Project WET
Project WET
Project WET is Water Education Today. The mission of Project WET is to advance water education to understand global challenges and inspire local solutions. Among many things, Project WET provides curricula and resources focused on water education.
Through an innovative partnership with the Kentucky Division of Water (DOW), KAEE provides the daily operational activities of Project WET in Kentucky. DOW serves as the Host Institution of Project WET and provides essential funding for the program. In addition, they offer a limited number of teacher stipends and curriculum guides.
For more information, contact Kentucky's State Co-Coordinators for Project WET:
Brittany Wray, KAEE Deputy Director, brittany@kaee.org
Amber Hawkins, Salt River Basin Coordinator, amber.hawkins@ky.gov
N O W A V A I L A B L E
Foundations of Water Education
An educator's guide for teaching water literacy
Foundations of Water Education
This newly envisioned guide from Project WET contains 12 of their most popular activities that provide a foundation to build water literacy in students. The activities and experiences address all of the Principles of Water Literacy and include topics such as properties of water, watersheds, water systems, groundwater, ecology, water use, and management of water resources. The learning experiences in this guide include H2Olympics, Blue Planet, A Drop in the Bucket, The Incredible Journey, Seeing Watersheds, Blue River, Color a Watershed, Sum of the Parts, Macroinvertebrate Mayhem, Water for All (formerly 8-4-1), My Water Footprint, and A Plume Problem (formerly A Grave Mistake). Over the next two years, Project WET will roll out three additional guides to encompass the original offerings from WET 2.0.
The Foundations of Water Education is available to order at the KAEE Facilitator price of $22 per copy. This price includes shipping fees unless expedited shipping is necessary.
KAEE Facilitators can have digital access instantly. Visit wet.kitaboo.com and use the email and password listed below to have facilitator exclusive access to WET's library of products. Please do not share this information with workshop participants.
Email: KentuckyFacilitator@projectwet.org | Password: WETconnect123
Once logged in, click Favorites in the top menu to access Foundations. If you have any questions or issues, contact brittany@kaee.org.
WET Workshop Requirements
Minimum Time Requirement: 3 hours
Minimum Number of Activities Required: 3 activities
WET Workshop Resources
WET Curriculum Offerings
WET Education Portal
The Foundations of Water Education guide includes a registration code inside on the front cover. Either during the workshop or in post-workshop resources, you should provide your participants with instructions for accessing the portal. They will need to visit portal.projectwet.org and click "Create an Account," then follow the on-screen instructions and input their unique code when prompted.
