FortWhyte Alive
Outreach Programs
Water Smart Classroom Contest 2011/12
Calling all Grades 5-8 classrooms in Winnipeg! Enter this year’s Water Smart Classroom Contest! You could win great FortWhyte Alive field trips and more! We are looking for posters or videos on the theme:
Conserve and Protect Water: How can we make a difference?
Click the link to view the 2011/12 Contest Poster. (pdf)
One submission per classroom. Whole class projects are encouraged!
Please contact slowtheflow@fortwhyte.org to register. Winnipeg classrooms only.
Congratulations to the 2010/11 Contest Winners!
First Prize:
Ms. Hall’s students from Edmund Partridge Community School won a Canoe-Kayak Sampler Field Trip!
Second Prize:
Ms. Fast’s students from Arthur A. Leach School won a Blue Planet field trip!
Third Prize:
Ms. Tetrault’s students from Ecole River Heights won a self-guided Living Links field trip!
Special Category: Two of Ms. Beauchamp’s students from St. John’s Ravenscourt.
Grades 7 & 8
Slow the Flow: Water Education Resource
Free lesson plans, activities and project ideas
Try this new curriculum-linked resource in your classroom! Teach your students why water is essential to all life on Earth and where their drinking water comes from. They’ll learn why water needs to be protected, and how they can make sustainable choices to conserve water for now and for the future!
Contact the Water Education Coordinator to order your FREE CD of activities, projects, PowerPoints and more, all in an easy-to-use lesson plan format.
Phone: 989-8358
Email: slowtheflow@fortwhyte.org
We greatly appreciate feedback from Slow the Flow teachers.
Download a Slow the Flow Teacher Feedback Form
Slow the Flow is funded by the City of Winnipeg’s Water and Waste Department.
The Conservation Ambassadors Program (CAP)
Slow the Flow classrooms can win prizes for completing Conservation Ambassadors Program (CAP) activities. These take-home activities get students talking with their family and school community about water conservation. To be eligible for prizes, simply complete the summary sheets provided with each activity and fax them in to FortWhyte Alive.
Prizes:
- Complete 1: Acknowledged on this website.
- Complete 2: Fridge magnets for each student.
- Complete 3: Shower timer for each student.
- Complete 4: T-shirt for each student.
- Complete 5: Family day pass to FortWhyte Alive for each student.
- Complete 6: Blue Planet field trip at FortWhyte Alive.
Congratulations Conservation Ambassadors!
Ms. Villa’s Grade 8 class from Christ the King school have completed two Conservation Ambassadors Program activities! Way to go!
Ms. Navitka’s Grade 8A & 8B Science classes from Robert Andrews School have completed the equivalent of six Conservation Ambassadors Program activities, including a school water audit. Great work everyone!
Liquid Assets Newsletters
The Liquid Assets newsletter provides further information on water topics covered in the Slow the Flow resource. Topics range from water issues in Manitoba and the world, and the importance of water to humans and ecosystems. The newsletters also include additional activities and websites for students to visit.
Download Water Footprints - Fall ’11 edition
Download Fall ’11 Water Footprint Calculator spreadsheet - contact slowtheflow@fortwhyte.org if you would like this document in Excel format.
Download Watersheds - Spring ’11 edition
Download Bottled Water - Winter ’10 edition