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Fun, hands-on & curriculum-based water workshops for Grades 7 & 8!

Tin Roof’s GUSH program features unique workshops for Grades 7 and 8! Grade 7 students explore water issues related to Quarries & Landfills, while Grade 8 students investigate Watersheds & Wetlands.

GUSH activities are designed by teachers with hands-on geographic &scientific inquiry in mind. Students formulate questions, gather and organize, interpret and analyze, evaluate and draw conclusions, and communicate their findings. And they have loads of fun while doing it!!

Grade 7 curriculum links include: SCIENCE: Interactions in the Environment, Pure Substances & Mixtures; GEOGRAPHY: Physical Patterns in a Changing World, Natural Resources around the World: Use and Sustainability;

LANGUAGE: Oral Communication Grade 8 curriculum links include: SCIENCE: Water Systems; GEOGRAPHY: Global Settlement: Patterns and Sustainability, Global Inequalities: Economic Development and Quality of Life;

LOCAL WATER ISSUESCONTEXTUALIZED IN THE CURRICULUM

HANDS-ONINQUIRY-BASED LEARNING

From hospitals to schools and sidewalks to roads, many things in our communities are constructed using gravel that’s been pulled fromthe ground. Many wastes created by our communities are also disposed of in the ground. And that same ground is home to an essential natural resource: aquifers! GUSH for Grade

7’s focuses on water issues related to quarries and landfills and the impacts on humans and the natural environment. Students have a blast pumping water out of model quarries and learn first-hand how difficultit is to remove contaminants from water, all in a fun hands-on learning environment!

By exploring your school’s actual watershed, GUSH helps Grade 8 students think about water in their local environment and some of the factors affecting water quality and quantity nearby. With engaging & interactive activities, students build their own watershed models and use information from conservation authorities to assess the health of their local watershed.

Students also discover how wetlands regulate the quality and quantity of water within their watersheds, while understanding the varying roles and points of view of local governments, citizen groups and developers. Together, students learn just how complex watershed management can be!

GRADE 7 QUARRIES & LANDFILLS:INTERACTIONS & RESOURCES

GRADE 8 WATERSHEDS & WETLANDS:SYSTEMS & SUSTAINABILITY

Tin Roof has taught in over 150 schools across eight school boards in Ontario. Here’s some feedback!

Reserve your $165 half-day GUSH in-class workshop before we’re fully booked!

gush@tinroofglobal.com or 1-800-970-8467

EMMA MUMFORD-MILLS, TEACHERKLEINBURG PUBLIC SCHOOL

A fantastic program – unique materials, a strong workshop leader and clear objectives. All things we need to engage students and make them life-long environmentalists!

MATTHEW ROSAR, TEACHERGOODFELLOW PUBLIC SCHOOL

This was such an outstanding morning! My students thoroughly enjoyed the hands-on activites and instructor-led experiments. A great addition to our program.t

The GUSH program was amazing. A great variety of activities that covered everything from basic understanding to real-world applications.

MELISSA RUTLEDGE, TEACHERFRED C. COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

JULIE KAY, TEACHERWALTER SCOTT PUBLIC SCHOOL

Very interactive and engaging for the students! Great connections were made between the environment and the students’ daily lives.