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"For
in
the
end,
we
will
save
only
what
we
love,
we
will
love
only
what
we
understand,
and
we
will
understand
only
what
we
are
taught."
-
Senegal
Seine
River
Science
Lab
Manitoba
science
curricula
seek
to
prepare
students
to
be
informed
and
involved
citizens
by
engaging
them
in
active
learning
about
the
natural
world
and
interactions
between
science,
technology,
society,
and
the
environment.
The
Seine
River
corridor
provides
many
such
opportunities.
For
example,
students
in
my
Senior
2
Science
course
recently
studied
the
potential
impact
of
constructing
a
new
bridge
across
the
Seine
River
to
link
the
Royalwood
subdivision
to
St.
Anne's
Road.
Students
were
genuinely
concerned
about
habitat
loss
and
increased
traffic
in
their
neighbourhood,
and
wrote
a
local
city
councillor
to
that
effect.
Based
on
their
research,
they
concluded
that
a
single
bridge
through
a
non-forested
area
at
Warde
Avenue
would
be
a
more
cost-effective,
environmentally
sensitive
solution.
Several
Collège
Jeanne-Sauvé
students
recently
volunteered
to
participate
in
Save
Our
Seine's
annual
Greening
project
while
others
plan
to
help
out
in
the
upcoming
Cleaning
event.
These
valuable
stewardship
projects
enable
young
people
to
contribute
to
the
betterment
of
their
community,
fostering
in
them
a
sense
of
accomplishment
and
an
appreciation
for
the
ability
of
individuals
to
effect
positive
change.
The
Seine
River
corridor
offers
a
rich
context
for
the
study
of
science
at
other
levels
as
well.
In
Grade
6,
students
could
observe
and
identify
organisms
by
hiking
along
a
riverbank
path
or
by
examining
a
water
sample
collected
from
the
river.
In
Grade
7,
students
could
identify
how
humans
impact
the
Seine
River
forest
ecosystem
or
devise
a
plan
to
protect
the
habitat
of
one
of
the
forest's
"at
risk"
species.
In
Grade
8,
students
could
study
techniques
used
to
reduce
riverbank
erosion
as
well
as
sources
of
pollution
in
the
watershed
and
their
environmental
and
societal
consequences.
Save
Our
Seine
plans
to
develop
teaching
and
learning
materials
to
make
the
Seine
River
corridor
a
valuable
and
accessible
outdoor
classroom.
JEFF
ANDERSON
As
curriculum
consultant
for
Manitoba
Education
and
Training,
Jeff
was
one
of
the
principal
architects
of
the
Manitoba
Science
curriculum.
He
currently
teaches
Senior
Years
Science
at
Collège
Jeanne-Sauvé
in
the
Louis
Riel
School
Division.
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