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Water Conservation Education for Schools
 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 Poster 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"  booklets
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  video
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  water
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 OK 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  drinking
water, and the delivery system that brings that water from the sierras
to our community
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