Every Drop Counts: Colorado River Water Management & Conservation

In this unit, students will explore water rights and policy, water management, and water conservation within the Colorado River watershed through hands-on STEM activities. Students will balance the needs of multiple stakeholders to create a water allocation plan, complete and reflect on water resource and management simulations, and plan and implement a water conservation action project. This unit will also help students practice collaborative decision making, public speaking, and project management.

Activities included:

• Water management and policy timeline 
• Creation of a water allocation plan for a fictional Northern Nevada watershed 
• Kinetic water variability simulation
• Water management board game 
• Water Use and Waste walk
• Creation of Water Conservation PSAs 
• Student-led water conservation action project 

NGSS Standards:

HS-ESS3-1  •  HS-LS2-7