician | PDF (903 Kb)
- Topic 2: Water Here, There and Everywhere | PDF (743 Kb)
provides an appreciation of the quantity of water Canada has in its different regions and in relation to other countries of the world.
- Test 1
- Topic 3: Clean Water Life Depends on It! | PDF (542 Kb)
- 3(A): Are you sure it's good?
provides information about the concept of water quality how we measure water quality and why we need to maintain water quality.
- 3(B): Pollution
provides an overview of the different ways we pollute our water resources and focuses on our role in actively cleaning up.
- 3(C): How is water treated?
reviews the water cycle created by humans to treat our water supply both before and after use.
- Test 2
- Topic 4: Water Works! | PDF (467 Kb)
- 4(A): One resource Many users
reviews the instream and withdrawal use of water and compares Canada's water use with that of other countries.
- 4(B): What will this cost me?
illustrates that Canadians get a bargain with their water and explores whether we would use and waste less if we paid a more realistic cost.
- Topic 5: Groundwater Nature's Hidden Treasure | PDF (592 Kb)
- Test 3
- Topic 6: Water Conservation Every Drop Counts! | PDF (619 Kb)
reinforces the notion that water is a resource that needs to be wisely used and that wise use begins with each individual.
- Test 4
- Topic 7: Water, Art, and the Canadian Identity | PDF (189 Kb)
looks at water's role in shaping the identity of Canadian society through art painting, literature, poetry, and music.
- Topic 8: Water The Transporter | PDF (258 Kb)
describes water's role as a transporter of sediment and the impact of this role on the environment.
- Topic 9: Water Vulnerable to Climate Change | PDF (366 Kb)
explains the impact of climate change on water resources and the link between climate change and human activity.
- Test 5
- Vocabulary | PDF (49 Kb)
- Test Answers
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Published by authority of the Minister of the Environment
© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2006
A resource guide targeted at educators (Grades 5, 6 and 7)
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