Be Water Wise!    

National Environmental Education Week

April 12-18 2009

The theme of National Environmental Education Week 2009 was Be Water Wise! See below for Be Water Wise! content available on this site, and be sure to register for EE Week 2010.

Details about EE Week 2010 coming soon!

By registering as an EE Week Partner, you join a national network of educators dedicated to increasing the environmental literacy of K-12 students. Registered partners also receive:  

• Monthly email newsletters with classroom tools and activities, funding resources and professional development opportunities,
• Certificates of participation for themselves and their students and
• Access to special discounts and offers on environmental education materials.

Register today to receive these perks!

Learn about EE Week's 2009 Signature Event: Be Water Wise Miami   

Access EE Week's School Water Audit

Other Resources for Teaching about Water 

• Short, multiple-choice Water Bee quizzes for Grades K-4 and Grades 5-8,
• Ask an Expert, where water professionals answer your students' questions,  
• A new series of water-themed Nature Journaling Blogs in partnership with the Roger Tory Peterson Institute,
• A new cateogry in the EE Week Curricula Library with lesson plans about water,
• A Water Resources page with resources on teaching about water, helpful websites, and web activities for students,
• Water-related additions to the Green Reading for Educators and Green Reading for Students lists and
• A Water Quality Testing page with resources for monitoring water quality with students.