Presented by
Muskoka Watershed Council
Description
Using a model, students will learn how the presence and absence of vegetation can affect the flow and amount of water and what this means for communities near waterbodies.
Ontario Curriculum Connections
Science and Technology
Understanding Life Systems, Grade 4 (Habitats and Communities)
- analyze 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
Understanding Earth and Space Systems, Grade 4 (Rocks and Minerals)
- analyze the impact on society and the environment of extracting and refining rocks and minerals for human use, taking different perspectives into account
- use scientific inquiry/research skills to investigate how rocks and minerals are used, recycled, and disposed of in everyday life
