Newsletter - Fall 2016
Schedule a Free Water Classroom
Presentation Today!
Presenters bring fun, water related models, games and activities into
your classroom. Students learn where their water comes from, how to
prevent water pollution and the importance of water conservation.
Programs are offered free of charge to schools in Aurora. To
schedule contact Natalie Brower-Kirton, 720-427-6029 or email
[email protected].
If I Was a Fish (Preschool-1st Grade)
What would you need if you were a fish? Clean
water! Explore the importance of this natural
resource through movement and songs like
“H2O”, “If I Were a Fish” and “The Water
Cycle.” Learn about the water cycle and the
role that people play in it, how we use water,
and how kids can help protect it. 30 minute
program- can be presented to 1-4 classes at once
Water Heroes (Grade 1-3)
It takes a lot of interesting people with cool
jobs to provide water to Aurora. Learn about
the people in our community who bring water
to your faucet. Students dress up in costumes
and act out the water supply process. 40 minute
program- can be presented to 1-4 classes at a time
Water & Weather (Grade 2)
What does our weather have to do with our
water? Everything! Learn fun facts about the
water cycle, where you get your drinking water
and how we measure snow! 30 min- can be
presented to 2 classes at a time
Water in the Ol’ West
Assembly Presentation (Grade 4)
Calamity Jane and Barb Wire take students on
a journey back in time to the cattle drives.
They share a chuck-wagon full of antiques and
treasures and tell the tale of water use in the
Ol’ West. 40 minute program- can be presented to 3
classes up to the entire school at a time
Water- Keep it Clean! (Grade 3-5)
Take a look at a watershed model to
understand how kids can help protect our
water. 40 minute program- can be presented to 1
class at a time
H2O Outdoors at Keystone
Science School
Aurora Water is sponsoring up to ten Aurora
High School Students to attend “H2O
Outdoors” at the Keystone Science School,
April 19-21, 2017. During the three day
program, students will learn about their
watershed while hiking the Continental Divide,
get in the river and learn how to test water
quality, work with students from around
Colorado, learn from water experts in the field
and debate water issues in a mock town hall
meeting. Students only pay a $25 application
fee, the rest is covered by Aurora Water! For
more information and to apply go to:
http://www.keystonescienceschool.org/educati
on-programs/school/h2o-outdoors.html
Participating in Aurora Public Schools Green Star
Program? Aurora Water’s Classroom
presentations can earn you points! Contact Julie
North, APS Natural & Renewable Resource
Coordinator for more information:
[email protected]
Conservation Capers (Grade 3-4)
Students learn more about the source of their
water and conservation through three
conservation activities and receive an Aurora
Water Conservation Kit to take home and start
saving water. 40 minute program-can be presented
to 1-2 classes at a time
We All Live Downstream (Grade 5-6)
We all live in a watershed. Learn all about
Aurora’s watershed, where your water comes
from and how to protect it. 50 minute program-can
be presented to 1-2 classes at a time
Conservation Challenge (Grade 6-8)
Students learn about the source of their water
and form teams of “families” that compete to
save the most water in the Conservation
Challenge Game. 30-45 minute presentation- can be
presented to 1-2 classes at a time
The Facts behind the Faucet (Grade 6-8)
Students learn about global water issues, our
water resources from source to tap and how they
can be the most efficient water users. 40-60
minute program-can be presented to 1-6 classes at a
time
Aurora’s Water Supply + Careers in Water
(Grade 9-12)
Learn about Aurora’s water sources and the
types of careers involved in the water industry.
30-45 minute program.
“My perceptions of water issues completely changed. I
will think of water with a new mind set now.” H2O
Outdoors participant
Field Trips, Volunteering & Service Learning Projects
Household Chemical Roundup-Sept.10, 2016
Products collected at the event are recycled, reused
or disposed of properly. Volunteers 17 and older are
needed to register participants, unload vehicles and
staff collection stations. For more information
contact Mary Dawson [email protected]
Aurora Youth Water Festival
(Grade 5)
Held each year in May at the Community
College of Aurora, this one-day festival is an
opportunity for fifth graders to learn all about
water through hands-on, fun activities and
exhibits. The festival is free and transportation
is provided. Classes can participate in the
Water Ambassador Program by completing
standards-based lessons before the festival.
Students receive ambassador training and free
t-shirts! E-mail [email protected] or
call 720-427-6029 to make sure you are
on the application mailing list.
Applications are due mid-January.
Water Quality Testing Field Trip
(Grades 6-12)
Specialists will accompany your students to a
nearby waterway or Aurora Reservoir to conduct
water quality assessments. Topics include chemical
assessments and biological investigations using
macroinvertebrates as indicators of clean water. To
schedule a water quality testing program, call 303739-7372 or email [email protected]
AWQUA Lounge! (Grades Preschool-12)
Located just steps from the swim beach at Aurora
Reservoir, the AWQUA (Aurora Water Quality
Understanding and Appreciation) Lounge serves up
all the water quality and conservation awareness
you can drink! Any of the above classroom
presentations can be conducted in this cool, kidfriendly, “underwater” environment. To schedule a
program in the AWQUA Lounge, e-mail
[email protected] or call 720-427-6029.
Aurora Municipal Center Xeriscape
Demonstration Garden
(Grades K-12)
Teachers can take learning outside at the 10acre xeriscape garden. The garden showcases
the principles of xeriscape and students can
study water-conserving plants while discussing
the role of conservation in Aurora. Contact
720-859-4407.
Volunteer in the Xeriscape Demonstration
Garden!
(Grades 4-12)
Volunteers during the growing season, April to
October, help keep the garden beautiful.
Students have hands-on experience with xeric
plants while learning about the importance of
water conservation. Contact 720-859-4407.
You are receiving this newsletter because you have
participated in one of our youth education programs in the
past. If you would like to unsubscribe from this newsletter,
please send an email to [email protected] with
“unsubscribe” in the subject line.
Water & Wastewater Treatment Tours
(Grades 4-12)
Learn firsthand how drinking water is treated and
what happens to our water after it goes down the
drain. Our water treatment facilities offer tours
upon request and are scheduled as staff is available.
Contact the facilities directly for more information
and security guidelines. Griswold Water Treatment
Facility- 303-739-7980 or Wemlinger Water
Treatment Facility- 303-739-6750. Sand Creek
Water Reuse Facility- 303-326-8360.
Colorado Water Quest Field Trip
History Colorado Museum
(Grades 5-9)
From Mesa Verde to the Dust Bowl, students
discover the important role water has played
in Colorado History-and the environmental
challenges we face today. Call 303-866-2394
or visit Historycolorado.org for more
information.