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Peer-reviewed, classroom-ready NGSS-aligned lesson plans, activities, data puzzles, virtual field trips, and design challenges covering environmental hazards, climate change, mental health, Earth systems, community resilience, and more.  

Lesson Plans & Activities

Cartoon graphic of young people embracing with a speech bubble that says "Earn the We are Water Patch!" and the We are Water logo
Watershed Stewardship Patch Activity

Earn a We Are Water Patch by becoming familiar with your local watershed!

 We can be good watershed stewards by taking positive actions that will help to ensure the watershed’s healthy functions. In this activity, students learn how to be good watershed stewards and become familiar with their local watershed through observation, positive action, and community engagement.
Scout Patch/Badge
STEAM Activity
Action Project
Elementary School
Middle School
High School
We are Water with birds and a sun: connecting communities
Cartoon graphic of young people embracing with a speech bubble that says "¡Obtén el Parche de Somos el Agua!" and the Somos el agua logo
Actividad del parche sé protector de la cuenca | Watershed Stewardship Patch Activity

Earn a We Are Water Patch by becoming familiar with your local watershed!

 We can be good watershed stewards by taking positive actions that will help to ensure the watershed’s healthy functions. In this activity, students learn how to be good watershed stewards and become familiar with their local watershed through observation, positive action, and community engagement.
Scout Patch/Badge
STEAM Activity
Action Project
Elementary School
Middle School
High School
We are Water with birds and a sun: connecting communities
Cartoon graphic of a young girl and boy dressed as superheros and the text "BE A WATER ECOSYSTEM HERO! Battle Water Pollution in a collaborative game and get outside to Find a Pollinator"
Be a Water Ecosystem Hero Take & Make Kit

This Take & Make Kit will help you become a water ecosystem hero that can battle water pollution, protect our rivers, and recognize pollinators in your local environment! 

 Student's work together to protect a river from water pollution in a collaborative board game, search for evidence of pollinators in their backyard, and learn about the connections between water, pollution and pollinators.
Game
eBook
STEAM Activity
Elementary School
Middle School
We are Water with birds and a sun: connecting communities
Cartoon graphic of a young girl and boy dressed as superheros and the text "¡SÉ UN HÉROE DEL ECOSISTEMA DEL AGUA! Combate la contaminación del agua jugando en equipo y sal de casa para Buscar un Polinizador"
Sé un héroe del ecosistema del agua | Be a Water Ecosystem Hero Take & Make Kit

This Take & Make Kit will help you become a water ecosystem hero that can battle water pollution, protect our rivers, and recognize pollinators in your local environment! 

 Combate la contaminación del agua jugando en equipo y sal de casa para buscar un polinizador.
Game
eBook
STEAM Activity
Elementary School
Middle School
We are Water with birds and a sun: connecting communities
Child splashing and playing in a body of water with orange sunlight in background
We are Water Kahoot Trivia - Beginner Level

Answer some fun trivia questions about the science of water and the geography of the Four Corners Region! Pick a level where you want to start and see how far you can go!

 Challenge your students with beginner level trivia from We are Water about the science of water and the geography of the Four Corners Region.
Game
Elementary School
Middle School
We are Water with birds and a sun: connecting communities
Dark cloud at top of image raining down onto shadowed lands with yellow sunlit sky in the middle
Precipitation Patterns Around the Globe

Project EXTREMES lessons were written to be stand alone lessons but can be incorporated into a larger unit.

 Students apply their knowledge of the water cycle to investigate how annual precipitation patterns are related to geography and biology. 
Lesson
Elementary School
Middle School
Extremes
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