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Operation Water Pollution is designed for use in both Elementary and High School classrooms. This program directly connects with Science and Social Studies curricula and is set up as content-integrated lessons. The series of eleven lessons guides students through an examination of water pollution issues. The students develop definitions of polluted drinking water that serves as the backbone for the other lessons in this program.

Through a variety of activities and cooperative learning strategies, the students explore the causes, effects and sources of water pollution in the world and in North America. Students also use hands-on activities to simulate water pollution and water filtration scenarios. The students discover how water pollution is reversed and what they can do to affect change in their community with regards to water pollution.

Notes to teachers from Tracy Webb, Science Teacher and member of the SDWF Board of Directors:

The following 11 lessons represent a comprehensive unit on water issues. Each lesson generally builds on the previous one, and includes relevant, up-to-date and well-researched fact sheets and background information. However, teachers may use any lesson on its own, or any combination, understanding that they may need to add some of the background information provided in other lessons. Every lesson can be further modified or enriched for the age and abilities of students, from gr. 5 to gr. 12. Lessons may be easily changed to reflect local conditions and situations as well, especially if teachers are/become aware and informed about their own area's water issues.

For the experimental activities, teachers may wish to substitute according to their own available supplies and/or approach to the lesson. Quantities suggested in the lesson may also be adapted as determined by the teacher.

Every lesson includes additional suggested activities and resources, along with references to other sources of information.

Feedback is welcome and encouraged, and if there any questions, please feel free to contact SDWF.

How it works

Lesson plans, power point presentations and all resources are available online. All material is downloaded by the teacher for review prior to receiving the TDS and pH meters.

Cost

The cost of Operation Water Pollution is $140 and includes both a TDS and pH meter. It should be noted that each meter is reusable and remains viable for approximately two years. Many school kits are available free of charge as a result of different sponsors such as Green Street and TD Friends of Environment.

How to Order an Operation Water Pollution Kit

If you are ordering from the USA or are a group/individual that is not associated with a school: Currently SDWF, does not have sponsorship for kit orders from the USA or for individuals/groups that are not associated with a School. To order an OWP kit please fill in an Order Form

Please make by cheque or money order to:

Safe Drinking Water Foundation
912 Idylwyld Drive North,
Saskatoon, SK S7L 0Z6

If you subscribe to online banking you may like to send an email transfer which is very secure, fast and efficient, and available under "transfers" from all leading banks in Canada, in which case we ask you email our communication department. Payment of the kit must be received prior to shipping. If you are ordering from the USA or from Canada, please ensure that payment is in Canadian funds. If you are ordering from the US please send an additional $8.00 to cover shipping and handling.

Operation Water Pollution Lesson Plans

This project has been made possible by the generous support of the following donors: