Water.org launched school curriculum materials for World Water Day, March 22. Aligned with national standards, the lesson plans and mini-units include elementary, middle and high school levels. Funding for this global water supply curriculum project was provided by the Open Square Foundation.
Stand-alone lesson plans are part of larger units that cover a broad scope of subjects including English, science and technology, and social sciences like geography, civics and economics. Classroom activities cover everything from poetry seminars and vocabulary-building worksheets to science and math lessons about potable water availability.
Full Curriculum Downloads
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| Download the Full Elementary Curriculum |
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| Download the Full Middle School Curriculum |
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| Download the Full High School Curriculum |
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Elementary Curriculum
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| 1.0 National Curriculum Alignment: Elementary School |
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2.0 “Water is Life” Global Water Awareness Mini-Unit (Grades 3-5)
- 2.1 Supporting Materials: “A Drop in the Bucket” Lesson Plan
- 2.2 Supporting Materials: Global Water Awareness Fact Sheet
- 2.3 Supporting Activity: Global Water Awareness “Vocabulary Safari Search”
- 2.4 Supporting Materials: Global Water Awareness “Vocabulary Safari Search” Key
- 2.5 Supporting Activity: “Water is Life” Website Search Activity
- 2.6 Supporting Activity: “Hot Water” Game Instructions
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3.0 Water is Life, Water is Poetry Seminar (Grades 3-5)
- 3.1 Supporting Materials: Water is Life, Water is Poetry Seminar Instructions
- 3.2 Supporting Materials: Water-Inspired Poem Selections
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4.0 “Water Has Many Uses” Mini-Unit (Grades K-5)
- 4.1 Supporting Activity: “Water Has Many Uses” Family Questionnaire
- 4.2 Supporting Activity: “Water Has Many Uses” Collage Instructions
- 4.3 Supporting Activity: “Water Has Many Uses” Tracing Worksheet
- 4.4 Supporting Activity: A Drop of Water Writing Activity
- 4.5 Supporting Materials: Global Water Awareness Fact Sheet
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5.0 “World-Water Hero!” Lesson Plan (Grades K-5)
- 5.1 Supporting Materials: Global Water Awareness Fact Sheet
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6.0 “Traveling for Water” Mini-Unit (Grades 3-5)
- 6.1 Supporting Materials: Global Water Awareness Fact Sheet
- 6.2 Supporting Materials: Global Water Awareness “World Tour”
- 6.3 Supporting Activity: Global Water Awareness Chart
- 6.4 Supporting Activity: “Traveling for Water” Quick Math Questions
- 6.5 Supporting Activity: “Traveling for Water” Maze
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Middle School Curriculum
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| 7.0 National Curriculum Alignment: Middle and High School |
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8.0 (Middle School) “Global Water Crisis” Mini-Unit
- 8.1 Supporting Materials: Bangladesh
- 8.2 Supporting Materials: Ethiopia
- 8.3 Supporting Materials: India
- 8.4 Supporting Materials: Kenya
- 8.5 Supporting Materials: Honduras
- 8.6 Supporting Assignment: Global Water Crisis Survey Chart
- 8.7 Supporting Assignment: Global Water Crisis “Water Commons Lab”
- 8.8 Supporting Materials: Global Water Crisis Basics Fact Sheet
- 8.9 Supporting Assignment: Global Water Crisis Reading for Comprehension Questions
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| 9.0 (Middle and High School) Water-Aware Portfolio Instructions |
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10.0 (Middle School) “Walking for Water” Mini-Unit
- 10.1 Supporting Materials: Water-Aware Fact Sheet
- 10.2 Supporting Assignment: Water-Aware Reading for Comprehension Questions
- 10.3 Supporting Assignment: Water-Aware Word Search and answer key
- 10.4 Supporting Materials: “Women Bear the Weight of Water”
- 10.5 Supporting Assignment: Women Bear the Weight of Water Reading for Comprehension Questions
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High School Curriculum
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| 11.0 National Curriculum Alignment: Middle and High School |
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| 12.0 (Middle and High School) Water-Aware Portfolio Instructions |
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13.0 (High School) “Mock Muck” Mini-Unit
- 13.1 Supporting Materials: Mock Muck Data Worksheet
- 13.2 Supporting Materials: Water-Aware Fact Sheet
- 13.3 Supporting Assignment: Water-Aware Reading for Comprehension Questions
- 13.4 Supporting Assignment: Water-Aware Crossword Puzzle and answer key
- 13.5 Supporting Assignment: Water-Aware Persuasive Essay
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14.0 (High School) “Hydro-Technology” Mini-Unit
- 14.1 Supporting Materials: “Blue Planet Blues” Article
- 14.2 Supporting Assignment: “Blue Planet Blues” Reading for Comprehension Questions
- 14.3 Supporting Materials: Examples of Water Collection Hydro-Technology Document
- 14.4 Supporting Materials: “Dangerous Waters” Article
- 14.5 Supporting Assignment: “Dangerous Waters” Reading for Comprehension Questions
- 14.6 Supporting Materials: The Early History of Water Sanitation Document
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15.0 (High School) “Rising Tensions over the Nile River Basin” Activity
- 15.1 Supporting Materials: “Rising Tensions over the Nile River Basin” Article
- 15.2 Supporting Assignment: “Rising Tensions over the Nile River Basin” Reading for Comprehension Questions
- 15.3 Supporting Assignment: Tragedy of the Water Commons Activity
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