The Jersey Water Works Community Engagement Committee worked with a New Jersey Future intern to compile educational resources on water infrastructure that can be used inside and outside of k-12 classrooms. Here is the list:
Resources for outside the classroom, by subject: Drought:
Project WET Discovering Drought Lesson Plan (Grade 3 – 6):
http://www.projectwet.org/sites/default/
files/content/documents/drought-lesson-plan.pdf
Non-Point Source Solutions:
Options (Grade 9 – 12): http://www.nj.gov/dep/seeds/strmwtr/options.pdf
Getting to the Source (Grade 5 – 8): http://www.nj.gov/dep/seeds/strmwtr/source.pdf
Stormwater:
Modeling Stormwater Runoff (Grade 4 – 12): http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/pdf/environmental_education/lesson-modeling-stormwater- runoff.pdf
Soil Infiltration: What Is a Bioswale? (Grade 4 – 12): http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/pdf/environmental_education/lesson-soil-infiltration-what-is-a- bioswale.pdf
Educating the Public- (Grade 6 -12):
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/pdf/environmental_education/lesson-educating-the-public.pdf
Storm Drain Watch (Grade 3 – 4):
http://www.nj.gov/dep/seeds/strmwtr/sdwatch.pdf
Water Cycle:
The Movement of Water (Grade 3 – 4):
http://www.nj.gov/dep/seeds/strmwtr/move.pdf
Thirstins Water Cycle Activity (Grade K – 3):
https://www3.epa.gov/safewater/kids/pdfs/activity_grades_k-3_watercycle.pdf
Thirstins Wacky Water Adventure (Grade K – 3):
https://www3.epa.gov/safewater/kids/pdfs/activity_grades_k-3_activitybook.pdf
New York City Water Cycle Rain Dance (Grade K – 12): http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/pdf/environmental_education/lesson-nyc-water-cycle-rain- dance.pdf
Drop Pass (Grade K – 2): http://www.nj.gov/dep/seeds/strmwtr/drop.pdf
Save Water Every Drop Counts (Grade K – 6):
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/seeds/docs/everydropcounts.pdf
Water Supply and Wastewater:
I Spy Water (Grade 2 – 12):
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/pdf/environmental_education/lesson-i-spy-water.pdf
Waste Water Treatment (Grade 6 – 12): http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/pdf/environmental_education/lesson-wastewater- treatment.pdf
Map Resource Guide for Teachers-New York City’s Water Story: From Mountain Top to Tap (Grade 6 – 8):
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/pdf/environmental_education/new-york-citys-water-story- teachers-guide.pdf
Neighborhood Water Features (1 – 5): http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/pdf/environmental_education/activity-neighborhood-water- features.pdf
EPA Environmental Education: Where Does Your Water Comes From? (Grade 4 – 8): https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-03/documents/activity_grades_4- 8_wherewatercomes.pdf
Resource Management: Protecting Your Drinking Water (Grade 9 – 12):
https://www3.epa.gov/safewater/kids/pdfs/activity_grades_9-12_resourcemanagement.pdf
Watershed:
A Community Watershed (Grade 7 – 12): http://www.njaudubon.org/Portals/10/Education/PDF/NJ%20WATERS/NJWATERS_Community Watershed.pdf
Topo Twister (Grade 7 – 12): http://www.njaudubon.org/Portals/10/Education/PDF/NJ%20WATERS/NJWATERS_StateWater shed.pdf
Thirstin Builds an Aquifer: Aquifer in a Cup (Aquifer on the Go) (Grade K – 3):
https://www3.epa.gov/safewater/kids/pdfs/activity_grades_k-3_aquiferinacup.pdf
Youth Activity: How People Get Their Water—Reservoirs: “Holding Tanks†for Drinking Water (Grade 4 – 8):
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-03/documents/activity_grades_4- 8_howpeoplegetwater.pdf
Thirstin’s Ground Water Movement Activity (Grade K – 3):
https://www3.epa.gov/safewater/kids/pdfs/activity_grades_k-3_groundwatermovement.pdf
Build Your Own Watershed (Grade 8 – 12):
https://www3.epa.gov/safewater/kids/activity_grades_912_buildyourownwatershed.html
How Watersheds Work (Grade K – 2): http://www.nj.gov/dep/seeds/strmwtr/hwwork.pdf
A Dynamic Watershed (Grade 5 – 8): http://www.njaudubon.org/Portals/10/Education/PDF/NJ%20WATERS/NJWATERS_DynamicWa tershed.pdf
A Changed Land (Grade 6 – 8): http://www.njaudubon.org/Portals/10/Education/PDF/NJ%20WATERS/NJWATERS_ChangedLan d.pdf
The Nature of Imperviousness (Grade 6 – 8): http://www.njaudubon.org/Portals/10/Education/PDF/NJ%20WATERS/NJWATERS_Impervious ness.pdf
Water Quality:
Water Quality Matters: 4 H Water Project-Unit 3 (Grade 8 – 10):
http://extension.psu.edu/4-h/leaders/resources/publications/do680a-the-4-h-water-project- unit-3-water-quality-matters-unit-3.pdf
Miscellaneous:
Measuring Slope Around School (Grade 8 – 12): http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/pdf/environmental_education/lesson-measuring-slope-around- school.pdf
Environmental Protection Agency-Environmental Education-The Role of Plants in Water Filtration (Grade 4 – 8):
https://www3.epa.gov/safewater/kids/pdfs/activity_grades_4-8_plantsinwaterfiltration.pdf
Decision Making-A Mock Town Meeting on a Proposed Tank Farm (Grade 9 – 12): https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-03/documents/activity_grades_9- 12_proposedtankfarm.pdf
VIDEOS:
These are video tutorials for students across age groups. Most of the videos are local case studies that educate students about water challenges around them.
Rainwater:
Rain Gardens: Saving Streams One Yard at a Time (Grade 8 – 10):
http://www.ecoexpress.org/video_detail.php?videoId=163¬es=0,0,1,0
Capturing Rainwater is Good Business Practice (Grade 5 – 7)
http://www.ecoexpress.org/video_detail.php?videoId=170¬es=0,1,0,0
Stormwater:
Bio-Retention Island (Grade 11 – 12):
http://www.ecoexpress.org/video_detail.php?videoId=167¬es=0,0,0,1
Stormwater Bump-outs: Calming a Community while Protecting the Creek (Grade 11 – 12):
http://www.ecoexpress.org/video_detail.php?videoId=183¬es=0,0,0,1
Green City, Clean Waters (Grade 11 – 12):
http://www.ecoexpress.org/video_detail.php?videoId=158¬es=0,0,0,1
Streamside Forest Buffers: Improving Water Quality (Grade 11 – 12):
http://www.ecoexpress.org/video_detail.php?videoId=168¬es=0,0,0,1
Percy Street Goes Green: Another Philadelphia First (Grade 11 – 12):
http://www.ecoexpress.org/video_detail.php?videoId=164¬es=0,0,0,1
Watershed:
The Watershed Connection: East Falls (Grade 8 – 10):
http://www.ecoexpress.org/video_detail.php?videoId=181¬es=0,0,1,0
Miscellaneous:
Healthy Urban Waters: Empowering People, Improving Communities, Creating Jobs (Grade 8 – 10): http://www.ecoexpress.org/video_detail.php?videoId=182¬es=0,0,1,0
Water Cycle (Grade 3 – 6): http://video.projectwet.org/incredible-journey/
Resources for inside the classroom:
LESSON:
These lessons are arranged in Water Conservation, Water Supply, Watershed and Miscellaneous categories. The lessons not only teach concepts and skills to students, but also provide appropriate background information for teachers.
Water Conservation:
Water Conservation With the Water Lion—the 4-H Water Project Unit 1 (Age 8 – 11):
http://www.water-research.net/Waterlibrary/privatewell/waterconservation.pdf
Water With the Water Lion—4-H Water Project Unit 2 (Age 8 – 11):
http://ecosystems.psu.edu/youth/sftrc/lesson-plan-pdfs/incrediblewater
Water Supply:
The Water We Drink (Grade 6 – 12):
http://extension.psu.edu/natural-resources/water/youth/drinking-water/the-water-we-drink
Watershed:
A Watershed Approach to Teaching the Ecology of Regional Systems (Grade 6 – 8):
http://www.njaudubon.org/SectionEducation/NJWaters/NJWATERSLessons.aspx
Clean Water Book: Choices for Watershed Protection (Grade Not Specified):
http://www.nj.gov/dep/watershedrestoration/waterbook_tble.html
Miscellaneous:
Hudson River Estuary Climate Change Lesson Project (Grade 5 – 8): http://www.seagrant.sunysb.edu/hriver/pdfs/climatechange/HudsonRiverEstuarClimateChang eLessonProject.pdf
4 H Project: Unit 3-Supplement Riparian Buffers (Age 5 – 19):
http://extension.psu.edu/4-h/leaders/resources/publications/BUFFers.pdf
WORKSHEETS:
This section consists of worksheets such as crosswords, fill-in-the-blanks, match the words, and Sudoku. The curriculum is organized in the categories of Wastewater, Water Cycle, Water Supply, and Watershed.
Wastewater:
Sewer Sudoku (Grade not specified)
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/pdf/environmental_education/worksheet-sewer-sudoku.pdf
Grease: Crossword Puzzle (Grade 6 – 12): http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/pdf/environmental_education/activity-grease-crossword- puzzle.pdf
Wastewater Treatment Crossword Puzzle (Grade 6 – 12): http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/pdf/environmental_education/activity-wastewater-treatment- crossword-puzzle.pdf
Secrets of New York: The Sewers (Grade 6 – 12): http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/pdf/environmental_education/worksheet-secrets-of-new-york- the-sewers.pdf
Water Cycle:
The Water Cycle: Where Does Water Come From, and Where Does It Go? (Grade 3 – 6): http://www.discoverwater.org/resources/Water_Cycle_Educator_Resources.pdf
Word Scramble (Grade 4 – 8):
https://www3.epa.gov/safewater/kids/pdfs/activity_grades_4-8_wordscramble.pdf
Water Supply:
How Does Water Flow in NYC? (Grade 6 – 12): http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/pdf/environmental_education/worksheet-how-does-water- flow-in-new-york-city.pdf
Matching Game: How Much Water? (Grade 4 – 8):
https://www3.epa.gov/safewater/kids/pdfs/activity_grades_4-8_funfactsmatchinggame.pdf
Water Pollution:
Tracking Pollution A Hazardous Whodunit (Grade 9 – 12):
https://www3.epa.gov/safewater/kids/pdfs/activity_grades_9-12_trackingpollution.pdf
Watershed:
Estuary: Group A Data Form: Water Characteristics (Grade 7 – 12): http://www.njaudubon.org/Portals/10/Education/PDF/NJ%20WATERS/NJWATERS_StateWater shed_estuary.pdf
Pond/Lake: Group A Data Form: Water Characteristics (Grade 7 – 12): http://www.njaudubon.org/Portals/10/Education/PDF/NJ%20WATERS/NJWATERS_StateWater shed_pond.pdf
Freshwater Stream/River: Group a Data Form: Water Characteristics (Grade 7 -12): http://www.njaudubon.org/Portals/10/Education/PDF/NJ%20WATERS/NJWATERS_StateWater shed_freshwater.pdf