Prairie Water Shortage

Grade 3Social Studies45 min

aligned to B. People And Environments: Political And Physical Regions Of Canada. B2. Inquiry: Balancing Human Needs And Environmental Stewardship: Use The Social Studies Inquiry Process To Investigate Some Issues And Challenges Associated With Balancing Human Needs/wants And Activities With Environmental Stewardship In One Or More Of The Political And/or Physical Regions Of Canada (focus On: Perspective).

Learning Objective

I can suggest ways to save water in the Prairie provinces to help people and the environment.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

5 min

Saving Earth's Resources | How to Conserve Natural Resources: Water, Air, and Land | Kids Academy

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Practice

14 min

7 questions • Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

Imagine your family lives on a farm in Alberta. Suggest one way your family could save water on the farm. If you lived in a town in Saskatchewan that was having a very dry summer, what is one thing you could do at home to use less water?

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