Teaching Tools

"Arguably the greatest challenge that we as conservationists face is ensuring that our young people understand, experience, and value nature as part of their everyday lives. Without those strong bonds, the future of our lands and waters is uncertain at best." – Carter Smith, Executive Director, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

Objectives

• Texans will be able to name the source of their drinking water.
• Texans will be able to identify major water issues in their community.
• Texans will consider their own values toward water resources.
• Texans will recognize and adopt water conservation practices.
• Texans will support the water needs of habitat and wildlife.

Community and Classroom Discussion Questions

Activities

• Bug Picking Macroinvertebrate Field Study
• The Steam Game
• Freddie The Fish
• Invasives Lesson Plan

From the Texas Water Development Board

• What's Your Water I.Q.? quiz
• Games on this cd
  • Water Wisdom
  • The Water Planner Game
  • Surface Water/Groundwater
  • H20pardy game
  • Who Uses Water in Texas
  • The Power of Many
  • Know Your Texas Water Web Quest; Worksheet
• Raising Your Water IQ Curriculum
• Rainwater Harvesting Webquest
• Water in Texas Web Quest; Resources
• Water Conservation Game (poster) | Game answers (Excel)
• Major Rivers (online information)

More From Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

• Ready-to-Use Presentations
• Regions of Texas background and activity ideas
• Image Gallery -- Please credit TPWD when using images.
• Maps
• Glossary of River Terminology
• Posters: Habitats; Anatomy of a River; GLO's Marine Debris Timeline
• Publications for Youth
• Additional Resources for teaching
  • Aquatic Ecosystems excerpt from the Take Me Fishing guide
  • Crossword and Answer Key
  • Letter Tiles 1 and Answer Key
  • Letter Tiles 2 and Answer Key
  • Vocabulary Match and Answer Key
  • Rare Species Activity Packets
  • Fact Sheets
  • Fact Sheets Sets
  • Project WILD Aquatic (requires workshop)
  • Teacher Tool Kit (online pages)
  • Loaner Trunks (online pages)
  • Keep Texas Wild! (online -TPW Magazine section for kids)
  • State Parks Educational Materials (online pages)
  • Core Concepts: A Framework for Understanding Wildlife and Wildlife Management
  • Ages and Stages: Selecting the Right Activities
  • Tips for Teaching Outdoors
  • Contact Us

See Links Page for more educational activities available online