Water Education for Teachers and Students
Developing water stewards through student-centered instruction and Arizona-specific content.
Top Benefits for Educators
Professional Development
Easy Access to Curriculum
Student-Centered Learning
Arizona Groundwater Video Series
In this thought-provoking video series, we unearth the secrets of how and where groundwater accumulates and the processes for bringing it to the surface.
Over 30 Years of Water Education
Arizona Project WET is one of the most well established water education programs in the Nation. This state program thrives thanks to the guiding principles of Arizona Cooperative Extension: a statewide framework, needs-based program development, and objective-driven, evaluated programs. Access to the world renowned Project WET Foundation lessons enable us to activate locally and regionally specific content using the very best instructional practices.
Our Programs
Fourth grade students explore the Arizona water cycle, map our regional watersheds, unearth the connection between groundwater and surface water, and learn how their behaviors impact water availability in Arizona. Students use this knowledge to develop accessible, community-focused solutions that simultaneously conserve water and promote sustainable decision-making.
Participants in the Groundwater Classroom Program will explore the Arizona water cycle and unearth the local surface to groundwater connection within their watershed to deepen their understanding of how this intricate system works. Students will recognize human impacts to this system and be equipped with ways to act as water stewards in their communities to conserve groundwater and help keep it clean.
Arizona Project WET facilitators help you activate your instruction so that students think deeply about real-world and relevant content and construct their own understanding of big ideas. Workshops and academies are offered in-person.
You’re on the scene with WSI. In this campy but complex Unit of Study, juvenile detectives of the Cold-Water Case Squad investigate and identify the cause of a calamity in the community. Student sleuths work together, finding the clues that protect lives and livelihood; solving the question, “What’s in the WATER?” before time runs out!
Location of Our Programs
As a part of Arizona Cooperative Extension, we are on-the-ground in multiple counties throughout the state, bringing The University and our stakeholder-driven programs to the people. We connect teachers and school district specialists with water providers, and ascertain mutual needs, and then develop objective-driven programs. We then evaluate and improve our programs over time.
Tucson Education
The Tucson Education Program offers Groundwater Education for 3rd–12th graders and the Water Scene Investigations program.
Maricopa Education
The Maricopa County Education Program offers the Arizona Water Festival Program for 4th graders, Groundwater Education Conservation Programs for 4th–12th graders, and the Water Scene Investigations Program.
Coconino Education
The Coconino County Education Program offers watershed and Forest Health programs at multiple grade levels, Groundwater Education at multiple grade levels, the Arizona Water Festival Program for 4th graders, and collaborative program development with teachers and community partners.
Arizona Water festival
Offered statewide throughout Arizona, Water Festival Unit of Study, 4th grade students explore the Arizona water cycle, map our regional watersheds, unearth the connection between groundwater and surface water, and learn how their behaviors impact water availability in Arizona.
“Water stewardship begins when people know about, understand, and connect to the water cycle. Arizona Project WET facilitates this connection for Tucson Water customers. For over a decade Arizona Project WET has taught our community about our unique water resources.”
Jaimie Galayda, Lead Planner, Tucson Water