Canadian Teachers are Waiting for Over 2,700 Sponsored Kits to be Sent to their Schools

Canadian teachers are currently waiting for over 2,700 sponsored Operation Water Drop, Operation Water Pollution and Operation Water Biology kits to be sent to their schools.  Individuals and companies can sponsor kits for schools.  If you/your company sponsors kits, you/your company will be acknowledged in the letter that accompanies the kit.  You can even decide in which geographic area your kits will be dispersed or to which specific school(s).  Please e-mail info@safewater.org if you would like to sponsor Operation Water Drop, Operation Water Pollution and/or Operation Water Biology kits or if you would like more information.
 

Contents

Home Lesson Plans for Members

Creative Ways Teachers Have Used Operation Water Drop and Operation Water Pollution

Water Riddles - Quiz your students!

Operation Water Pollution

Operation Water Pollution Overview for website

OWP Curriculum Connections

Crapshoot and Downstream Lesson Plans

Crapshoot Questions for Students to Answer While Watching the DVD

Answer Key for Crapshoot Questions for Students to Answer While Watching the DVD

Lesson 1 Water Pollution

Lesson 2 Types of Water Pollution

Lesson 3 Cause and Effect of Water Pollution

Lesson 4 Demonstration of Water Pollution

Lesson 5 Make your own Water Pollution

Lesson 6 To filter or not to filter

Lesson 7 How Water Pollution is cleaned up

Lesson 8 Water bottles everywhere

Lesson 9 Making a difference

Lesson 10 I want to be an engineer

Lesson 11 Ask an engineer

Operation Water Drop

Operation Water Drop Curriculum Connections

Operation Water Drop Teacher Suggestions, written by Tracy Webb, Member of the SDWF Board of Directors and high school science teacher at Horton High School in Wolfville, NS

Many teachers have requested through their evaluations of the Operation Water Drop program that all the lessons be available in one PDF document to just click and print.  As requested:
Elementary Operation Water Drop Lesson Plans in one PDF Document
High School Operation Water Drop Lesson Plans in one PDF Document

Step By Step Colour Guide to Operation Water Drop

LESSON PLANS, QUESTION SHEET AND ANSWER KEY FOR DOWNSTREAM DVD

Downstream and Crapshoot Lesson Plans

Downstream Questions For Students to Answer While Watching the DVD

Answer Key for Downstream Questions For Students to Answer While Watching the DVD

ELEMENTARY OPERATION WATER DROP

Please note: We have removed the heterotrophic plate count test from the elementary operation water drop kits because of concerns elementary teachers had regarding agar in their classrooms.  To replace this test we have added not one but two new tests into the elementary Operation Water Drop kits, ammonia analysis and copper analysis.  If anyone has any questions about these tests they can contact 306-934-0389 and/or info@safewater.org

What is Safe Drinking Water?

Testing the Water We Drink!

Alkalinity Analysis instructions in PDF format

Alkalinity Analysis instructions in PowerPoint format (with pictures)

Ammonia Analysis Instructions in PDF Format

Ammonia Analysis Instructions in PowerPoint Format (with pictures)

Colour Analysis Instructions in PDF Format

Colour Analysis Instructions in PowerPoint Format (with pictures)

Copper Analysis Instructions in PDF Format

Copper Analysis Instructions in PowerPoint Format (with pictures)

pH Analysis Instructions in PDF Format

pH Analysis Instructions in PowerPoint Format (with pictures)

Sulphate Analysis Instructions in PDF Format

Sulphate Analysis Instructions in PowerPoint Format (with pictures)

Total Chlorine Analysis Instructions in PDF Format

Total Chlorine Analysis Instructions in PowerPoint Format (with pictures)

Total Hardness Analysis Instructions in PDF Format

Total Hardness Analysis Instructions in PowerPoint Format (with pictures)

Action Plan

Student Evaluation

HIGH SCHOOL OPERATION WATER DROP

Watch the High School Operation Water Drop Webinar, description of the webinar:
0m00s - 4m28s Introduction, 4m29s - 9m57s One way to use the kit in your classroom, 9m58s - 29m14s Another way of using the kit in your classroom, 29m15s - 39m25s Questions and answers, 39m26s - 41m45s Downstream DVD and funding for kits, 41m46s-49m00s Other SDWF programs, 49m01s - 1h00m08s Questions and answers, SDWF mission and conclusion

What is Safe Drinking Water?

Testing the Water We Drink!

Alkalinity Analysis Instructions in PDF Format

Alkalinity Analysis Instructions in PowerPoint Format (with pictures)

Ammonia Analysis Instructions in PDF Format

Ammonia Analysis Instructions in PowerPoint Format (with pictures)

Arsenic Analysis Instructions in PDF Format

Arsenic Analysis instructions in PowerPoint format (with pictures)

Colour Analysis Instructions in PDF Format

Colour Analysis Instructions in PowerPoint Format (with pictures)

Copper Analysis Instructions in PDF Format

Copper Analysis Instructions in PowerPoint Format (with pictures)

Heterotrophic Plate Count Instructions in PDF Format

Heterotrophic Plate Count Instructions in PowerPoint Format (with pictures)

Iron Analysis Instructions in PDF Format

Iron Analysis Instructions in PowerPoint Format (with pictures)

Manganese Analysis Instructions in PDF Format

Manganese Analysis Instructions in PowerPoint Format (with pictures)

Nitrate Analysis Instructions in PDF Format

Nitrate Analysis Instructions in PowerPoint Format (with pictures)

pH Analysis Instructions in PDF Format

pH Analysis Instructions in PowerPoint Format (with pictures)

Sulphate Analysis Instructions in PDF Format

Sulphate Analysis Instructions in PowerPoint Format (with pictures)

Total Chlorine Analysis Instructions in PDF Format

Total Chlorine Analysis Instructions in PowerPoint Format (with pictures)

Total Hardness Analysis Instructions in PDF Format

Total Hardness Analysis Instructions in PowerPoint Format (with pictures)

Action Plan

Student Evaluation

Operation Water Drop MSDS Sheets

Acetic Acid

Ammonia Standard

Arsenic

Arsenic Reagents

Barium Chloride Dihydrate

Calcium Carbonate

Copper

Iron Standard

Magnesium Chloride Hexahydrate

Manganese

Methyl Purple Indicator

pH 7 Buffer Solution

Potassium Nitrate

Potassium Iodide

R2A Agar

Sodium Hypochlorite

Sodium Thiosulfate Pentahydrate

Sodium AcetateTrihydrate

Sodium Sulfate

Sulfuric Acid

Extra Resources for Teachers (puzzles, answer keys, blackline masters, etc.)

Operation Water Drop Crossword Puzzle (with answer key)

Operation Water Drop Guidelines Matching Puzzle (with answer key)

 

Operation Water Biology

Operation Water Biology Curriculum Connections

List of Materials Included in Operation Water Biology Kits

Operation Water Biology Introduction

Operation Water Biology Test Procedures

Operation Water Biology Lesson One: Chlorination and Dechlorination

Operation Water Biology Lesson Two: Chlorination and Chlorine Demand

Operation Water Biology Lesson Three: Ammonia and Chloramine

Operation Water Biology Lesson Four: Ammonia and Chloramine Experiment

Operation Water Biology Lesson Five: Consequences of Inadequate Drinking Water Treatment

Operation Water Biology Lesson Six: Removing Iron from Drinking Water

Operation Water Biology Lesson Seven: Research Assignment

Operation Water Biology Lesson Eight: Visit to the local drinking water treatment facility and/or having a representative from the treatment facility visit the classroom.

Operation Water Biology Glossary