Created for Teachers by Teachers
Waterwise is not only fun, results-driven and STREAMLINED, but it is flexible -- a program that has, over the years, evolved to incorporate necessary and teacher-requested elements. Easy for you - effective for your students. And thanks to generous sponsors... you receive all materials and NO COST.
Teacher's Guidebook
When you sign up for Waterwise, You'll also receive the easy-to-follow teacher's Guidebook, formatted to
your needs. Elements include:
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Duration estimates
for lessons |
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Vocabulary lessons |
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Objectives for each lesson |
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Suggested classroom activities |
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Supplemental activities
in English and Spanish |
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Home activities |
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Discussion ideas |
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“Make the Connection” section providing additional topics to be
explored in class |
We work hard to keep teachers and students excited about participating in this
program and with continued feedback from those who participate and continued education on our end, we plan to stay at the forefront of water conservation education.
The "Aquaman"
Bringing years of experience
in the classroom to the
WaterWise program, David
Martinez has been given the
nicknames of “Aquaman” and “Dr.
H2O” as he moves from school to
school spreading the word about
WaterWise habits and conserving
water. David never travels
alone, but brings along his
interactive demonstration unit,
which is a conversation piece in
itself! Relevant information
about water conservation is
shared with the students and
teachers to help prepare them
for engaging home and classroom
activities to come! Fan mail and
requests to have Aquaman back on
campus continue to come in as he
visits as many schools as he can
each school year.”
To reserve "Aquaman" at your school, check the "Contact Me" box on the
enrollment form
Get Started
If you are an educator in Harris or Galveston Counties,
in a public or private school,
sign up today to start taking advantage of this
important program. If you are one of our many returning
Educators, we appreciate your commitment to this worthy
effort and are glad to have you back. Many have already
signed up for the 2012-2013 school year and reservations are
currently underway. Contact us now to reserve your
opportunity to participate. Remember, this award-winning
program is FREE! We appreciate your consideration and hope
you decide to join us in teaching our children how their
actions today can positively impact the world we live in
tomorrow.
We appreciate your consideration and hope you decide to
join us in teaching our children how their actions today can
positively impact the world we live in tomorrow
Program
Participation
The graph below
displays program participation
from schools in the Harris/
Galveston and Fort Bend school
districts from the 1994-1995
school year until the 2011-2012
school year.
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San Jacinto
Elementary School
(GISD)
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"The
Waterwise
program
helps
our
students
make the
connections
they
need to
actively
conserve
water.
We will
most
definitely
be
utilizing
this
program
as part
of our
2006-2007
curriculum."
San
Jacinto
Elementary
(GISD)
4th
Grade
Teachers |
It was Susan Brown’s first trip to San Jacinto Elementary and the school’s 4th grade classes were eagerly anticipating her arrival. They’d been learning about water conservation and the visit by the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District’s “Water Lady” would be the hands-on experience that would tie all their lessons together.
When Brown walked in with her mobile sink and partitioned water tank with two shower heads, the kid’s eyes grew large and the room went silent. Who was this woman with the big smile, and why was she pulling along such a goofy-looking contraption? They would soon find out.
In less than an hour, Brown’s energetic presentation - consisting of important facts, an entertaining slide show, and the crowd-pleaser, a hands-on experiment on how much water is saved using a low-flow showerhead – left the group excited and ready to go home to try out all the new water conservation techniques. And with Waterwise kits in hand (courtesy of Subsidence District partners), they had the materials to make it happen.
“The hands-on activities seem to allow the students to gain a better understanding of the different concepts introduced,” said 4th grade teacher, Jennifer Cooper-Fontenot. “It’s a great way to keep them engaged in follow-up activities and the kits contain really high quality materials that make an immediate difference at home. We truly appreciate the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District and our school’s sponsors for bringing this fun and effective program to San Jacinto Elementary.” |
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