Two excellent lesson plan sets come from the Central Arizona Project, aimed at lower elementary (K-3) and grades 4 through 8. To get the full package with video, contact Crystal Thompson at 623.869.2333. The Teachers guides and student activity books are available online, links below.

Arizona Water Story

Grades: 4-8

This program includes a 6-lesson teacher’s guide, a 3-part video, a computer game and the Arizona Water Map, displaying watersheds throughout the state. It is correlated to the Arizona State Education Standards and available to teachers upon request.

Download the Teacher's Guide here.

Download the correlation to Arizona State Education Standards here.

H2O For Kids

Grades: K-3

This program contains a teachers guide with two lesson plans and a video focusing on water conservation and the history of water in Arizona and a student activity book. It is correlated to the Arizona State Education Standards and available to teachers upon request.

Click here for the Teacher's Guide and correlation to state education standards.

Click here for the Student Activity book.

Grades: 5-8

The US Department of Energy has made available an activities and teaching guide for demonstrating hydropower. Education standards are included. Click here to view the lesson plan.