Student Workbooks
The California Water Works and Why It Does...
A colorful comic book character, Professor Goodwater, leads students
through the water cycle, showing them how water is delivered through
California's built and natural water systems to the end users. Guidelines
for water conservation are provided as well.
Appropriate for Grades 4-8. Available in English and Spanish. (16
pages)
Please preview booklet before ordering: Downloadable PDF Version
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Water And Me - Currently Out of Stock
A color and activity book. Simple puzzles and matching activities
teach students about water use, the importance of clean water, the
forms water takes, and includes a 2 page illustration of the water
cycle.
Appropriate for Grades K-2. (16 pages)
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Teachers Guide and Student Workbooks
Captain Hydro - Currently Out of Stock
A comic-book story about Captain Hydro, hero of water conservation,
who battles his relentless foe, the Water Bandit. The readings,
worksheets and projects teach about the water cycle, the uses of
water; and water treatment, conservation, management, and water
quality testing. Teacher's guide has clear directions, and questions
to direct student learning. Provides Framework reference, follow-up
activities, glossary and additional references.
Appropriate for Grades 5-8. (39 pages)
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Further Adventures Of Captain Hydro
In the colorful student comic book Captain Hydro continues to battle
the Water Bandit. The teacher's guide is a resource of reproducible
student worksheets and lessons about water in the context of World
History and Geography (Ancient Civilizations to 500 A.D.) Includes
a glossary of water terms and answer key.
Appropriate for Grades 6-9. (Teacher's Guide, 25 pages)
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Water Fun
A colorfully illustrated comic book has stories, games and puzzles
designed to teach about the water cycle and water conservation.
Teacher's guide has spin-off ideas, background information and water
vocabulary list.
Appropriate for Grades 1-4. (16 pages)
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Resource Materials
Water Conservation Class Pledge with Stickers
A short verse students recite pledging to use water wisely. Four
sentences within a water drop. Stickers are colorful, 1 7/8"
in diameter, and say "I MAKE EVERY DROP COUNT."
Appropriate for Grades K-4. You can download a PDF version
here
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Parent/Student Water Conservation Checklist
A question and answer checklist students can take home and review
with their parents. Includes suggested actions and parent signature
box. You can download a PDF version here .
Appropriate for Grades 4-8.
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Environmental Education Compendium for Water Resources
Co-produced with the Department of Education and various water organizations,
this publication contains references to 109 different, teacher-rated,
water curriculum, giving each a report card rating. Sample pages
are shown along with descriptive information on cost and how to
order materials. Unifying concepts of environmental education and
conceptual matrix for water education are included in the appendix.
One copy per teacher.
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(One Copy Per Teacher)
Environmental Education Compendium for Communities, A
Review of Curricula on Natural and Built Environments
Co-produced by the Department of Forestry, the Department of Education
and various resource organizations, this publication contains references
to environmental education materials focusing on the topic of communities,
specifically the interplay of natural and built environments. Each
curriculum is teacher-evaluated by grade groupings and provided
a report card rating. Sample pages are shown along with descriptive
information on cost and how to order materials. Unifying concepts
of environmental education, conceptual matrix, and content standards
for natural, built & personal environments are included in the
appendix. One copy per teacher.
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Hands-On Water Activities for Teachers
(One Copy Per Teacher)
All About Water, K-3 Water Activities An
AIMS style teacher's guide containing 26 hands-on lessons integrating
science, math, language arts, geography, art, music drama and
health. The major themes addressed are Systems and Interaction,
Energy, Stability and Scale and Structure. Water topics include
where water comes from, water cycle, ground water, water pollution
and conservation. A storyline can be used to connect the lessons
using puppets and scenery. You can download
a pdf version of this teacher's guide. However, the file is
quite large (19MB) so, depending on your internet connection,
it may not open in your browser. To save the file to your computer,
right-mouse-click on the link above and do a "Save as ..." to
a folder (or Desktop) on your computer.
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Water is Your Best Friend
A series of hands-on concrete experiments designed to 1. convey
the internal roles of water in our bodies and in plants; 2. acquaint
students with water in three different guises, solid, liquid, and
gas (water cycle); 3. introduce students to methods of collecting
and storing water, water use and conservation at home and at school,
and filtering water to clean it. Includes two black and white posters
of the water cycle and California's water resources.
Appropriate for Grades K-3.
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Teacher's Guide
Teachers Guide for Hands-On Water Activities by Gil Yee
Four hands-on water science activities developed by teacher Gil
Yee. A water tape measure illustrates the world's distribution of
water. Water polo activity teaches water surface tension. Cartesian
diver demonstrates how pressure to a plastic bottle of water affects
a floating eye dropper inside. Students can make a Solo© cup
rain gauge.
Appropriate for Grades 1-6.
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Sample lessons from Water Precious Water developed
by AIMS
Includes a cooperative learning lesson in which students are exposed
to a variety of interesting facts about water and a series of four
activities that deal with some of the properties of water.
Appropriate for Grades 4-6.
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Flannel Board Stories
Water Is Peter's Best Friend, A Flannel Board Story
Designed to aid teachers explain the basic concepts of water to
K-2 grade students. It teaches the importance of water, where it
comes from, and why we should use it wisely using the illustrated
story of Willy the Water Droplet and his friend Peter as they explore
the nature and uses of water.
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Peter's Magical Water Journey, A Flannel Board Story
Designed to aid teachers explain the basic concepts of water to
2-4 grade students. Covers the water cycle, water uses and conservation
in more detail using an older Peter and more illustrations than
the K-2 version.
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Colored Wall Posters
(All Titles In This Section: One Copy Per Teacher)
Water Supply and Uses
This 26” by 26” colorful poster illustrates how water
travels from mountain top to ocean and is used for many purposes
along the way. (Click the image to see an enlargement.)
Appropriate for all grades.
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Groundwater Diagram
A cut away diagram illustrating groundwater and surface water with
listings of the Department of Water Resources groundwater websites.
11” by 17” in size.
Appropriate for Grades 3rd to adult.
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How We Can Save Water
Colorful 24" by 15 1/2" poster illustrating ways we can
save water at home.
Appropriate for all Grades.
For a limited time only, this poster is
available for bulk orders and class sets
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Albert and Einstein Life Jacket Poster
This 25" by 17" poster features Albert and Einstein showing
objects that can be life preservers.
Appropriate for Grades K-6.
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California Waterways Map
Map of California showing topography and the major natural and built
water systems (Federal, State, and local). Provides an an overview
of the State Water Project (SWP) and indicates various SWP facilities,
including visitors centers.
Appropriate for all Grades 4 and up.
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(for California Teachers only)
Discover Storm Water
A student activity book that explains what storm water is, where
it comes from, how it can get polluted and can affect the environment,
and what we can do to prevent storm water pollution.
Appropriate for Grades 4-6.
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Watershed Protection
This colorful, 16-page, interactive student booklet helps children learn the
answers to a host of questions. What is a watershed? How can you protect a
watershed using simple, everyday actions? Who manages a watershed? What watershed
habitats support different plants and animals? Kids can even become a certified
Watershed Hero!
Appropriate for Grades 4-7.
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California Water Units - Teacher's Guide for 4th and 5th grades -
Currently Out of Stock
Unit #4 – Water Use Efficiency discusses California’s
water supply & demand problems and how we can recycle and conserve
water at home and at school.
Unit #5 – Water Quality focuses on water quality with
an emphasis on pollution prevention practices for the home. Lessons
are correlated to the California State Subject Area Standards. Includes
pre and post assessment tools, teacher information, student handouts,
and worksheet masters. (Units# 1-3 available at www.wateraware.org )
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(Unit #4)
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Hamburger Activity Sheet
8.5 x 11 sheet (click the image to see the full sheet) containing
an activity to teach children how much water goes into making the
parts -- bun, lettuce, tomato, cheese, hamburger -- of a hamburger
sandwich. The sheet includes an illustration of the hamburger sandwich
parts and the amounts of water that correspond to each part. The
activity consist of matching the corresponding amount of water to
sandwich part.
Answers are at the bottom of the page. The reverse side is in Spanish.
Appropriate for all grades. Downloadable PDF Versions: English
Spanish
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California’s Amazing Delta - Book Cover
No other single area in California is quite as crucial to the state’s
overall water picture as the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. This
two-sided book cover has activities that teach students about the
importance of the Delta and the plants and animals that make up
this diverse ecosystem. (Click the image to see an enlargement.)
Appropriate for all grades.
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California’s Amazing Delta - Book Marks
Two sided, 2.5 X 8 inch, black and white, bookmarks with artwork
and information on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta ecosystem, taken
from the Delta Book Cover. Co-produced with the CA Bay Delta Authority.
Packaged in sets of 40, of 10 each of four different versions. (Click
the image to see an enlargement.)
Appropriate for all grades.
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Children's Video Programs
The Department of Water Resource's children's programs provide a fun and easy way to teach children
about water related topics such as the water cycle, water use, conservation & safety, fish hatchery
operations and the life cycle of the Chinook Salmon. Historical footage of California's earliest
water projects also demonstrates water's importance in California's economic development.
All of the Department of Water Resource's children's programs are available on one educational, fun
filled DVD and viewable online here .
Programs on DVD include:
"The Water Cycle" (Grade K-6; 11:48 minutes ) 1/**
"Albert and Einstein: Aqueduct Safety" (Grade K-6; 30 seconds ) **
"Water, Who Needs It?" (Grade K-6; 14 minutes ) 1/**
"A Visit to the Feather River Hatchery" (Grade 4-8; 9 minutes )
"The California Water Story" (Grade 4 through adult; 17 minutes )
1/ Activity Packets are available to accompany these programs and
enhance student learning. You can download a PDF version of The
Water Cycle Video Activity Packet here
and the Water Who Needs It Video Activity Packet here.
** Programs included on VHS
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DVD
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(One per School)
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VHS
Format
(One per School)
Project WET (Water Education for Teachers)
Curriculum and Activity Guide
Project WET lessons are correlated to California Department of Education Standards for Science,
History/Social Science and English/Language Arts. Project WET is approved by the State Water
Resources Control Board as meeting the education Best Management Practices component for stormwater
discharge NPDES permits.
The Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide includes lessons for all age groups and are available
FREE from DWR when you attend a Project WET workshop. Books are distributed at the workshop.
To learn more about Project WET in California, please visit their website at:
http://projectwet.org/where-we-are/location/california/
For other questions, or to schedule a Project WET workshop, please contact the California Project WET
Coordinator, Brian Brown at (916) 444-6240 or
projectwet@watereducation.org
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