Our Water Future Teacher Materials

Websites and Media Resources

• PBS Learning Media, Water Conservation
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Precipitation Education
• National Geographic, In your watershed
• Nature Bridges, Watershed Studies
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Science on a Sphere Data Set,
  Groundwater Storage: Ice and Aquifers
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Science on a Sphere Data Set, Real-time Drought Risk
• Water Replenishment District of Southern California, Teacher Lounge

Group and School Field Trip Opportunities

• Aquarium of the Pacific – (562) 590-3100 Offers hands-on classroom programs for K-12th grade, and public programs for children and adults.
• Crystal Cove State Park – (949) 497-7647 Offers many interpretive programs for visiting school groups including “Tidepools” and “Marine Debris and Recycling.”
• Marine Mammal Care Center – (415) 289-7330 Groups are invited to learn about seals, sea lions, and the marine environment.
• Santa Monica Pier Aquarium – (310) 393-6149 Offers a free “Key to the Sea” hands-on program for teachers and students
• The SEA Laboratory – (310) 318-7438 Field Trips consist of a guided touch tank tour, beach exploration, and grade specific classroom/lab activity for K-12th grade students.
• Upper Newport Bay Friends and Naturalists – (949) 640-6746 Offers interpretive center programs, kayak tours, high school field activities and more.

Water and Watershed Resources

• Aquarium of the Pacific, Saving Water
• California Department of Conservation, Watershed Portal
• H20 Conserve, Water Calculator
• Long Beach Water Department, Water Facts
• Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, About Your Water
• Metropolitan Water District of Southern California: Be Water Wise, Ways to Save
• Rivers and Mountains Conservancy- Water and Watershed Management Plans
• Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, Wetlands
• State Water Resources Control Board, California’s Areas of Special Biological Significance
• United States Environmental Protection Agency, Surf Your Watershed
• United States Environmental Protection Agency, Water Topics
• United States Geological Society, Science in Your Watershed
• Water Replenishment District of Southern California, Main Page

Native Landscaping

• California Native Plant Society, Native Plants Will Help Save You Water
• Long Beach Water Department, Lawn to Garden program
• Metropolitan Water District of Southern California: Be Water Wise, Home and Garden
• Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers and Native Plants, Education

Lecture Archives

• Aquarium of the Pacific: Barbara Crane Lecture, LA River Watershed through Fiction and Photographs
• Aquarium of the Pacific: Bill Patzert, California Drought: Are We In or Out?