Description
Blue Green Algae (Cyanobacteria) naturally exists in our waters but occurrences of blooms seem to be on the rise. This fun, team “game show” activity will help students understand more about this water inhabitant, the effect of blooms and what they can do to help decrease them from happening.
Ontario Curriculum Connections
Science and Technology
Understanding Life Systems, Grade 4 (Habitats and Communities)
- analyse the positive and negative impacts of human interactions with natural habitats and communities, taking different perspectives into account, and evaluate ways of minimizing the negative impacts
- identify reasons for the depletion or extinction of a plant or animal species (e.g., changes in or destruction of its habitat), evaluate the impacts on the rest of the natural community, and propose possible actions for preventing such depletions or extinctions from happening
- identify factors that affect the ability of plants and animals to survive in a specific habitat
- describe structural adaptations that allow plants and animals to survive in specific habitats
Understanding Life Systems, Grade 5 (Human Organ Systems)
- assess the effects of social and environmental factors on human health, and propose ways in which individuals can reduce the harmful effects of these factors and take advantage of those that are beneficial
- evaluate the effects, both beneficial and harmful, of various technologies on human body systems, taking different perspectives into account
Understanding Earth and Space Systems, Grade 5 (Conservation of Energy and Resources)
- analyze the long-term impacts on society and the environment of human uses of energy and natural resources, and suggest ways to reduce these impacts
- evaluate the effects of various technologies on energy consumption, and propose ways in which individuals can improve energy conservation
Social Studies
People and Environments, Grade 4 (Political and Physical Regions of Canada)
- describe some key actions taken by both industries and citizens to address the need for more sustainable use of land and resources
Peoples and Environments, Grade 5 (The Role of Government and Responsible Citizenship)
- create a plan of action to address an environmental issue of local, provincial/ territorial, and/or national significance, specifying the actions to be taken by the appropriate level (or levels) of government as well as by citizens, including themselves
- describe key actions taken by different levels of government to solve some significant national, provincial/territorial, and/or local issues
