WITH WATER WE THRIVE

Authors/producers: Laura Smith-Fillmore, Helen Fillmore Ileah Kirchoff, Nevada Arts Council

Description:

Students explore topics related to water, starting at the particle level, then moving to the individual, the local, and finally the global perspective. Students consider water sovereignty and their responsibility in caring for our water. Students are assessed using art activities that relate to what they’ve learned. While the curriculum is currently focused on the Truckee watershed in CA and NV, it can be adapted for any watershed.

RegionTopicsGrade LevelSuggested NGSS
SouthwestMolecular Structure of Water, Density Watershed Mapping, Indigenous Waters, Political ActivismMiddle, HighMS-PS1-1, MS-PS1-4, MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-4, MS-ESS2-5, MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS3-3, HS-PS1-1, HS-PS1-3, HS-PS1-4, HS-ESS2-5, HS-ESS3-1, HS-ESS3-2, HS-ESS3-3, HS-ESS3-4