2007 Spring Program
2007 Fall Program
Additional
Resources
Spring Program
With Sacramento Bee Newspaper In Education Program
Water conservation doesn't have to be
a dry subject
 Water.
It's one of our state's most precious and valuable natural resources.
Today's young people are the key to conserving and maintaining our water
supply for tomorrow. That's why I invite you to participate in a FREE
program this May 2006 designed to teach students in grades K-8 about using
water efficiently.
Be Water Smart, presented by the Regional Water Authority
and The Sacramento Bee's Newspapers in Education (NIE) program, teaches
kids to practice water efficiency in every-day activities. Students learn
where water comes from and ecology through math, science and the arts,
fun puzzles, investigative work and activities. This Be Water Smart program
is newly updated from NIE's former Be Water Wise program.
Enrollment in Be Water Smart includes:
 A
newspaper-style student supplement called "Water." The supplement is written
by an award-winning environmental educator and includes fun activities
and illustrations. It tells the never-ending story of the water cycle.
An
updated Be Water Smart teacher's guide with a regional focus and lessons
based on California Content Standards.
An
NIE subscription to The Sacramento Bee, including a class set of newspapers
delivered to your school on four consecutive Tuesdays beginning May 2nd
(to coincide with Water Awareness Month in May).
An
opportunity for students to win prizes by participating in a contest designed
to reinforce water saving practices at home. Prizes include T-shirts and
cash awards.
A
colorful "California Waterways Map" provided by the California Department
of Water Resources.
A
"Mr. Leaky" water conservation activity book for grades K-4.
The Program is Free!
There is no cost to participate in this program because the Regional Water
Authority sponsors your enrollment. Once you have enrolled, each teacher
will receive a confirmation email with a web site link to the full "Be
Water Smart" Teacher's Guide for either Grades K-4 or Grades 5-8 to assist
with early lesson planning.
Sign-up Soon!
For more information about the program, including online registration
or to review sample activity pages from the "Be Water Smart" Teachers
Guide, please visit Sacramento
Bee NIE after March 30, 2007. To register over the phone, please call
(916) 321-1785 (enter option #1). The enrollment deadline is April
24, 2007.
2008
Winners Please check back soon for 2009 sign-ups.
2007
Winners
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Fall
Program
With the Sacramento Storm Water Quality Partnership (with South
Yuba River Citizens League)
The Great Water Mystery
Someone has to teach us a lesson about being the efficient
users and protecting our water resources-but who? Enter Detective Drizzle,
a pun-talkin', water stalkin' detective, complete with a trench coat,
fedora, and a flood of watery information. For the past three years, Detective
Drizzle has been charming elementary and middle school students (and their
teachers!) with a fabulous school assembly called "The Great Water Mystery."
"The Great Water Mystery" uses hilarious audience participation-including
turning two students into a working model of a watershed-dramatic slides,
and exciting demonstrations to inspire students about protecting and conserving
our precious water resources. Thanks to sponsorship from the Sacramento
Stormwater Quality Partnership and Regional Water Authority's 14 participating
water agencies, Detective Drizzle's visits are free to 15,000 students
in Sacramento and Placer Counties this fall.
Call Molly Hucklebridge at (530) 265-5961 extension 204, or send an email
to molly@syrcl.org . Please include
your name, your school’s name, a contact phone number, and the number
of interested classrooms in each grade level.
"The Great Water Mystery," which was designed and produced by a non-profit
organization known as the South Yuba River Citizens League or SYRCL,
has blossomed into a multi-county program that is meeting state requirements
for many water agencies. By this December, Detective Drizzle will have
reached over 46,000 school children.
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Additional
Resources
Field Trip Opportunities
Your local water service provider is available to help you with educational
materials and field trip opportunities in addition to the Regional Water
Authority programs. For contact information, click here http://www.rwah2o.org
Other Resources with free online materials
Water Environment Federation http://www.wef.org
Recommended
Make Waves: Career Paths in the Water Environment - School Curriculum
http://www.e-wef.org
Call RWA for any questions on sponsorship for Making Waves curriculum
(916) 967-7692.
Department of Water Resources - School Education Services http://www.publicaffairs.water.ca.gov
Other Local Educational Organizations and Resources
California Regional Environmental Education Community (Region 3 - Capitol
Region) http://www.creec.org
For the local CREEC contact list, click here http://wwwstatic.kern.org
United States Geological Survey (USGS) http://education.usgs.gov
Water Saver Home www.h2ouse.org
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