Lesson Plans
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.
Check out the Resource page for additional class project content. Students can also raise money to help those in need.
Full Curriculum Downloads
Elementary Curriculum - by Unit
- National Curriculum Alignment: Elementary School pdf
- "Water is Life" Global Water Awareness Mini-Unit (Grades 3-5) pdf
- Water is Life, Water is Poetry" Seminar (Grades 3-5) pdf
- "Water Has Many Uses" Mini-Unit (Grades K-5) pdf
- "World-Water Hero!" Lesson Plan (Grades K-5) pdf
- "Traveling for Water" Mini-Unit (Grades 3-5) pdf
Middle School Curriculum - by Unit
- National Curriculum Alignment: Middle and High School pdf
- "Global Water Crisis" (Middle School) pdf
- Water-Aware Portfolio Instructions (Middle and High School) pdf
- "Walking for Water" (Middle School) pdf
High School Curriculum - by Unit
- National Curriculum Alignment: Middle and High School pdf
- Water-Aware Portfolio Instructions pdf
- "Mock Muck" Mini-Unit pdf
- "Hydro-Technology" Mini-Unit pdf
- "Rising Tensions over the Nile River Basin" Activity pdf
Additional Resources
- Download the Discussion Guide to facilitate adult group conversation about the Water Crisis.
- View the Water Facts for information about drinking water and water-related disease.
- For younger audiences: the London Frogs blog: Will you sing (and burb and slurp) for clean water?
- News coverage of the Water Crisis.
- Learn about the Water Crisis in the countries where we work.
