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.

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

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…

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…

Create a stop-motion animation video! Learn how to create a short (<1 minute) stop-motion animation of a story. This workshop is designed to be completed in two days or two sessions. Each portion is about 1.5 – 2 hours long.  Workshop created by Dr. Emily Fairfax from California State University Channel Islands. 

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Students construct three-dimensional models of water catchment basins using everyday objects to form hills, mountains, valleys and water sources. They experiment to see where rain travels and collects, and survey water pathways to see how they can be altered by natural and human activities. Students discuss how engineers design structures that…

Students learn about the differences between surface and ground water as well as the differences between streams, rivers and lakes. Then, they learn about dissolved organic matter (DOM) and the role it plays in identifying drinking water sources. Then students are introduced to conventional drinking water treatment processes by developing and…

Since its completion, Hoover Dam has wowed visitors with its sheer massiveness and its ability to create and hold back a reservoir that covers nearly 650 square kilometers (250 square miles). Yet, perhaps even more impressive is the dam's ability to harness the potential energy stored in the reservoir and convert it to electricity. In this video…

From scorching July heat to well-below-average summer rainfall, NOAA’s Deke Arndt, Chief of the Climate Monitoring Branch at the National Climatic Data Center, recaps summer climate conditions across the United States. Running time: 3:02

A computer simulator that allows students to adjust the air temperature and dew point to see what type of precipitation would fall to the ground.

In this hands-on inquiry-based activity, students face an engineering challenge based on real-world applications. They are tasked with developing a tool they can use to measure the amount of rain that falls each day. This is more of a mini unit than a stand alone activity. This activity takes one to three 60 min class periods. Additional…

Students observe the process of evaporation, make comparisons about the process, then construct a diagram and use it to describe the process of evaporation. This activity takes four 30 minute class periods. Additional materials are required.

This lesson is an instructor demonstration that focuses specifically on two aspects of the water cycle: evaporation and condensation. This is a well described instructor led demonstration for introducing and exploring the water cycle. This activity takes approximately 1 hour 35 minutes, but can be broken into separate lessons. Additional…

In this lesson, students will learn about the water cycle and how energy from the sun and the force of gravity drive this cycle. This learning activity takes at least two 45 minute class periods.

This is a short NASA video on the water cycle. The video shows the importance of the water cycle to nearly every natural process on Earth and illustrates how tightly coupled the water cycle is to climate. Video length: 6:31

This activity was developed to give participants an understanding of Earth's water cycle by completing a WebQuest and building a model of the water cycle. This activity takes 1 hour.

Using US Drought Monitor data and its classification system, this interactive tool tracks drought in the continental US by county, from 2000 to the present.

  Students learn about the water cycle and hydrology through a series of three lessons, two coloring book pages, and an e-Book. The themes covered in this resource tie into Climate Science and fundamental climate principles, as well as, engages students in scientific methods. This series of activities takes a minimum of six 30-45 mins class…

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.