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California’s Amazing Water: A K-12 Water Education Program (2018) DVD containing seven videos to help teach your students about the water cycle, water conservation, climate change, water safety, and fisheries management.
DWR strives to help Californians of all ages learn about water, including where it comes from, how we use it, and how to conserve it. We provide a variety of resources to K-12 teachers, parents, scout leaders, and other non-formal educators, to encourage water education in and out of the classroom.
- Download A Printable Book List and Library List
- A Note on Buying and Borrowing Books
- Non-Fiction Books About The Water Cycle and Water on Our Planet
We’ve created a printable PDF of this book list that you can have as a resource for later. It includes images of each of the book covers as well as a single page of titles and authors to take to the library if you prefer to check out books while you visit. To download the list, drop your email address in the sign-up form below. After confirming you...
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After reading each of these with my boys, we were sitting at the counter eating dinner. Each of the boys told me about a book they were writing, and my younger son decided to write his book all about saving water and ensuring we aren’t wasting any water. My heart melted a little bit, and I was pumped to see that these books really did have an impac...
- Water: Protect Freshwater to Save Life on Earth by Catherine Barr (author), Christiane Engel (illustrator). Ages 6+. This beautifully illustrated hardcover children’s book shares a positive message about the importance of clean freshwater.
- The Rainforest Book written and illustrated by Charlotte Milner. Ages 5-9. Did you know that over half of Earth’s wildlife live in the rainforest? In The Rainforest Book, Charlotte Milner brings a rainforest encyclopedia to life with captivating illustrations of some of the amazing creatures and plants that call the rainforest home.
- What a Waste: Trash, Recycling, and Protecting our Planet by Jess French. Ages 4-11. Written by Jess French, a conservationist and veterinarian, this informative book on waste teaches kids everything they need to know about pollution, litter, and recycling.
- Humpback Whale (Young Zoologist Series): A First Field Guide to the Singing Giant of the Ocean by Dr. Asha de Vos (author) and Jialei Sun (illustrator).
California Department of Water Resources. An extensive library of free water education materials, including activity books, wall posters, fact sheets, classroom project supplies, teacher manuals and more. These materials cover a broad range of water related topics for grades K-12.
Teaching Water Conservation in the Classroom and Beyond. Saving water is something we all can and should do. For K-12 educators, teaching about California water and water conservation is one way to make lessons engaging, exciting, and relevant.
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Mar 23, 2020 · Check out the Department of Water Resources (DWR) education materials webpage for free educational activities. For more than 30 years, DWR has helped educators – from classroom teachers to scout leaders to homeschool parents – teach California’s young people about water.
