Water Programs
Since 1993, E3 has created and delivered elementary and middle school programs on water conservation. Our water education programs - Water Smart Kids, Our Water, Our Future, Watching Our Water, and Conservation Kids - have reached over 262,000 students in Arizona. Partners include Tucson Water, Oro Valley Water Utility, Town of Queen Creek, and Sahuarita Water.
Each student receives a Water Smart Kids activity booklet and a "Brush Up Cup" encouraging reduced water use while brushing teeth.
Water Smart Kids
Grades: 1st-3rd | Since 1998
5,670 programs 138,000 students
Water Smart kids (formerly Da Drops) is a water education program designed for 1st-3rd grade students, focusing on the water cycle, water supply, and water conservation in the Tucson Basin. The program includes pre- and post-visit lessons and a lively, hands-on, one-hour class presentation. After the presentation, each student receives a small cup to use for brushing teeth and saving water at home, and an in-depth Water Smart Kids Learning Guide filled with exciting activities and video links to reinforce newly acquired learning. The presentation and related activities are aligned with ADE standards. Water Smart Kids is sponsored by Tucson Water and offered free of charge to Tucson-area schools. The Water Smart Kids program was revised in Summer 2019.
A modified version of Water Smart Kids is presented for the Oro Valley Water Utility as Oro Valley Conservation Kids.
Each student receives an in-depth Our Water, Our Future Learning Guide filled with engaging activities and video links to reinforce newly acquired learning
Our Water, Our Future
Grades: 4th-5th | Since 1993
3,400 programs 87,800 students
Our Water, Our Future is a three-part water education program designed for 4th-5th grade students, addressing natural and urban water cycles, Tucson's water supply, water use, and water conservation. The program includes related pre- and post-visit lessons and an interactive one-hour class presentation. After the presentation, each student receives an in-depth Our Water, Our Future Learning Guide filled with engaging activities and video links to reinforce newly acquired learning. The presentation and related lessons are aligned with ADE standards. Our Water, Our Future is sponsored by Tucson Water and offered free of charge to Tucson-area schools. The Our Water, Our Future program was revised in Summer 2019.
Each student receives an in-depth Watching Our Water Learning Guide filled with engaging activities and video links to reinforce newly acquired learning.
Watching Our Water
Grades: 6th-8th | Since 2014
1,030 programs 27,300 students
Watching Our Water is a water education program for 6th-8th grade students about the intricacies of Tucson's unique water situation, focusing on water sources, the urban water cycle, water use, and water conservation. It includes a pre-visit video, a hands-on and interactive classroom presentation (designed to fit into a typical 50-60 minute class period), and a post-visit video. Each student receives an in-depth Watching Our Water Learning Guide filled with engaging activities and video links to reinforce newly acquired learning. The presentation and related lessons are aligned with ADE standards. Watching Our Water is sponsored by Tucson Water and offered free of charge to Tucson-area schools.
Water Sing-A-Long with H20
Grades: 1st-3rd | Since 2023
200 programs 17,000 students
WATER SING-A-LONG WITH H20 is a lively, 30-minute, multimedia assembly-style presentation for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders focusing on water uses, water conservation, and a variety of other water topics relevant to the Phoenix Metro area. The program is free of charge and presented to schools in the City of Tempe, the City of Chandler, and the Town of Queen Creek. After the presentation, each student receives a Water Sing-A-Long Activity Book filled with fun and exciting activities and video links to reinforce newly acquired learning.
The WATER SING-A-LONG WITH H20 program has a 3-year cycle rotating different water themes:
Water Cycle Sing-A-Long with H2O
Water Sources Sing-A-Long with H2O
Water in the Desert Sing-A-Long with H2O (plant, animal, and human adaptations to life in the desert)
This 3-year cycle allows all 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders at a school to have the presentation each year, building on what they’ve learned and experiencing something new!
Queen Creek's Our Water, Our Future
Grades: 3rd-5th | Since 2016
130 programs 3,400 students
Queen Creek’s Our Water, Our Future is a water education program designed for 3rd-5th grade students, addressing the water cycle, Queen Creek's water supply, water as a limited resource, water use, water recycling, and water conservation. The program includes three related lessons and an interactive 55-minute class presentation. Students receive an in-depth Conservation in the QC Activity Book filled with exciting activities and video links to reinforce newly acquired learning. The presentation and related lessons are aligned with ADE standards. Queen Creek's Our Water, Our Future is sponsored by Town of Queen Creek and offered free of charge to eligible Queen Creek and San Tan Valley schools.
