The Oklahoma Environmental Education Coordinating Committee’s (OKEECC*) annual H2Oklahoma Water Festival is going virtual in 2020! Our annual festival is filled with fun and engaging water based activities. Our new virtual festival offers water based science lessons for K-12 students in a virtual or in-person classroom setting. All activities have been correlated to NGSS or Oklahoma Academic Science Standards!
We welcome classes, teachers, students, homeschool groups, non-formal education, and anyone else who is interested to participate with us this year. We hope you enjoy our H2Oklahoma resources!
*The Oklahoma Environmental Education Coordinating Committee (OKEECC) is comprised of educators from a variety of public sector agencies and institutions. The H2Oklahoma Festival is the education outreach effort coordinated by the OKEECC.
Explore the Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge to learn what living and non-living things can be found in this wetland, how they interact with each other, and that they are part of an ecosystem.
- Introduction to a Bottomland Hardwood Wetland within the Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge - Henryetta, OK - Video
- Field Trip to a Wetland Educator Resource with Standards Correlations
Grades: 2nd - 4th
Take a virtual field trip to the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge where you will examine what macroinvertebrates are found here and what that means for the quality of the wetland habitat.
- Macroinvertabrates: Finding Treasure in the Wetlands of the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge - Video
- Capturing Macroinvertebrates at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge Educator Resource with Standards Correlations
Grades: 2nd-4th
Students use observational skills to explore the role of water in their daily lives; students identify where water is used by humans, plants, and animals; students discover how easy or difficult it is to find water in their day-to-day activities.
Grades: Elementary
Students learn how different landscapes react to rainfall events.
- Rainfall Simulator Video part 1 of 3
- Rainfall Simulator Video part 2 of 3
- Rainfall Simulator Video part 3 of 3
- Standards Correlations
Grades: Videos for any age. Standards for 5th grade.
Water connects us with all animal and plant life. In this
interactive program, students work to find a balance between man and nature in “our town.”
- Keepers of the Earth - Introduction Video
- Keepers of the Earth - Activity Video
- Supply list and Standards Correlations
Grades: 3rd-6th
Students observe important aspects of water in an ecosystem, determine the role water has in the lives of different organisms, and explore aquatic ecosystems.
Grades: Kindergarten - 12th
By estimating and calculating the percentage of available fresh water on Earth, students understand that this resource must be used and managed carefully.
Grades: Upper Elementary and Middle School
Students will analyze data to solve a mystery and identify a potential polluter
Grades: Middle and High School
Students estimate the percentage of Earth’s surface that is covered by water and, by tossing an inflatable globe, take a simple probability sample to check their estimates.
- Blue Planet Educator Resource
- Blue Planet Student Worksheet
- Blue Planet Standards Correlations
- Blue Planet No Internet -Distance Learning
Grades: Kindergarten - 12th
Students examine different environments within the ocean to observe what survives well in each.
- Discover Our Ocean Educator Resource
- Discover Our Ocean Student Page
- Discover Our Ocean Standards Correlations
Grades 3rd - 7th
Hands-on, interactive demonstration of the sources and effects of water pollution. See how storm water runoff carries pollutants through the watershed to a pond, lake, river, bay, or ocean – and the best management practices to prevent this type of pollution from occurring.
Grades: Kindergarten - 12th
Students compete in a Water Olympics to investigate two properties of water, adhesion and cohesion.
Grades: Upper Elementary and Middle School
Students will identify roles water plays in the different parts of the body and learn why it is important
to keep the body hydrated.
- Healthy Water Healthy People Educator Resource
- Healthy Water Healthy People Student Worksheet
- Healthy Water Healthy People Standards Correlations
Grades: 3rd-6th
Students use online resources to determine how much water is used to grow food and manufacture common items; students explore the idea of “hidden water”; students explore how they can reduce their personal water usage.
- Virtual Water and Your Water Footprint - Video
- Water Footprint Calculator
- Standards Correlations and Instructions
Grades: Kindergarten - 12th
Students use maps to characterize what a watershed is; to identify the key parts and
functions of watersheds; to determine watershed boundaries; to discover how watersheds are named;
and to describe how water flows in a watershed based on elevation.
- Seeing Watersheds Educator Resource
- Seeing Watersheds Student Worksheet
- Explore Watersheds Educator Resource
- Explore Watersheds Student Worksheet
- Explore Watersheds Standards Correlations
Grades: 4th-8th
Students will recognize that our everyday actions can positively or negatively impact everyone the water quality and quantity we all share while learning different Best Management Practices (BMPs) individuals can take to protect and conserve water resources.
- Using Water Wisely Educator Resource
- Using Water Wisely Student Worksheet
- Using Water Wisely Standards Correlations
Grades: 3rd - 6th
With a roll of a cube, students simulate the movement of water within the water cycle.
Grades: 3rd- 6th
For younger learners, Project WET offers Water for YOU and ME!, a storybook with suggested activities to learn and observe water properties.
This book is appropriate for ages 3-6.
Students will think critically about how they use water on a daily basis both directly and indirectly.
- We All Use Water Educator Resource
- We All Use Water Student Worksheet
- We All Use Water Standards Correlations
Grades: 3rd- 6th
Students will conduct an investigation of water use in their school and on the school grounds. They will identify their watershed and will gather information about the source, cost, and quality of their school’s water supply. They will also collect data on water conservation practices at their school.
- Green School Water Investigation
- Green Schools Standards Correlations
- Green Schools in Action Video
- Investigation Water Video
Grades: Kindergarten - 12th
Collection of videos from the City of Oklahoma City's Squeeze Every Drop program that provides information on water conservation.
Collection of videos from the City of Tulsa, OK about Stormwater and how you can do your part to help Save Our Streams.
- Keeping Our Streams Clean
- Save Our Streams: Little Things
- Save Our Streams: Journey Through Tulsa's Storm Drains
- Save Our Streams: Erosion and Sediment Runoff
- Save Our Streams: Leaves and Grass Clippings
- City of Tulsa Stormwater Education and Outreach
- Stormwater Quality Tips: Pet Waste
- Stormwater Quality Tips: Household Chemicals
- Stormwater Quality Tips: Lawn Care
- City of Tulsa Household Pollutant Collection Facility Drop Off
Water related resources from the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
National Weather Festival
Join us for a week of children's activities, speakers, and much more!
October 26-31, 2020
Content will be uploaded daily on our social media and website, stay tuned for more info!
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