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Count Down to the Clean Water Festival!

Teachers that are registered for the festival will receive a weekly email with new water activities and resources to help their class prepare for their day at the Clean Water Festival. A series of seven activities will be provided leading up to the Festival as well as one post-Festival activity. All eight water activities are posted here and are available to download as Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) documents.

Each activity includes background information, an easy to do classroom activity, local contact for more information, where to find additional resources and links to relevant websites, as well as local field trip opportunities if available.

Classroom Activities (All PDF files)

• Week 1 Properties of water
• Week 2 Water Cycle
• Week 3 Watersheds
• Week 4 Wetlands
• Week 5 Groundwater
• Week 6 Water Quality
• Week 7 Water Conservation
• Post-festival Take Action



Water Websites Worth Visiting

Teacher Sites

Project WET – this is national website for the teacher training program. Find out where you can attend a training. www.projectwet.org

Water Environment Foundation– Hands on activities from the Water Sourcebook designed for use by teachers, non-formal educators, and water quality professionals. www.wef.org/wefstudents/elementary

Regional Water Providers Consortium – Portland metro area water provides have information on local water systems and water conservation. www.conserveh20.org

Student Sites

USGS – Water Science for Schools – this US Geological Survey website has information on many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center where you can give opinions and test your water knowledge. http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu

Learning to be Water Wise – Learn more about the water cycle and take a waterwise test to see just how waterwise you are. www.getwise.org

EPA’s Drinking Water For Kids – this site includes games, activities, and experiments to help kids learn about drinking water. www.epa.gov/safewater/kids

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