Based on the water-resource challenges they face daily, the Project WET network has requested this revision to contemporize the Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide.

The network includes educators and community leaders, in addition to the USA Coordinators, who implement Project WET, sponsored by their state agency (i.e., Department of Natural Resources, Water Management District, Department of Environmental Quality), museum or university.

Since the first year of publication, USA Coordinators have distributed to teachers and community educators an average of 20,000 Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guides each year, who in turn, annually reach millions of children and youth.

With the revision, and addition of an internet portal, Project WET is leveraging technology to reach more educators and students with water education resources.

Goal

Over the past 25 years, global water problems have continued to escalate and affect the quality of life for billions of people.

To help students, their teachers, parents and community leaders meet 21st-century water challenges, Project WET believes water education has never been more important.

Through water education, individuals:

• find their place in the hydrological cycle.
• identify their watershed address.
• recognize that water knows no boundaries—flowing through and connecting us all.

Moving from understanding to community action or ActionEducation™ (action-education.html), students, teachers, parents and thought-leaders are empowered to act locally. They contribute to:

• a healthier local environment and economy.
• recognizing, on a global scale, the precarious balance of water resources and worldwide stability.

Deliverables

The Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide
New activities to highlight current and relevant topics, include:

• climate change.
• oceans
• weather (including extreme events like drought, flooding, hurricanes and safety).
• transboundary water resources (protecting and sharing surface and ground water across boundaries).
• water and economics.
• hydration, health and hygiene.
• innovations to increase water supplies for a thirsty world.

Updating existing activities:

• incorporating new research.
• updating references, including internet resources (i.e., web sites, videos).
• new literacy component (student literature).
• additional community ActionEducation™projects.

Organizing activities for greater teacher accessibility based on current standards:

• organized by teachable units (coordinated with National Standards) in addition to existing curriculum framework.
• educator internet portal.
• e-book.

Projected Timeline

Publish in December 2010

Amount Needed

$1,250,000 USD

Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide ($850,000 USD)
Educator Internet Portal ($350,000 USD)
E-Book ($50,000 USD)

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Reach/Impact

• Educates individuals about escalating global water issues affecting the quality of life for billions.
• Includes ActionEducation components detailing what individuals can do at home, school, work or in the community. Summaries of ActionEducation projects are posted on the Project WET web site.
• Empowers individuals to take action.
• Publications are distributed through the Project WET network (43 countries).
• Potential to reach more than 20,000 children and thousands of educators annually.

Sponsor Benefits

• All project sponsors, partners and reviewers are acknowledged for their contributions.
• Logos (company or brand) and mission statements of financial sponsors and major in-kind donors are included on publications.
• Complementary copies are provided (commensurate with the level of support) for financial sponsors.
• Press releases acknowledge all financial sponsors.
• All financial sponsors are recognized on the Project WET web site.
• Branded publications may be used internally for employees and/or externally for customers and consumers.
• Publications are distributed through Project WET, creating brand exposure for years to come.
• Potential global distribution.