Resources For Educators
Speak with a Riverkeeper
Raising awareness and engaging communities on the most important water quality issues is an important part of our work.
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Additional Resources for Educators
Monitoring Water Quality
- Students will learn about watersheds, their importance, and how we protect them?
Lesson plan for 6-8 grade
from the National Park Service
The Work of Water
- Students will learn to construct a river model and observe the role water, erosion, and sedimentation have in shaping the landscape
Lesson plan for 6-8 grade
from the National Park Service
Keeping Our Waterways Clean
- Kids will learn about the importance of water in our lives, describes the life cycle of freshwater, and discusses how to keep trash from polluting our waterways.
Lesson plan for ages 9-13 from the EPA
WaterSense for Kids
- Activity sheets for kids centered around reasons and ways to save water
- More resources for educators
Activities for ages 9-13 from the EPA
DC Water for Kids
- A bit dated, but has a bunch of fun activities and puzzles educators can use to teach about water and ways to conserve our most important natural resource.
Activities for ages 9-13 from DC Water
Watershed Sleuth Challenge
- The Watershed Sleuth Challenge is a three-part course where participants will learn more about their watershed—what it is, why it’s important, and what can be done to protect it.
Activities for ages 9-13 from NEEF
