Teaching Resources

This page has consolidated resources from all over the website that are particularly suited to teaching, particularly grades 6-12.
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Print and Play Game: Raging Waters

Topic: Communities, Ecosystems and Water | Ages 7+

Single Player Game

Your Mission: Build berms to enclose houses, protecting them from swamp damage. Secure as many homes as possible—before your backhoes run out! Think fast. Build smart. Stop the flood!
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Water Connections Word Searches

Topic: Communities, Ecosystems and Water

Dive into the connections between water, communities, and ecosystems. Uncover hidden terms that reveal how water shapes our world.

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Water Connections Crosswords

Topic: Communities, Ecosystems and Water 

Put your knowledge to the test as you explore interesting facts about Earth’s most essential resource. Solve each clue to uncover connections that highlight water’s vital role in communities and ecosystems.
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Water Connections Offline Resources

Topic: Communities, Ecosystems and Water

Would you prefer to read about the interconnection of Communities, Ecosystems and Water offline? Download Water Connections content to read offline, and in print- ready form.
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What’s in Your Water?

Topic: Water Quality | Grade Range: 6-12

Watershed Animated Graphic

This watershed graphic guides users down a river from its headwaters. Along the way, users will scroll past various substances that show up in the river and activities or processes that influence the water quality. Users can visualize the influences and contaminants on a river system to gain a more thorough understanding of what impacts water quality. Each substance and influence on the graphic has a detailed information page when the icon is clicked. 
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Follow the Drop Game

Topic: Water Quality | Grade Range: 6-12

Explore and understand how water quality is influenced by energy, people, and agriculture in this choose-your-own-adventure game. Users will start their journey at the headwaters of the Bow River, the Rocky Mountains, and will navigate their way through everyday water uses along the river. On the way, users will learn about how water use choices alter water quality. 

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My Everyday Water Decisions

Online Quiz

A short, multiple-choice quiz that encourages users to consider their everyday water usage and how their choices impact water quality and quantity. The goal of this quiz is to educate users on water conservation and stewardship, and to present alternatives to users’ water consumption choices. Users can also explore the technical report accompanying the quiz, which explains how their inputs are translated into a final water stewardship score. 
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Dams and Reservoirs in Alberta Story Map

Type of Resource: Interactive Digital Story Map

A detailed storymap where users can explore and learn about individual  dams and reservoirs in Alberta. Details about each dam or reservoir includes photographs and information on its age, use and location in Alberta.
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Water Nexus Video Series

Topic: Water, Agriculture, and Energy Production are Connected

Grade range: 6 to 12
Six short animated videos describe different topics relevant to thinking about how water, agriculture, energy production, and our communities are interconnected. A brief teacher guide is available for five of the videos to support using one or more as part of curriculum-linked study. 
Video Series

Are You an Alberta Flood Zone Guru?

Online Quiz

Take our quiz and find out if you’re a high and dry flood zone guru, if you need to bail out some water in your flood knowledge, or if you need to learn more to stay afloat.
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Bow River
Bow River

The Story of Water Management on the Bow River

Video Series

The WaterPortal created a series of ten HD-quality videos on The Story of Water Management on the Bow River. This was made possible through the vision, funding and support of the Bow River, Eastern, and Western Irrigation Districts.
Video Series

External Resources

Watershed Moments

Created by the North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance Check out the mini video series, to learn about Watersheds and their role in our ecosystems.
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