GetWET K-12 Activities

• "The Incredible Journey" (Water Cycle game) in Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide
• Groundwater Model Activity *
  
• Instructions for building acrylic model *
  
• Instructions for building CD case model *
  
• Groundwater Model Teacher's Guide *
  
• Water Cycle Karaoke (words and music by ScienceExplosion.com)
• Ziplock Baggie Water Cycle Activity
• Field Project Ideas
• Use Google Earth to give your students a virtual tour of the GetWET site and watershed in order to prepare them for the field experience. (Tip: set the elevation exaggeration to 3x in the preferences and tilt your view)
• Lesson Plans developed by GetWET Teachers

Field Activities

• Instruction pages from field log books *
• Water Table Contour Map Template
• Crayola Color Chart *
  

Post-Trip Classroom Activities

• Data Analysis Ideas
• Write an eBook that illustrates your field experience, reports the data you collected, and summarizes your conclusions. (Realebooks Website)
• Have students write and send an article to your school's newsletter, or the local paper to inform the public about what you learned at the GetWET.
• Consider using the GetWET for science fair research projects.

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The GetWET Observatory is a collaborative effort between the CSU Department of Geosciences (College of Natural Resources), the Center for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education (College of Natural Sciences), and the Poudre School District. The GetWET Observatory is funded by the National Science Foundation's Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement initiative.