• Subject: Analyzing and interpreting data, Experimentation
• Grade Level: 3-5, Middle School

Use pH strips to test the pH of substances in your home and in your environment. Use your pH strips for an art project and learn how the ancient basketmakers weaved baskets. 

• Subject: Analyzing and interpreting data, Experimentation
• Grade Level: 3-5, Middle School

Ser un detective del agua significa ser un buen observador. Los y las detectives del agua se fijan no solo en cómo el agua cambia la superficie de nuestro planeta, pero también en cómo el agua soporta la vida terrestre y es en turno afectada a su por los seres vivos que llaman a la Tierra su hogar.

• Subject: Analyzing and interpreting data, Experimentation
• Grade Level: 3-5, Middle School

Work with a partner to protect a river from water pollution in a collaborative board game. Search for evidence of pollinators in your backyard and draw what you find. And learn about the connections between water, pollution and pollinators.

• Subject: Analyzing and interpreting data, Experimentation
• Grade Level: 3-5, Middle School

Combate la contaminación del agua jugando en equipo y sal de casa para Buscar un Polinizador

• Subject: Asking Questions
• Grade Level: Middle School, High School, University, Adult

Everyone has a story to tell. Recording stories from your family, friends, and people in your community is an important part of understanding history in your town. In this activity, you will learn how to be a good interviewer so that you can help preserve amazing stories from your community!

• Subject: Asking Questions
• Grade Level: Middle School, High School, University, Adult

Toda persona tiene una historia que contar. Registrar las historias de tus familiares y amigos y las personas de tu comunidad es fundamental para conocer la historia de tu pueblo. Esta actividad le enseña a ser un/a buen/a entrevistador/a.

• Grade Level: K-2, 3-5

Everyone has a story to tell. Recording stories from your family, friends, and people in your community is an important part of understanding history in your town. In this activity, you will learn how to be a good interviewer so that you can help preserve amazing stories from your community! Text is in Navajo and English.

• Grade Level: K-2, 3-5

This coloring and activity book includes Southwest themed coloring pages, Color By Number, I Spy games and Word Search games. Text is in English and Spanish.

• Grade Level: K-2, 3-5

This coloring and activity book includes Southwest themed coloring pages, connect the dots activities, mazes, and matching games. Text is in English and Spanish.

• Grade Level: K-2, 3-5

This coloring and activity book includes Southwest themed coloring pages, connect the dots activities, mazes, and matching games. Text is in Navajo and English. 

• Grade Level: K-2, 3-5, Middle School, High School, University, Adult

Submit your water-themed craft, art or photos to be showcased in the We Are Water Art Museum. Select the best display category. 

• Subject: Analyzing and interpreting data, Experimentation
• Grade Level: 3-5, Middle School, High School
• Science Theme: Drought, Precipitation

Indigenous peoples of the American Southwest, including the Diné (Navajo), A:shiwi (Zuni), Zia Pueblo, and Laguna Pueblo, have been using a time-tested agricultural method known as a waffle garden to successfully grow crops in the semi-arid environment for generations. This centuries-old technique integrates the cycles of the seasons and geological knowledge of the area to secure the optimal location and methods for growing food. Crops are planted in rows of square cells separated by berms of clay and soil, imitating the shape of waffles. The water pools in the sunken areas of the waffle and is directed to the plant’s roots, maximizing water use in the dry climate. These agricultural techniques are still being used today, often combined with ditch irrigation, and will continue for generations to come.

• Subject: Analyzing and interpreting data, Experimentation
• Grade Level: 3-5, Middle School, High School
• Science Theme: Drought, Precipitation

La gente indígena del suroeste de los Estados Unidos, incluyendo los Diné (Navajo), A:shiwi (Zuni), Zia Pueblo y Laguna Pueblo, han utilizado durante generaciones un método agrícola de probada eficacia conocido como Un jardín de forma de wafle para cultivar con éxito en el entorno semiárido. Esta técnica centenaria integra los ciclos de las estaciones y el conocimiento geológico de la zona para asegurar la ubicación y los métodos óptimos para el cultivo de alimentos. Los cultivos se plantan en hileras de celdas cuadradas separadas por bermas de arcilla y tierra, imitando la forma de los wafles. El agua se acumula en las zonas hundidas del wafle y se dirige hacia las raíces de la planta, maximizando el uso del agua en el clima seco. Estas técnicas agrícolas aún se siguen utilizando a menudo hoy en día, combinadas con el riego por acequias, y continuarán durante generaciones.