Overview
Welcome to Inside Education’s Aquatic Ecosystems Tool Kit!
In this kit you will find everything that you need to bring your students outside for a study of a wetland or other aquatic ecosystem in your community!
The topics included are - Ecosystem Assessment, Aquatic Invertebrates, Water Chemistry, Aquatic Plants & Animals, Species At Risk & Aquatic Invasive Species, Aquatic Ecosystem Functions, Water Uses and Conservation.
Teachers can borrow the tool kit from the ATA resource library. If you don’t have a tool kit but want to explore aquatic ecosystems with your students, we encourage you to check out the teachers guide and activity pages below.
Aquatic Ecosystem Teacher’s Guide
Activity 1 - Ecosystem Assessment
Ecosystem Assessment - Worksheet
Activity 2 - Aquatic Invertebrates
AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES - WORKSHEET
Activity 3 - Water Chemistry
Water Chemistry - WORKSHEET
Activity 4 - Aquatic Plants and Animals
Aquatic plants and animals - WORKSHEET
Activity 5 - Species At Risk & Aquatic Invasive Species
Species At Risk & Aquatic Invasive Species - WORKSHEET
Activity 6 -Aquatic Ecosystem Functions
Aquatic Ecosystem Functions - WORKSHEET
Activity 7 -Water Uses and Conservation
Water Uses and Conservation - WORKSHEET
Program of Study
- Science
Curriculum Outcomes
- Grade 4 Social Studies - Alberta: A Sense of the Land
- Grade 5 Science - Wetland Ecosystems
- Grade 5 Social Studies - Physical Geography of Canada
- Grade 7 Science - Interactions and Ecosystems
- Grade 8 Science - Freshwater and Saltwater Systems
- Grade 9 Science - Environmental Chemistry
Contact program coordinator Jayme Nelson with any questions.
Please inquire if you would like more information or have a special request!
