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Unit E: Freshwater and Saltwater Systems

Boat on a lake at sunset

Humans and Freshwater Ecosystems

Backgrounders

Learn about how people impact the ecosystems of lakes and rivers.

Scientist testing water samples

Careers in the Great Outdoors

Lessons

Students explore careers related to outdoors and the land and then design and build a water filter prototype.

Craig Mercer tenant un gros saumon

Craig Mercer

Aquaculture Project Coordinator

Craig Mercer is an Aquaculture Project Coordinator for Cold Ocean Salmon.
ceberg under the midnight sun in Greenland

Climate: Polar Regions

Backgrounders

Learn about the unique climate found in Earth’s polar regions.

Pond in a valley

Introduction to Lakes & Ponds

Backgrounders

Learn about the geology, chemistry and ecology of lakes and ponds.

Jean Paquin outside

Jean Paquin

Water Resources Analyst Engineer at Rio Tinto

Jean Paquin is a Water Resources Analyst Engineer at Rio Tinto.
Janice Duggan-Molloy

Janice Duggan-Molloy

Technical Supervisor

Janice Duggan-Molloy is a Technical Supervisor for Cold Ocean Salmon.
Amy Negrijn sur un bateau

Amy Negrijn

Career Profiles

Compliance and Certification Coordinator

Amy Negrijn is a Compliance and Certification Coordinator for Mowi Canada.
bateau dans le port

Peter Warris

Career Profiles

Director of Projects and Industry Liaison

Peter Warris is the Director of Projects and Industry Liaison for PEI Aquaculture Alliance.
Checking the inside of a pipe

Crack the Code: Water Treatment

Lessons

Students learn about the water treatment process as they complete a digital “escape room” on a Google site.

Melony Catana

Melony Catana

Career Profiles

Environmental Technologist & CEO

Melony Catana is an Environmental Technologist & CEO of Elevate Environmental Inc.
Edith Tobe à un site restauré

Edith Tobe

Career Profiles

Executive Director

Edith Tobe is the Executive Director of Squamish River Watershed Society.
Anne Simonen au travail

Anne Simonen

Career Profiles

Civil Engineering Technologist

Anne Simonen is a Civil Engineering Technologist for Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd..
Martina Bona

Martina Bona

Career Profiles

Process Discipline Specialist

Martina Bona is a Process Discipline Specialist for Jacobs Engineering.
Rachel Chow dans un énorme conduit

Rachel Chow

Career Profiles

Wastewater Process Engineer