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Stormwater In the City

Stormwater In the City - Aquatic Systems

This program challenges students to build a model rainwater harvesting system that could supply certain household water uses while mitigating some of the human impacts on aquatic systems. Students consider water quantity and quality issues arising in urban landscapes by exploring how stormwater drainage, surface permeability, and overland runoff can impact an aquatic system. 

The program inspires creativity by challenging students to solve social, economic, and technical issues related to the design and use of rainwater harvesting systems. 

 

Please note:

  • Stormwater in the City is one hour in length.

  • Maximize class size of 30 students

 

The following is required for the program:

  1. Access to water and a sink (in a nearby room is fine)

  2. 5-6 tables or desks for the collaborative activity

  3. A smart board or multimedia projector with a computer

 

Pricing 

Book a session for your classroom! Multiple bookings qualify for discounted rates. 

Subsidies Available : We offer subsidies of $50 - $150 per program upon request, based on financial need. 

 

PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE STARTING APRIL 13TH

See you in spring! 

Thank you for your interest in our Stormwater in the City program. Please note that this program is available to book starting April 13th, 2026 as we are in the midst of making updates to further improve the program experience. 

If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to our education staff at education@greencalgary.org 

 

 

Book a presentation today (Available Starting April 13, 2026)

Curriculum Connections 

  • Grade 4 - Energy,  Earth Systems & Scientific Methods
    • Understanding how forces like gravity and magnets interact with materials.
    • Caring for water and water resources is a shared responsibility.
    • Earth's systems are interconnected and can be impacted by changes.
    • Conversation of Earth's systems involves personal, community and global action.
    • Ongoing collection of evidence provides a way to expand and adjust previous knowledge.
       
  • Grade 5: Earth Systems & Scientific Methods
    • Weather conditions can be measured accurately using a variety of tools and methods.  
    • Evidence from a controlled experiment can be used to make conclusions about cause-and-effect relationships between variables. 
       
  • Grade 6: Scientific Methods
    • Understanding that science is a self-correcting way of knowing about the world, where new evidence can change understandings and explanations.
       
  • Grade 7: Interactions, Research/Inquiry skills
    • Exploring the human-environment relationship
       
  • Grade 8: Freshwater and Saltwater Systems 

    • Explore how urban water systems affect freshwater and saltwater environments

    • Learn how stormwater drainage, surface permeability, and runoff impact aquatic systems

    • Tackle real-world challenges related to rainwater harvesting and water conservation

    • Build problem-solving, critical thinking, and design skills through hands-on activities

       

  • Grade 9: Matter, Biological diversity
    • Explores how different materials have different properties.
    • The impact that human activity can have on living things.