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Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network

Thursday, August 28th

Columbia Basin Water Stewardship Education Program

Lesson Plans - Primary

IRP Connections, by Grade and Subject, to Kit Lessons and Future Topics

Lesson names/numbers that have links will take you to a download of the latest version of the lesson or an information page. All downloads © CBEEN, 2008.

Grade	Subject/area	Prescribed Learning Outcome wording	WSEP Lesson # and Topic or Future Topics
K	Science: Earth and Space	demonstrate the ability to observe their surroundings	1-What is a Watershed?
	Social Studies: Human and Physical Environment	E1 identify characteristics of different local environments	1,2-Where does your water come from and go to?
	Social Studies: Human and Physical Environment	E2 demonstrate responsible behaviour in caring for their immediate environment	2, 5-Conservation of water
1	Science: Earth and Space	daily and season changes; Aboriginal seasonal activities	4- Aboriginal people and the seasons
	Social Studies: Human and Physical Environment	E1 recognize maps of Canada	1,3- Ktunaxa Creation Story
		E2 identify characteristics of different environments	2-Where does your water come from and go to?
		E3 demonstrate responsible behaviour in caring for their immediate and school environments	5
2	Science:	Describe the physical properties of air, water and soil.	7-Physical properties of water and the water cycle
		describe how animals are important in the lives of Aboriginal peoples in BC	9-Aboriginal people and the time of year
	Social Studies	E1 locate on a map landforms and bodies of water of local and national significance, including	6-What is a watershed?
		E2 describe their responsibility to the local environment	8- Where does your water come from and go to?, 10- Conservation of water
3	Science:	describe ways in which plants are important to other living things and the environment	9-Aboriginal people and the time of year
	Social Studies	E1 locate major landforms and bodies of water in BC and Canada B2 describe the importance of communities	6-What is a watershed?
		E4 describe how the physical environment influenced early settlement in their local community or another community studied	12-Mapping the Columbia Basin & Ktunaxa creation story
		E3 demonstrate a sense of responsibility for the local environment	8- Where does your water come from and go to?, 10 climate change water quality
		D1 compare ways in which needs and wants are met in communities	8- Where does your water come from and go to?, 10

* Note: For both Lessons 3 and 6, the Columbia Basin ‘Twister’ Game is an Extension activity. This game is like the classic version, only it uses Basin place names rather than polka dots as reference points on the ground sheet. This item is separately orderable through your DRC.

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Dave DeRosa, Judy Brown & Colleen Hughes

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