Water Resources Education:

Elementary Schools
A field trip in your own classroom, complete with standards and benchmarks!
...the students are still talking about the puppet show and singing the songs. You all did a wonderful job and we just want to thank you very much. You really have an amazing and thoughtful program in place! Diana Teeters, Teacher

Our In-class Presentations:

Include fun, hands-on activities Are customized for each grade level Last about 45 minutes Correlate to standards and benchmarks Include extension activities Are always FREE!

Services provided:
Free in-class presentations, grades 1-5 (in Spanish or English) Free puppet show, grades K-2 (This years show is Scary Water Wasting Stories) Free Water Festival for 4th graders Free Wastewater Plant tours for grade 4+ Wastewater Plant Digital Tour online Free consultation for your schoolbased environmental event

Our educators bring everything, make a mess, teach something, clean up, and leave only smiles (and some followup ideas for you). Grade 1 House of Seasons: Students learn about the phases of water. Meets standards and benchmarks in science, social studies, and language arts. Grade 2 Conservation Connections: Students create a river/aquifer model and learn what happens when we all want the same water. Meets standards and benchmarks in science, math, social studies, and language arts. Grade 3 Incredible Journey: Students roll the die and move through the water cycle. Meets standards and benchmarks in science and social studies (language arts extension). Grade 4 Dirty to Drinkable: Students make a working sand filter to clean dirty water. Meets standards and benchmarks in science and social studies (language arts extension). Grade 5 Leaky Faucet: Students learn how little fresh drinking water we have on Earth. They measure and calculate how much is wasted from a leaky faucet. Meets standards and benchmarks in science, math, and social studies (language arts extension).

Free services for teachers of grades K-5

Not only was the Water Festival fun but we learned a lot about water and even New Mexico. This field trip was fun, cool, interesting and stupendous in every way! Payton, Grade 4 student

For more information call Katie Babuska at (505) 975-0036 or Sharon Sivinski at (505) 768-3245. www.abcwua.org/education www.abcwua.org/education

Water Resources Education:

Secondary Schools
Let us help you achieve your classroom learning goals. We offer free hands-on water resources presentations with standards and benchmarks!

Presentation Curriculum:
...this movie went through our office like wildfire because it is so fun and so well-done. Its like watching a good PBS show. Water Environment Federation Download from our web site, or request a DVD. Best if used with The Water-Energy Connection presentation, available to grades 6+.

Grade 6+ The Water-Energy Connection: Students must supply their town with electricity by using water. Theyll need that electricity to supply drinking water. Decisions must be made when drought strikes! Extension: WaterElectricity Diagram. Grade 7+ Theres No Point to This Pollution: Students learn about nonpoint source pollution and cumulative impacts. Extension: Write a pamphlet or commercial to help us Keep the Rio Grande! Grade 8+ Early Runoff: Students investigate the effects of dirt on snow to see if it may impact spring runoff. Extension: Make a map or model of your plans to help us capture early spring runoff water. Biology Biodiversity is Grand (updated): Play a game to learn how our decisions impact the future biodiversity of New Mexico. Extension: Write a futuristic short story about New Mexico based upon the game. Chemistry What Scientists Do with Number One and Number Two: Students make wastewater and then separate it into trash, water and sludge. Students learn the chemistry of the nitrogen cycle and methane generation. Extension: Turn school trash into cool compost. Physics/Earth Science Calculate a Watershed: Make a mathematical model of a watershed/lake/ dam system. Extension: Write and present a report describing and explaining the mathematical watershed model. Environmental Studies Pollution Detective: Students try to find the source of groundwater pollution using pH paper. Extension: Produce a Public Service Announcement teaching us how to protect our ground and surface water.

Free In-Class Presentations

Include hands-on, participatory activities Are customized to fit science courses Correlate to Standards and Benchmarks Correlate to new APS Science Curriculum maps, covering big ideas and essential questions Last about 45 minutes Can be used to support culminating products and performances Are FUN, INFORMATIVE, and FREE

Free consultation for your schoolbased environmental event

Now We Have Three Ways to Learn about Wastewater Reclamation

1. Book a free tour at our Wastewater Plant 2. Go to our web site and take a digital tour of our Wastewater Plant with activities and links 3. Schedule our new presentation, What Scientists Do with Number One and Number Two For more information call Katie Babuska at (505) 975-0036 or Sharon Sivinski at (505) 768-3245. www.abcwua.org/education

Free services for teachers of grades 6-12

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