How Does Project WET Work?

Project WET is a program and a network of coordinators and water educators.  The delivery network consists of provincial/territorial program sponsors, coordinators and facilitators located throughout their respective province/territory.  Coordinators train facilitators who in turn conduct informative, interactive and fun workshops for classroom teachers, agency educators, resource managers and others.  Educators who participate in a six-hour Project WET workshop receive training on incorporating water science principles into their curriculum and receive the Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide.
 

The Project WET Guide

The Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide is a collection of over 90 broad-based water resource activities that are hands-on, easy to use and fun. The Project WET Guide is a balanced supplementary resource that enhances water education learning in all subject and skill areas. It covers many water related topics including atmospheric, surface and ground water, chemistry, water history, watersheds, wetlands, aquatic wildlife, water quality, water use, water management, water economics, water conservation and water stewardship. Guide activities promote critical thinking and problem solving skills and help young people gain the knowledge, skill and experience needed to make informed decisions regarding water resource management.

Developed, field-tested and reviewed by over 600 educators and resource managers working with 34,000 students, the Project WET Curriculum & Activity Guide is "educator friendly." Educators may easily organize activities into units of study or pick and choose their individual favourites.  More importantly, the activities focus on teaching students how to think, not what to think.

Project WET activities are designed to satisfy the goals of educational programs by complementing existing curricula rather than displacing or adding more concepts. Project WET activities provide many opportunities to address curriculum objectives and educational standards.  These interdisciplinary activities designed for students in grades K12 are perfect for use in formal and nonformal education settings.

The Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide was designed:

• To provide material that represents the thoughts, needs, and concerns of a vast cross section of grassroots educators and resource managers and is relevant and meaningful to young people.
• To accommodate diverse learning styles with activities that are not only practical but also thoughtprovoking and engaging.
• To address water from the widest possible angle with Project WET modules and existing regional water education programs bringing local issues into sharper focus.
• To provide educators with a large selection of creative teaching strategies.
• To promote the tenet of "water for all water users."
• To generate enthusiasm for further, more indepth, study of topics introduced through the activities.

Sample Activity

To see an example from the Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide, click on the link below.
www.projectwetusa.org/pdfs/incrediblejourney.pdf
 

Contact Project WET Pauline Nystrom National Coordinator Project WET Canada c/o 135 Jordan Parkway Red Deer, AB. T4P 0A9 Phone:(403) 341-3465 Email: pauline.nystrom@ec.gc.ca