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:
PHOENIX:
Agricultural Literacy & STEM Education Workshops in Maricopa County:
- You can find upcoming classes here: https://extension.arizona.edu/programs/agricultural-literacy-stem-education/calendar
Hybrid & Online:
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/
- HydroFrame - Groundwater Mapping
- Arizona Tri-University Recharge and Water Reliability Project (ATUR)
- Enhanced Capture & Recharge Decision Support Framework - Storymap that includes great links to interactive maps of Arizona for Precipitation, Evapotranspiration, Runoff and Recharge levels
- Groundwater Basin Profiles in Arizona
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
- Watershed Soundscape - Music, Art and Watershed Science
- Rio de Flag Tour: explore the natural and human history of our streams - arcgis
- Watershed Preservation To Promote Aquifer Recharge Rio De Flag - arcgis
- Lower Colorado River Habitats
- https://www.audubon.org/southwest/projects/gila-river-west-of-phoenix
- https://www.audubon.org/southwest/news/restoring-watersheds-one-meadow-time
- https://www.audubon.org/news/new-audubon-science-doubles-estimates-of-shorebird-use-colorado-river-delta
- Stormwater Adventure Kids Activity Book - City of Phoenix PDF
- Stormwater Adventure Kids Activity Book Spanish - City of Phoenix PDF
- Desert Wash Safety Kids Activity Book - City of Tucson PDF
- Desert Wash Safety Kids Activity Book Spanish - City of Tucson PDF
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 - SRP video
- Changing the Story of Heat in Metro Phoenix Together
- Storm to Shade City of Tucson
- Where Does Flagstaff Water Come From & Where Does it Go? Youtube
- Rainfall maps for Maricopa County
- Maricopa County Air Quality Educational Resources
- Maricopa County Stormwater Educational Resources
- Maricopa County STEM - Vector Control Mosquitoes
- ASU - Arizona Water Blueprint
- Recycled Water Use in Tucson Basin
Wonders of Wetlands:
- Arizona Project WET's Wonders of Wetlands Field Guide pdf
- Arizona Project WET's Wonders of Wetlands Educator PowerPoint Slides
- Arizona Project WET's Wonders of Wetlands Educator Google Slides
- Wetlands Mapper
- National Audubon Society: Episode 3: Desert Rivers | Birds on the Move
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
- Seedballs - The Gornish Lab - U of A
- Eco Restore for Kids!
- https://ecorestore.arizona.edu/ - Restore Arizona's Native Plants
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
- Evolution Earth PBS - case studies from around the world feature examples of ecosystem resilience and succession, animal adaptations to extreme environmental change, and the relationship between ecosystem health and a balanced global carbon cycle.
- Dynamic Planet PBS - Meet the helpers who are living and working on the front line of climate change as they reveal how science, nature, and tradition can prepare us for the future.
- CLIMAS - Climate Assessment for the Southwest
- Drought Management - ADWR
- Drought Mapping Tool U of A
- Drought Dashboard - ADWR
Systems Thinking:
- 4 Simple Rules to System Thinking
- Systems Thinking: A Little Film About a Big Idea - YouTube Video
- Thinkquery Tool
- MOEHR BETTER - DSRP Systems Thinking
- THINK WATER: Systems Thinking & Water
- Tool Kit for educators - free resources
- Rethinking Water USDA Thinkwater - Vimeo Video
- Cabrera Lab: DSRP Systems Thinking
- https://www.plectica.com/ - diagram your thinking in real time
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
- https://watersimmersive.net/experiences.html - games and experiences about water
- Urban Water Atlas - Water Reuse