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Project Wet

Make a splash in class this year with Project WET (Water Education for Teachers). The most important element for human life on Earth is water. In today's society, water is often taken for granted. Project WET provides teachers (grades K-12) with the necessary tools, resources and lessons to help teach students about the importance and value of water in every day life. The awareness of, and respect for water resources begins in the classroom!

The Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide is a collection of more than 90 science-based, interdisciplinary activities and lesson plans that are teacher-tested and classroom ready for K-12 students. The lessons are correlated to the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards and cover an array of diverse topics and disciplines.

The Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide is available to educators only if they participate in a six-hour Project WET professional development workshop. Teachers who attend a WET workshop will receive professional development credits.

Highlights

  • Teachers can choose from activities such as "The Incredible Journey," "Pass the Jug" and "Macro-invertebrate Mayhem" for lessons that enhance student learning



  • Over 1,000 New Jersey educators have attended a Project WET workshop since 1995


  • The NJ Project WET Program has developed a comprehensive array of supplemental materials and financial support that focus specifically on water resource education. These include:
    • WOW! The Wonders of Wetlands Activity Guide
    • Healthy Water, Healthy People - Water Quality Educator's Guide
    • Project WET Water Festival Grants


  • View the Project WET Workshop Calendar for more information on the above.

  • (See EEdNews: Professional Development for additional or related workshops.)
  • The NEW Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide is coming!! . . . Get your copy!!.
Target Audience(s)
Educators of students in grades K-12

Additional Information
Kevin Kopp, State Coordinator
Phone: 215-321-3930
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Ray Nichols, Division of Watershed Management
NJDEP, Box 418
Phone: 609-984-0583 or 609-292-2113
E-mail: njwet@dep.state.nj.us
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Other WET Programs
Workshop Registration Guidelines
WET Curriculum Correlations
Healthy Water, Healthy People
WOW! Wonders of Wetlands
Project Wet Water Festival
Water Festival Grants Guidelines
Conserve Water Guide
Conserve Water Workshop
Watershed Stewards Program Flyer (doc)
Watershed Stewards Guidelines (doc)
NJDEP Watershed Management
National WET Information

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