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)
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Water And Me
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
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. Spanish version of prior edition, Captain Tlaloc, also
available.
Appropriate for Grades 5-8. (39 pages)
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Teacher's Guide
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Workbook (English)
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Workbook (Spanish-Original Edition)
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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Teacher's Guide
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Workbook
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)
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.
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Video Catalog
DWR’s newly updated Video Catalog offers over 20 programs in
four categories, Children’s Programs, Water Management. Issues
& the Environment, and Flood Management. The prices have been
reduced to $5.00 per video for VHS or DVD formats. DVDs include all
programs in the category.
A free lending library is also available for 30 day loans. Order copies
of the catalog or order programs on-line at www.publicaffairs.water.ca.gov/education/videos/
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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.
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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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 Your 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 .
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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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The Water Cycle
Colorful 17" by 16 1/2" storybook illustration of the water
cycle.
Appropriate for Grades K-3.
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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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Special Offers
(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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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 Water Units - Teacher's Guide
Includes three Teacher’s Guides for 4th and 5th grades.
Unit #1
California's Water, addresses water supplies, geography, and
rainfall.
Unit #2
Water Sources, looks at surface and groundwater and the role
reservoirs, canals and aqueducts play.
Unit #3
Water Use, covers how water supplies are divided among urban,
agricultural and environmental users.
Lessons are correlated to the California State Subject Area Standards.
Includes pre and post assessment tools, teacher information, student
handouts, worksheet masters and California Waterways Poster Map.
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Unit 3
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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3 in 1 Video and Video Activity Packets
This video includes "Water, Who Needs It?" and "The
Water Cycle" along with the Albert & Einstein, Aqueduct Safety
PSA. Both videos use Jr. Scientists to conduct activities demonstrating
various water concepts. Activity packets are available to accompany
the program and enhance student learning. Available in VHS or DVD.
Limited to one packet per school .
Appropriate for Grades K-6.
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VHS
Format (One per School)
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DVD
Format (One per School)
Project WET (Water Education for Teachers)
Curriculum and Activity Guide
Available free from DWR when you schedule a Project WET workshop with
the California Project WET Coordinator, Judy Maben at (916) 444 6240
or e-mail jmaben@watereducation.org .
Books will be provided at the workshop. 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.
Lessons available for all age groups