WATER WISE EDUCATORS

Below are excellent resources to enhance any lesson, unit or activity around water and water  conservation.  As educators you are essential in creating the ripple effect for Utah to be water wise.

Programs

• Earthday Network
  Link to educator resources dedicated to conservation and environmental education.

• Friends of the Great Salt Lake
  Introduction to Great Salt Lake Education Programs.

• Project WEST
  Project WEST (Water, the Environment, Science, and Teaching) is a National Science Foundation sponsored program to promote discovery-based science in the public schools. WEST partners the University of Utah, the Utah Museum of Natural History, and the Salt Lake City School District to enhance inquiry-based science teaching in grades 4-9.

• Project WET
  Project Water Education hosts curriculum and workshop information entirely about water.

• The Living Planet Aquarium
  The Living Planet provides exciting educational opportunities for Utah teachers.

• The Utah Museum of Natural History
  The Utah Museum of Natural History is a key partner of educators teaching science within our state. We offer programs that meet the 4th and 5th Grade State Science Core Curriculum as well as enhance both in-class and field trip programs for elementary and middle school grades.

• Wings & Water Wetlands Education Program
  The Nature Conservancy program reaching the needs of Utah’s 4th Grade Water Curriculum and the connection to the Great Salt Lake wetlands and ecosystems.