Water Issues

Teacher Resources

  • Saskatchewan Eco-Network water issues section

  • Operation Water Drop

    The Operation Water Drop program is designed as a curricular extension program for the water unit within the science curriculum. Teachers and school divisions in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba have used the Operation Water Drop program with great success. It can be modified and adapted within the classroom to meet the needs for a wide range of grades and student abilities. The objective of this program is to bring about awareness for the importance of drinking water quality. The program offers background information about water quality; allows students the opportunity to study the water treatment and water chemistry of their municipal drinking water supply and assess the quality of the water in their community. Using the information they have learned from their community's drinking water resources, the students will ultimately create an action/stewardship plan for the on-going protection of their drinking water supply.

  • Destination Conservation

    Destination Conservation Saskatchewan (DCS) is a practical, student-driven, activity-based program that brings environmental education alive in our schools. Students, teachers, principals, custodians and parents cooperate in this three-year, inquiry-based program. DCS helps students do real work for their school to identify conservation opportunities. The student leadership team works to help change consumption habits in the school community. The program focus is on saving energy, conserving water and reducing waste.
    Contact info:
    Angie Bugg - Destination Conservation
    Phone: (306) 665-1915 Fax: (306) 665-2128

  • Swift Current Creek Watershed Stewards

  • Student Stewardship Workshops and Water Watchdog Workshops

    The SCCWS offers a number of different hands-on workshops to show youth what it means to be a steward of our water sources.

  • Partners for the Saskatchewan River Basin - Water Watchdog Program

  • Project WET Saskatchewan

    Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) is an interdisciplinary water education program intended to supplement a school's existing K-12 curriculum. Launched in 1996, the project was designed to promote awareness, appreciation, knowledge and stewardship of water resources through the development and distribution of classroom ready teaching aids. The program addresses a variety of water-related topics such as ground water, surface water, water use, water history, water management and contemporary water issues.

  • Ducks Unlimited

    DUC provides educational opportunities for children through the Greenwing program. Through DUC's Adopt-A-Class program, individual, community groups and businesses can enhance the education of grade three to six classes across the province with supplementary in-class lesson plans on wetlands and wetland field trips.

Saskatchewan Groups working on water issues

  • Partners for the Saskatchewan River Basin

    PFSRB is a non-profit charitable organization, made up of a network of partners committed to increasing stewardship of the river basin by developing: public awareness and education tools to teach the importance of the basin's biodiversity, partnerships and networks of organizations that cross political and sectored boundaries, action projects people can participate in.

  • Safe Drinking Water Foundation

    The Safe Drinking Water Foundation is a Saskatchewan based organization focusing on researching and implementing treatment and preventative solutions to make surface and ground water safe for human consumption in rural areas of the world. Education and awareness raising is a large part of SWDF's work, and they have a variety of resources for educators including the Operation Water Drop curriculum supplement

  • Saskatchewan Network of Watershed Stewards

    SNOWS has been established to co-ordinate and support watershed stewardship programs in Saskatchewan.

  • Saskatchewan Watershed Authority Education Page