Teacher Resources

These presentations are based on the same classes we offer at the traditional water festival. A huge thank you to all the water professionals, city staff, and wildlife professionals who helped to provide this content!

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River Runner - Click here to drop a raindrop anywhere in the US and see where it ends up

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Water Conservation - All About Toilets and How Much Water They Use

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Hydrology - Build Your Own Edible Aquifer and Learn About Groundwater

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Water Law - Colorado Court Case: Leftwich versus Coffin

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Amazing Weather Demos by Science from CU

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Fire Safety, Potable Water & How Fires Affect Water Quality

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Stormwater & Water Quality - Keeping Our Waterways Clean

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The Vactor: What is a Sewer Jet and How Does it WorkStormwater

• Activity Sheet - English Printable 11x14
• Stormwater Activity Sheet - Spanish Printable 11x14

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Water Conservation - How Much Water You Use in One Day 

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Water Cycle Hip Hop Dance Lesson

• Water Cycle Hip Hop music mp4
• Water Cycle Hip Hop dance choreography 

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Free Water Conservation Kits

Your students will receive free water conservation kits if you have registered for your class and been accepted to attend the Northglenn, Thornton, Westminster Water Festival. Here is a video that shows how to use the conservation kit.

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Downloadable Local Water Worksheets

Download these free resources and use them in your classroom to teach students information specific to their water community. We would love feedback on these so we can provide you with helpful tools for the classroom. 

Click here for the teacher's guide.  

• Jr. Water Specialist - Help Wanted Worksheet
• Job Assignment 1 - Where Does Your Water Come From 
• Job Assignment 2 - Average Snowpack
• Job Assignment 3 - How Much Water is Available to Us
• Job Assignment 4 - Be a Home Water Inspector
• Job Assignment 5 - Express What You've Learned Through Art

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Stormwater and Water Quality Worksheets

• Worksheet - Let's Find Out About Water
• Worksheet - How Much of Our Water is FreshWater
• Worksheet - Water Pollution