Please take advantage of our vetted list of learning resources. You will find lesson plans, interactive websites, videos, downloadable posters and plenty of engaging reading. You may choose to use the search feature to the right or browse the list. There are two pages. Make sure you see everything!

Resource Name & LinkTopicsTypes of ResourcesNotes
Water Education Tools for Youth (PSU Extension)water cycle, water pollution, stormwater, ground water, surface waterinteractive activities, documentsFor ages 12-18. Costs $204/bundle of 10 books & 1 activity kit.
Drinking Water Decisions (Massachusetts Water Resources Authority)drinking water, groundwater, surface water, pollutionlesson plans, interactive activities, documentsLesson plans with interactive activities on hypothetical drinking water contamination and protection scenarios.
Water Cycle for Schools and Students (USGS)water cycleinteractive websiteDifferent interactive posters by age (beginner, intermediate, advanced).
Water Education Posters (USGS)water cycle, water pollution, groundwater, surface water, drinking water, sewer/wastedocumentsDifferent posters to print for elementary and middle school. Some are available in Spanish.
Water Lesson Plans (K-5) (PSU Extension)water cylce, water pollution, stormwater, groundwater, surface water, drinking water, sewer/wastelesson plans, interactive activities, documentsMultiple lesson plans based on topic and grade level.
Water Lesson Plans (6-8) (PSU Extension)water cylce, water pollution, stormwater, groundwater, surface water, drinking water, sewer/wastelesson plans, interactive activities, documentsMultiple lesson plans based on topic and grade level.
Project WET Publicationswater cylce, water pollution, stormwater, groundwater, surface water, drinking water, sewer/wastedocuments, interactive activitiesWater Education Today (WET) Resources
Virtual Rain Garden (Clemson Extension)stormwatervideo17 videos about rain garden (function, installation, maintenance), ranging from 1-5ish minutes each.
MDC Uses Enviroscape Demonstration to Teach Kids About Water Qualitywater cycle, water pollution, stormwater, surface watervideoVideo for teachers to learn how to use an Enviroscape model.
Out of the Box - The Rain Gardens at Library Park (City of Fort Collins)stormwater, water pollutionvideo
Riparian Buffers: A Good Practice for Clean Water (PSU Extension)water pollution, surface watervideoVideo about riparian buffers on agricultural land.
What is Groundwater? (KQED Quest)groundwater, surface water, water cycle, drinking watervideoVideo about water conservation and agricultural water use.
Where Does Your Poop Go? (BBC Earth Lab)Sewer / wastevideoVideo on wastewater.
Where does the water go? Follow a raindrop (SAM Learned)water cycle, surface waterinteractive mapInitiate engagement with this interactive map. Click anywhere on the map to drop a raindrop and watch where it ends up.
Virtual Learning Resources (Stroud Water Research Center)water cycle, water pollution, stormwater, groundwater, surface waterlesson plans, videos, interactive activities, interactive websitesVariety of freshwater-focused resources for all ages, most of which are free.
Lancaster Water Week (Lancaster Conservancy)water cycle, water pollution, stormwater, groundwater, surface water, drinking water, sewer/wastevideoScroll down to YouTube videos about all things water in Lancaster County.
Waters Project open access curriculumstream studies, watershed, drinking water, water chemistry, runoff lessons for teachers
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