Curriculum and Activity Guides
| To order any of the following materials, visit the National Project WET website. For more information, contact Kerry Schwartz at 520-792-9591 ext. 22 or kschwart@ag.arizona.edu. These materials are also available to educators at select Project WET workshops. Click for a schedule of upcoming workshops. |
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The National Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) Curriculum and Activity Guide |
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The National Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide is a collection of "innovative, water-related activities that are hands-on, easy to use, and fun" for kindergarten through twelfth-grade students. The Guide utilizes a variety of formats and has been extensively field-tested. It is available only through attendance at Project WET workshops. Click for a schedule of upcoming workshops.
This curriculum has been correlated to the Arizona State Standards- to view Click here! |
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Discover a Watershed: The Colorado |
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This educator's guide is divided into three sections containing a collection of lesson plans (activities) that present creative, hands-on methods to teach about water users, water management, ecosystems, geology, hydrology, geography, history and the cultures of the Colorado River Watershed. It includes a map of the Colorado River Watershed.
This curriculum has been correlated to the Arizona State Standards- to view Click here!
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Healthy Water, Healthy People Test Kit Manual
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This reference manual serves as a companion text for the Healthy Water, Healthy People Water Quality Educators Guide and the Healthy Water, Healthy People Testing Kits. It includes in-depth information about ten water quality parameters, test kit activities and demonstrations, case studies relating concepts to real world applications, and much more. |
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!Encaucemos el Agua! (The Mexico Edition of the Project WET Guide) |
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!Encaucemos el Agua! was published through a partnership between International Project WET and the Mexico Institute of Water Technology and the Mexico National Water Commission. This guide is focused on Mexico¡¯s water resources and will provide educators with relevant, creative, and fun methods for introducing priority water topics to young people ages 6 through 18. |
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WOW! The Wonders of Wetlands |
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The guide features 70 pages of background material followed by more than 40 cross-referenced activities appropriate for grades K-12. Every page is thoughtfully laid out with core text, great photographs, side bars, maps, and illustrations to make information clear and quick to use.
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Arizona Conserve Water Educators' Guide for Grades 6-12 |
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The Conserve Water Educators Guide provides teachers of middle school and high school students with the ins and outs of water conservation. Features include a hydrologic primer for background information and case studies drawn from actual situations.
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Discover a Watershed: The Watershed Manager Educators Guide |
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This 193-page guide contains 19 science-based, multidisciplinary activities that teach what a watershed is, how it works, and why we must all consider ourselves watershed managers. Includes a Map of Selected Rivers and Watersheds of North America
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Kids in Discovery Series (KIDS): Discover the Colorado Watershed |
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This colorful, 16 page activity booklet for eight through twelve-year-olds provides a fun, informative introduction to the Colorado watershed. This is one of eleven KIDS booklets available that each make an excellent handout to complement school curriculums or stand alone as a fun introduction to water knowledge. Creative and hands-on investigations, demonstrations, science experiments, educational games and stories stimulate understanding of each booklet's topic.
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Arizona WET Teacher's Guide with Nonpoint Source Water Pollution
($20 plus S&H from University of Arizona, College of Agriculture, Water Resources Research Center. Contact Kerry Schwartz, 520-792-9591 ext.22)
This Arizona specific teachers guide serves as a companion guide to the National Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide. The Guide provides Arizona specific activity supplements as well as specific activities covering all types of nonpoint source pollution.
Arizona WET Grade 9-12 Curriculum on Nonpoint Source Water Pollution
($10 plus S&H from University of Arizona, College of Agriculture, Water Resources Research Center. Contact Kerry Schwartz, 520-792-9591 ext.22)
This three booklet set includes:
Book 1- student reading on water, land use, water quality, nonpoint source water pollution, and best management practices
Book 2- laboratory and field activities as well as fact sheets
Book 3- Starnet and other articles highlighting Arizona cases of nonpoint source water pollution |
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