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Project Profile

Project Title:
Water Quality Testing
Initiative:
Imagineaction Social Action Projects
School Name:
Maples Met School
School board / First Nations school jurisdiction:
Seven Oaks School Division
Project Theme:
  • Connect [relationships]
  • Engage [active & participatory citizenship]
  • Thrive [health & wellness]
  • Lead [leadership]
  • Live [environmental sustainability]
Grade Level:
10
Subject Areas:
Health and Physical Education, Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences and Humanities, Technological Education
City:
Winnipeg
Province/Territory:
Manitoba
Community Partners:
Lake Winnipeg Foundation
Fort Whyte Alive
Seven Oaks School Division
Manitoba Eco-Network

Water Quality Testing

This year students in Grade 10 from Maples Met School will undergo a series of experiences connected to water issues. Students will visit Oak Hammock Marsh, Fort Whyte Alive, learn from experts at Experimental Lakes Area and Fort Whyte Alive, applying and extending their knowledge into research projects around water issues. These projects can range from water quality, to access to clean water or climate change. Students from Grade 10 will present their work at a Water Conference in January 2018 to students from Grade 8 in Seven Oaks School Division, hosted at Maples Collegiate.

Students will purchase Water Testing kits from Lake Winnipeg Foundation, so that they can collect, analyze and draw conclusions from the quality of water at various sites in our community and watershed.