Teaching Resources for Water

• book an in-class presentation
• take your class to the water festival
• water and wastewater teaching resources
• careers in water

Free resources to support educators teaching students about our local water and wastewater systems.

Book an in-class presentation

• Free service for educators in Waterloo Region
• Students learn about our local water and wastewater systems
• 30-to-90 minute presentations tailored for your schedule and grade level

Request a water presentation

Waterloo Wellington Children's Groundwater Festival

• Outdoor water festival for grade 2 to 5 students
• Students learn about water using fun, hands-on activities
• Occurs for five days each May
• Visit the Festival website for registration details

Water and wastewater teaching resources

Videos

Drinking water

Wastewater

Handouts

• Journey of water to your tap and back
• Groundwater and parts of an aquifer
• Smart water use at home

Lesson plans

• Wastewater Grade 4 and Grade 5 lesson activities (Region of Waterloo)
• Awesome aquifer - training videos and worksheets (Groundwater Foundation)
• Make your own groundwater aquifer: video/PDF (The Groundwater Foundation)

Activities and colouring pages

• Water conservation colouring page
• Water fun activity sheet
• Winter fun activity book
• Aquifer colouring page
• Biosolids colouring book
• To Flush or Not To Flush activity sheet
• Water bingo

Web sites

• Conservation Ontario
• Grand River Conservation Authority
• Groundwater Foundation
• University of Waterloo Earth Sciences Museum
• Waterloo Wellington Children's Groundwater Festival

Careers in water

There are many challenging and rewarding water and wastewater careers. Learn more from these organizations.

• American Water Works Association
• Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario
• Onsite Wastewater Association
• Ontario Water Wastewater Certification Office
• Ontario Colleges Water and Wastewater programs
• Ontario Clean Water Agency