OBV Yamaska makes a splash throughout the region for Water Month
In Quebec, June officially marks Water Month and to highlight the importance of this resource, the ’Organisme de bassin versant de la Yamaska (OBV Yamaska) took the opportunity to organize activities for schools in 42 classrooms in the region, totaling more than 800 students, from kindergarten up to Secondary 5.
OBV Yamaska offered schools located in the Yamaska River watershed school activities on the theme of water, its properties and its importance. Fortytwo classes took part in the project in Ange-gardien, Cowansville, Roxton Pond, Saint-césaire, Saint-hyacinthe and Saint-pie.
Three scientific facilitators organized 20 different activities in the classroom during the month of June, of different duration and complexity, in order to reach students of all levels on the subject of water.
Some activities used interactive models to approach the concepts of watershed environments and the urban water cycle. Others activities personified children as drops of water to address groundwater, riparian strips and water phase changes. Activities included laboratory tests to understand the characteristics and properties of water and as for the subject of rain, it was treated in a more “musical” way for the younger children.
These activities are from the WET Module 1 Project, an educational guide on water. This guide is based on the English-speaking international program Project WET of the Project WET Foundation.
This initiatives of the OBV Yamaska during Water Month, was supported by the Government of Quebec via the Regroupement des organismes de bassins versants du Québec (ROBVQ) and is sponsored by the Canadian Water Resources Association (CHRA). An additional financial support was granted by the municipalities of Ange-gardien, Saint-césaire and Saint-pie, as well as the MRC of Maskoutains and Rouville.