Welcome to Sask River Basin

Sample Schedule

The Water Watchdog is very versatile. If you have a short time, such as a half an hour, you can run through a specific activity. Alternatively you can spend an entire day devoted to the program. The schedule below is a sample of a full day from 9:00 - 3:30.

Preparation Time

Read through Water Watchdog materials (Leader’s Setup Guide, Leader’s Field Guide, and Information Files)
Choose the activities you want to use and develop a schedule to plan your day.
Locate, visit site and mark field site (Leader’s Setup Guide pg 2-5).
Collect required materials for the activities
Photocopy Check it Out! and any additional Logbooks needed.

Day of Field Trip

9:00 - 9:15	Fill in journal entry (Logbook pg 2)
9:15-9:30	Group introduction to share journal entries, discuss the questions (“Document Your Journey” Logbook pg 2)
9:30 - 10:30	Read the Information Files and answer the “Check it Out” on page 13 of the Leader’s Setup Guide. optional: read through the Information Files and then break the students into smaller groups to answer the questions ask the questions found on page 13 of the Leaders Setup Guide print out the word search puzzles
10:30 - 10:45	Discussion of the questions and answers
10:45 - 11:15	One optional activity, such as “Be a Water Molecule” (Leader’s Setup Guide pg 12-13)
11:15 - 11:45	One optional activity such as “Pike and Walleye” (Leader’s Setup Guide pg 12)
11:45 - 12:00	Clean-up, preparation for the field, and preparation for lunch
12:00 - 12:30	Lunch
12:30 - 2:45	Field Trip Station 1: (Leader’s Field Guide pg 3-4, 14-18) (30 min) Station 2: (Leader’s Field Guide pg 5-12) (30 min) Station 3: (Leader’s Field Guide pg 22) (30 min) Station 4: (Leader’s Field Guide pg 19-21) (30 min) Action Clean Up (Leader’s Field Guide pg 24) (15 min)
2:45 - 3:30	Discussion time (back at school or on grass) Getting on the Barking Chain (Leader’s Field Guide pg 25) (10 min) Bringing it Home/Water Conservation Pledge (Leaders Field Guide pg 27-28) (10 min) Record the second Journal Entry (Logbook pg 28) (15 min)

Follow Up

Have the students submit their data online! Help us build a database of your results across the watershed. Soon to come: new features on our website which will help allow you to track water quality results from your site year to year!
Take home exercises for the students
- Be a Water Detective and find out if your home has any hidden water leaks.
- How Big is your Water Footprint? and find out how much water you use in the bathroom.
Fill in the Program Evaluation Form, either online at the ‘Water Watchdog Comments Page” or complete the form in the white envelope. Fax or mail to the Partner’s Office.
At a later meeting, ask the children about their pledges.