Welcome to the Water Wellness Education Bin
We have divided this into two parts. Part one covers extensive curricula on watershed health for all ages. This curricula can be used by educators in schools, nature centers, or community groups, or by parents for home school purposes. Part two includes vetted information pertinent to the Puget Sound area for public outreach and education on watershed health and stormwater topics.
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Lesson Plans and Curricula
Educating Young People about Water 235 reviewed curriculums. (As of 2015, this was considered a "historical list as some listed are no longer available from the listed sources, although many are.)
- Learning packet topics include: Ecological Impacts, Water Quality, Human Systems, Invasive Plants, Ecosystems, Watersheds, & Humans and Water.
- Targeted grades include: K - 2, 3 - 5, 6 - 8, 9 -12.
- Each downloadable packet includes: a teacher overview, caregiver overview, and daily student science lessons
Public Education Materials
This video created by the Watershed Institute provides a succinct and accurate description of what a watershed is in less than 2 minutes!
Clearinghouse for information on Puget Sound as a watershed.
Puget Sound Partnership offers the most updated information on how watershed restoration is being coordinated throughout Puget Sound. This is useful information both for community leaders and the general public.
King County Stormwater Services provides great infographics that can be printed as pamphlets and address major facts about stormwater in Puget Sound along with a plethora of other resources for home owners, educators, and families. Some information is available in other languages upon request.
The 12000 rain gardens project is an inspiring site where people can learn about rain gardens in their area, register their own rain garden, or learn how to create a rain garden at their home or in their community.
Take a watershed quiz: Peter Warshall, was a scientist, writer, and editor of the Whole Earth Review. He and friends created this quiz.
Wild Fish Conservancy's Vashon Water typing study by Wild Fish Conservancy gives information about 37 different streams on Vashon. It was done in 2001 so it is a little out of date but it is the best information specific to Vashon fish distribution that is currently published. Stay tuned for an update in the next few years!
Puget Sounds Starts Here! This webpage focuses on keeping Puget Sound healthy and has facts, quizzes, car care, and many opportunities to get involved actively in cleaning up Puget Sound and protecting its health.