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Project WET Syllabus
Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) is a national nonprofit water education program for educators and students, grades K-12. Project WET is a science and math education enhance-ment program focused on grades K-12. It is an interdisciplinary program intended to supplement a school's existing curriculum.
The mission of National Project WET is to increase awareness, appreciation, knowledge and stewardship of water resources. Project WET offers Nevada's teachers classroom-ready teaching aids such as activity guides, lesson plans, groundwater and watershed models, computer simulations, publications and a network of specialists to call upon, so that incor-porating water education into the classroom is easy for teachers and interesting for children.
Goals for the Course: The goal of Project WET is to facilitate and promote awareness, appreciation and knowledge of Nevada’s water resources through the development and dissemination of ready to use teaching aids. Special emphasis is given to strengthening students’ understanding of the importance of water to all water users (e.g. farmers, ranchers, recreationalists, municipalities, fish, wildlife, power, and industry) and to the belief that good water management is essential to Nevada’s future.
Instructional Objectives of the Course
To provide the participants with:
- specific information on Nevada’s water resources
- learn about the Project WET curriculum and Activity Guide
- training on the use of ground water flow model and other water teaching aids
- to have teachers actively involved in activities that correlate to the state standards
Instructional Format
Lecture, demonstrations, videos, and emphasis on hands-on activity participation.
Textbook/Printed Materials/Resources
Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide and Nevada WET Teacher Handbooks will be provided as well as a variety of other information packets, booklets and student materials will be distributed to participants.
For further information contact:
Mary Kay Riedl, Environmental Scientist
Nevada Division of Environment Protection
Bureau of Water Quality Planning
775-687-4670 ext 3096
Website
http://ndep.state.nv.us/bwqp/wet01.htm
Nevada Project WET – Water Education for Teachers
COURSE SYLLABUS
Friday, January 25, 2002
3:45 – 4:00pm Sign in for inservice/Sierra Nevada College Credit
4:00 – 4:30 Introductions and Workshop Goals
4:30 – 5:00 WET Bingo/Extensions
5:00 – 5:30 What Do You Know About Water Video/Quiz
5:30 – 6:30pm Dinner
6:30 – 7:15pm Guide Tour Activity
7:15 – 7:30 Thunderstorm Activity
7:30 – 8:00 Imagine/Water Cycle Activity
8:00 – 8:30 Water Capers Activity
8:30 – 9:30 Teacher Time to Prepare Activity for Saturday
Saturday, January 26, 2002
8:00 – 8:15am Saturday signup/Coffee morning wakeup
8:15 – 8:45 Molecules in Motion Activity
8:45 – 9:15 Cold Cash in the Icebox Activity/Pass the Jug Activity
9:15 – 9:45 Aqua Bodies Activity/ Super Sheuths Activity
9:45 – 10:00am Break
10:00 – 10:30am Macroinvertebrate Mayhem Activity
10:30 – 10:45 The Bath
10:45 – 11:00 Nevada Water Map (Nevada Water Facts)
11:00 – 11:30 Ground Water Model Demonstration
11:30 – 12:30pm Lunch
12:30 – 1:30pm Truckee River Simulation
1:30 – 2:30 Sum of All Parts Activity
2:30 – 3:30 Participant Activities
3:30 – 4:30 Water Olympics
4:30 – 5:00 Wrap Up/ Evaluations
