K-12 Education Materials

Thank you for your dedication to teaching about water! We offer free education materials to teachers, afterschool programs, homeschoolers, scout groups, and other non-formal educators
 

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Please note:

  • Allow approximately four weeks for your order to arrive.
  • Project WET Activity Booklets are limited to two class sets per teacher per order.
  • Before placing large orders, e.g. class sets, please download or order a single copy to preview. This will help ensure responsible use of resources.
  • We can only ship materials within California.

For additional resources, visit our Education page.

 

Worksheets

Water Conservation Class Pledge

Students can sign a pledge to use water wisely. Pledge is double-sided and written in both English and Spanish. 

Recommended Grade Levels: Pre-K – 3rd

 

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Hamburger Activity Sheet

Discover the water footprint of a hamburger and its various parts - the bun, lettuce, tomato, cheese, and patty. Printed handouts are double-sided and written in both English and Spanish. 

Recommended Grade Levels: 3 – 12

 

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Parent/Student Water Conservation Checklist

A checklist that students can take home and use to conduct a home water audit. Includes suggested actions and parent signature box.

Recommended Grade Levels:  4-8

 

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California Waterways Student Worksheet

11" x 17" black and white map showing many of California’s rivers, lakes, and aqueducts. This activity sheet pairs well with the California Waterways Map and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Fact Sheet.

Recommended Grade Levels: 4 – 12

 

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California's Amazing Delta Book Cover

This old-school book cover provides a detailed overview of California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The hard copy teaches about the plants and animals that call the Delta home or download and print one that teaches about the importance of the Delta to California water users.  

Recommended Grade Levels: 4-12

 

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Activity Books

Water and Me

Simple puzzles, matching activities, and coloring sheets teach students about water use, the importance of clean water, the forms water takes, and introduce the water cycle.

Recommended Grade Levels: Pre-K – 1

 

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The California Water Works and Why It Does
 A colorful comic book character, Professor Goodwater, leads students through the water cycle and shows them how water moves through California's built and natural water systems.

 

Recommended Grade Levels: 4-8

 

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Project WET Activity Booklet: Water, Agriculture & Food

Learn how and where food is grown, as well as the link between the food we eat and the water we all must share to meet the needs of a growing population. Part of the Project WET Foundation's KIDs Series.

Recommended Grade Levels: 4-8


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Project WET Activity Booklet: Discover Floods

When water rises what do you do? Students explore the risks and benefits of floods and how societies around the world deal with them. Part of the Project WET Foundation KIDs Series.

Recommended Grade Levels: 4-8


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Project WET Activity Booklet: Conserve Water

Water conservation is the name of the game. This activity booklet teaches kids how to become smarter water-users. Part of the Project WET Foundation's KIDs Series.

Recommended Grade Levels: 4-8


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Project WET Activity Booklet: Discover Groundwater and Springs- LIMITED STOCK

Through engaging pictures and text and interactive lessons students learn about water flow principles, the importance of ground water and its many uses. Part of the Project WET Foundation's KIDs Series. These booklets are limited to two class sets per teacher per order.

Recommended Grade Levels: 4-8


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Project WET Activity Booklet: Discovering Drought

Droughts - what are they, where do they occur, why do they happen, and how we can respond? Explore these questions and more with your students. Part of the Project WET Foundation's KIDs Series.

Recommended Grade Levels: 4-8


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Informational Materials

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Fact Sheet

Fact sheet about the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. This handout pairs well with the California Waterways Map.

Recommended Grade Levels: 9-12

 

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Posters (One per classroom)

Climate Change and the Future of California's Water

This full-color poster provides an overview of the causes of climate change, some of the ways it will impact California's water resources, and actions that students can take to help reduce our production of heat-trapping gasses. A supporting webpage provides opportunities for deeper learning.

 

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The Water Cycle

A full-color poster showing a basic model of the water cycle - evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation, accumulation, and percolation.

Recommended Grade Levels: 2-5

 

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Water Supply and Uses

This full-color poster shows how water travels from mountaintops to the ocean and is used for many purposes along the way.

Recommended Grade Levels: 2-8

 


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NEW! California Waterways Map

Map of California showing its major natural and built water systems (Federal, State, and local). Emphasis on the State Water Project (SWP). Pairs well with the California Waterways Student Worksheet.
Recommended Grade Levels: 2-12

 

 

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Groundwater: An Essential Part of California’s Water Budget

This 24x28” poster provides a cutaway view of a ground water basin, groundwater terminology, and an explanation of the importance of groundwater to the people of California.

Recommended Grade Levels: 9-12

 

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Videos (One per classroom)

California’s Amazing Water: A K-12 Water Education Program (2018)

DVD containing seven videos to help teach your students about the water cycle, water conservation, climate change, water safety, and fisheries management. A data CD provides ideas for guided discussion and other activities for before, during, or after watching the videos.

Recommended Grade Levels: K-12

 

Videos can also be streamed from our YouTube Channel.

 

Title Grades Stream  Video Guide
Water We Do, It’s Up to Me and You (Abridged)  (Grades K-3) STREAM     PDF
Water, Who Needs It?    
 (Grades 2-5)    STREAM PDF
 The Water Cycle    (Grades 4-6)  STREAM PDF
 Feather River Fish Hatchery   (Grades 3-8)  STREAM PDF
 Skinner Fish Facility   (Grades 5-12)  STREAM PDF
 Meeting the Challenge: The California State Water Project (Grades 6-12)  STREAM PDF
 Climate of Change (School Cut) (Grades 9-12)  STREAM PDF

 


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Curriculum Guides and Lesson Plans (One per teacher)

All About Water K-3 Water Activities

Teacher's guide containing 26 hands-on lessons integrating science, math, language arts, geography, art, music drama and health. Topics include water sources, water cycle, groundwater, water pollution, and conservation. 

 

Recommended Grade Levels: K-3

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Teachers Guide for Hands-On Water Activities

Four hands-on water science activities that address the global distribution of water; surface tension; water pressure, and precipitation measurements.

Recommended Grade Levels: 1-6

 

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