Teacher & parent resources
Teacher guide (2nd - 8th grade)
We’ve compiled more than 30 water-related activities from teachers, other water organizations and our own experiments into a booklet. These activities are easy to conduct in the classroom, reinforce academic concepts and leave a meaningful impact on students.
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Classroom presentations
We are happy to visit your classroom to present information about water, energy and safety topics to your students.
We currently offer presentations designed for 1st to 8th grade students. High school presentations can be scheduled through our Community Presentations request form.
Pikes Peak Children’s Water Festival
Fourth grade students experience a day of hands-on activities to learn about water supply, wildlife and pollution administered by local organizations with expertise in water and ecology-related science. These activities are meant to introduce the complex water issues facing our community and foster an appreciation for the value of water. Participation is by invitation only.
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Other resources
Water activity sheets & experiments
- View EPA resources for fun ways to learn water savings techniques. Targeted grades: 3rd - 6th
- Be a Drip Detective - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offers student worksheets for Fix a Leak Week to help increase the appreciation of the value of water.
- eeVirtual Learning Database - High-quality environmental education lessons and activities that students can do from wherever they are. Created by E Movement and Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education.
Water cycle & conservation online programs
- Discover Water is a self-directed, online educational resource courtesy of Project Wet comprised of eight units about different water topics. These topics are named Blue Planet, The Water Cycle, Discover Our Ocean, Investigate Fresh Water, Explore Watersheds, Use Water Wisely, We All Use Water and Healthy Water – Healthy People, and cover a range of topics on the role of water in our lives. Targeted grades 2nd - 6th
- Explore Colorado Water with a four-part series of activities from Denver Water. Part 1 – interactive map of water in Colorado, Part 2 – Watersheds, Part 3 – Continental Divide, Part 4 – Your watershed. Targeted grades: 4th - 8th
- Water Use Calculator courtesy of Home Water Works is an in-depth, easy-to-use water use calculator that may work well as a take-home assignment for the whole family. Targeted grades: 3rd - adult
- Be a Wise Water User with three-part series of activities from Denver Water. Part 1 – personal water use, Part 2 – indirect water use, Part 3 – Community water use. Targeted grades: 4th - 8th
Energy & safety online programs
- Electric Safety Checklist - Do you know what to do to keep safe around electricity? Complete this checklist from Energy Safe Kids.
- Electricity for Kids offers activities for children, lesson plans for teachers, ideas for parents and a whole host of free teaching resources for anyone interested in electricity-related information from Science Kids.
- Energy Safe Kids: Electricity - Learn all about Electricity, safety and careers in this interactive website from the National Energy Foundation that has games, activities, videos and more.
- Energy Safe Kids: Natural Gas - Learn all about natural gas, safety and careers in this interactive website from the National Energy Foundation that has games, activities, videos and more.
- e-SMART Kids - Electric and natural gas games, activities and videos courtesy of Xcel Energy.
- It’s Not Trivial - fun game to test your knowledge of electric and natural gas safety as well as scientific facts courtesy of Xcel Energy.
- Play the Interactive Energy Efficiency Game - Test your energy efficiency knowledge with the National Energy Foundation Interactive Energy Efficiency game.
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