Tucson Water offers a variety of in-class and guided tour programs tailored to all grade levels. These free programs provide age-appropriate lessons and interactive activities on water conservation, water supplies and water quality. Tucson Water also offers Teacher Training programs — Project WET and the Teacher's Summer Internship Program. For more information, contact the Public Information and Conservation Office at (520) 791-4331.

The Teacher's Summer Internship Program

A paid internship program, this two-week course introduces middle and high school teachers to water resources management issues facing the community and provides opportunities to interact with utility staff in an educational setting. The internship promotes water-related learning opportunities for all curriculum areas. Graduates will develop water-related projects within classrooms during the school year.

This year's program takes place from July 9 to July 20. For more information, contact Tucson Water's Public Information Office at (520) 791-4331. Click here for the 2012 application (pdf, 3 pages, 203 Kb).

Guided Tours

Environmental Education Exchange

•  Da Drops is a three-part water education program specifically designed for 1st — 3rd grade students. It focuses on the water cycle, water supply and water conservation in the Tucson Basin. Check out the new "Da Drops" video for kids (April 2012).
• Our Water, Our Future is a three-part interdisciplinary program is for 4th and 5th grade students. It addresses the following concepts: the water cycle, water supply, water quality, water use and water conservation.
• Tucson Toolkit is five-lesson water education curriculum is designed for middle school students (6th, 7th and 8th grade). It focuses on the water cycle, water supply, water usage, environmental concerns, and water conservation.  Download the Teacher's Guide or contact Environmental Education Exchange for additional information or samples of student materials at (520) 670-1442.

AZ Project WET

Water Festivals - Each Arizona Water Festival incorporates two hours of hands-on, interactive lessons focused on: groundwater and aquifers; watersheds and water sources; the value of water and conservation; and the water cycle.

• Tucson Water Sponsors Project WET Water Festival (4.48 Mb WMV; requires Windows Media player, available here)
• Arizona Project WET Workshop Schedules (external link) - Learn about Arizona's water resources by participating in fun, interactive, classroom-ready activities. Developed and tested by teachers, the activities are designed to develop critical thinking and build an understanding of concepts by experiential learning. Subjects include the properties of water, the water cycle, watersheds, groundwater, water quality, water rights, as well as an understanding of the importance of water to all water users. To attend the next Tucson Water-sponsored workshop, contact Project WET Coordinator Kerry Schwartz at (520) 792-9591, ext. 22.
• Correlating WET Curriculum to Arizona Academic Standards (external link)