Educator Professional Development Workshops
Arizona Project WET educator workshops showcase hands-on, interactive activities that activate instruction so that students think deeply about real-world and relevant content and construct their own understanding of big ideas through exploration. Participants gain greater insight into Arizona’s hydrological systems and depart with a deep well of classroom resources, including ready-to-implement lessons.
Upcoming APW Educator Workshops
Other Available Teacher Workshops
TUCSON:
March 16th - Educator's Nature Journaling Workshop - Pima County
March 17th- 19th Mining Reclamation Teacher Workshop - Pima County
June 3rd & 4th Teacher Workshop - Pima County - more info to come
PHOENIX:
Hybrid & Online:
Urban Forestry Education Initiative: - Deadline May 8 - Register here!
- Grades K-5
- Virtual: June 1 & 3, 2026
- In-person June 4, 2026
- Grades 6-12
- Virtual: June 8 & 10, 2026
- In-person June 11, 2026
- Grades K-5
Educational Resources:
Groundwater:
- Arizona Groundwater Videos
- You can also use this online simulation - https://has.concord.org/groundwater-movement.html
- Whole Body instructions video can be found here: https://youtu.be/AnoSFw0_Xvc
- How water moves through earth materials video and demonstrating capillary action https://youtu.be/_KEjB-u4dQo
- PBS Groundwater Resources
- https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/water-science-school/science/groundwater-information-topic
- Audubon Southwest - Understanding Arizona's Groundwater
- Arizona Water BluePrint - Arizona Groundwater Dashboard
- Groundwater in the Colorado River Basin
- https://groundwater.org/
Watershed:
- Health and Function of Arizona Watersheds
- Runoff & Heat Scavenger Hunt Worksheet for Students
- PBS Watershed Resources
- https://www.usgs.gov/water-science-school/surface-water
- AZ STORM - Stormwater 101
- Salt River Project Tour - Arizona Project WET creation
- Audubon Southwest and The Nature Conservancy in Arizona StoryMAP: Exploring the Verde River Watershed
- Upper Verde River - Water history and timeline of the Upper Verde River Watershed
- Maricopa County Stormwater Education
Water Cycle:
- Water-Cycle-Cause-and-Effect-Matter-and-Energy.pdf
- https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/water-science-school/science/water-cycle
- Why Does Ice Float Video
- Water Cycle to Taylor Swift’s Blank Space Song
Sustainability:
- What's Your Water Footprint - Water Calculator
- https://www.watereducation.org/post/food-facts-how-much-water-does-it-take-produce
- Student Water Sustainability Worksheets
- Teacher Answers for Water Sustainability Worksheets
- ADWR Conservation Program
- Water Use It Wisely
- EPA - Water Sense For Kids
- Arizona Water Company - Conservation
- Arizona Water Company - Conservation Videos
AZ Water & Local Topics:
- https://wrrc.arizona.edu/resources/arizona-water-factsheets
- https://azdot.gov/sites/default/files/2019/07/major-rivers-and-streams.pdf
- Arizona’s Water Story
- Changing the Story of Heat in Metro Phoenix Together
- Storm to Shade City of Tucson
Rainwater Harvesting & Xeriscaping Resources:
- https://wateruseitwisely.com/saving-water-outdoors/rainwater-harvesting/
- City of Tucson Storm to Shade
- Green Stormwater Infrastructure – animated design example
- Storm to Shade video by Tucson Water
- Tucson Water Rainwater Harvesting Maintenance Tips Video
- Low Water Use & Drought Tolerant Plant List – Tucson AMA Area
- Green Stormwater Infrastructure for Residents – City of Phoenix
- Landscape Plants for the Arizona Desert – Low-Water-Use Plants
- Landscaping with Style
- Passive Water Harvesting
- When It Rains It Runs Off
- RainScapes Brochure
- Rainwater Storage System
- Harvesting Rainwater
- Welcome Wildlife to Your Garden
- H is for Habitat
- Landscape for Wildlife
- Backyard Habitat
- Guide to Water-Efficient Landscaping – Tucson Water
- Plants for the Arizona Desert
- Watering by the Numbers Flipbook
- Build a Rain Garden
Climate & Heat:
- https://az.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/climate-and-our-planet/
- Beat the Heat Game
- Changing the Story of Heat in Metro Phoenix Together
- Runoff & Heat Scavenger Hunt Worksheet for Students
- https://ucrc.asu.edu/resources
- https://globalfutures.asu.edu/azclimate/
- https://globalfutures.asu.edu/azclimate/data/
- https://heat.arizona.edu/sw-ifl
- Changing the Story of Heat in the Metro Phoenix
Other Miscellaneous Topics:
- Water Science School
- https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/states-of-matter-basics/latest/states-of-matter-basics_en.html
- https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/water-science-school/science/adhesion-and-cohesion-water
- https://www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/water-resources/science/water-use-united-states#overview
- https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/national-water-use-science
- https://www.usgs.gov/water-science-school/water-quality
- https://www.usgs.gov/water-science-school/properties-water
- Salt River Project (SRP) Educational Resources
- Central Arizona Project (CAP) Educational Resources
- Pima County Conservation Lands & Resources - Educational programs & resources
- https://az.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/beyond-the-mirage/
- Colorado River - I Am Red video