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Water Conservation Education for Schools

earth Today’s students are tomorrow’s homeowners, business owners, and water customers so it's important that they understand the value of water. To achieve that, we’ve developed a creative approach to water conservation education. If you’re a parent or a teacher, principal, or other education professional, take a look!

To get started, here's a fun, interactive program to help students learn "The Story of Drinking Water" (provided by the American Water Works Association).

Also, be sure to check out the United States Geological Survey's (USGS) "Water Science for Schools" website for all kinds of educational information for students on water basis, water use, the water cycle, and more!

Here is an listing of Redwood City's programs for helping students learn about the value of water.

  • Annual Poster Contest
    What does water conservation mean to kids? Our Annual Posterposter Contest is a fun and dynamic way for them, to express their understanding of that concept. From flights of fancy, to dams and bridges, and flowers and faucets to rivers and oceans, the kids’ perceptions of water are always interesting and enlightening! Call our Water Conservation Hotline at 780-7436 for information.

  • Class Curriculums and Projects - please call 780-7436 to order any of these free programs, or for more information.

    • Second Grade
      "Water Fun" includes student activity books and a teacher's guide. Kids will love the math and language activities and puzzles with a water conservation theme.

    • Third Grade
      Our "Water-a-Thon" faucetbooklets include all the patterns and directions needed for six short water conservation lessons, perfect for student stations.

    • Fourth Grade
      The "California Water Story" is a multi-disciplinary approach to teaching about water as one of California's most important resources. This program includes a California Water Map, Teacher's Guide, reproducible activities, and more. It follows California's water history including the use of water by Native Americans, miners, early towns, and up to the present day, integrating social studies and science themes.

  • Videos/DVDs - these videos/DVDs are available at the Redwood City Public Library.

    • Grades 3 through 8
      "Whadaya Know About H2O" offers 30 educational dvdvideo shorts about a variety of water topics, such as conservation, our water planet, the forms water takes, and the water cycle. Each one is only about a minute long



    • Fourth Grade
      "The California Water Story" video follows California video tapewater history from the original settlers to the present day. This video fits well with California History curriculum.

    • Grades 4 through 6
      "Professor Water: Fantastic Facts About H2O" - join Professor Water and his wiley sidekick as they explore Niagra Falls, the South Pole, Death Valley, and the OKprofesssor Corral. This offers clever, fast-paced learning about water cycles, treatment, usage, and conservation.

      "Professor Water II" - he's weird, he's wacky, he's the water guy! Professor Water returns with more fun-tastic facts about the liquid everybody knows and loves - water!

    • Grades 7 through 12
      "H2O - 2010" is a video with a Back to the Future scenario in which teens see themselves in an alarming future without a reliable water supply.

      "Treasure of the Tuolumne: The Hetch Hetchy System" outlines the history of the San Francisco water system, the source of our hetch hetchydrinking water, and the delivery system that brings that water from the sierras to our community


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