The Laguna Beach County Water District is committed to water education and conservation. The District has a variety of teacher resource materials available, including lesson plans, lectures, games, laboratory investigations, and much more.
These activity booklets are available to teachers in the District's service area. Using the scroll bar below, browse through our current selection and contact the District's Community Relations Specialist at (949) 494-1041 to receive a FREE copy of one or more of our educational materials.
 Ground Water Education for Secondary Students
This course is intended for use in earth, physical, and general science classes. It is a series of hands-on-exercises organized to teach about ground aquifers and the prevention, reduction, and elimination of ground water pollution.
The lesson plans include lectures, demonstrations, laboratory exercises, games and assessment activities. Each lesson has clearly defined objectives and complete teacher instructions, and is coordinated with the California State Department of Education's Frameworks for Science, Math and Social Science.
 California's Water Problems - Grades 9-14
This is a series of four role-playing scenarios designed to give students first-hand experience working out solutions to real-life problems involving the management of California's water.
This material is structured to comply with the curriculum organization established by the state science and history/social science frameworks.
 The California Water Story - Grade 4-6
This course is a multidisciplinary approach to teaching about water as one of California's most important resources. The lessons integrate many subject areas (geography, history, science, math, and art) and are designed to help students develop specific skills (critical thinking, organizing data, predicting, mapping, and graphing).
This series correlates with the California State Department of Education curriculum standards.
 H2O - 2010 Teacher's Guide - Secondary Level Students
This course is designed to get students thinking about the issues that revolve around water and its use in California.
The study of water will fit into many course descriptions and therefore curriculum and topic links are provided for further discussion. In addition, this guide contains six fully developed lesson plans that explain the future of water sources, geography, agriculture in business and industry, conservation, and water law.
 Project WET Cirriculum & Activity Guide - Grades K-12
This cirriculum and activity guide is a collection of innovative, water-related activities that are hands-on, easy-to-use, and fun! Project WET activities incorporate a variety of formats, such as large and small group learning, whole-body activities, laboratory investigations, discussion of local and global topics, and involvement in community service projects. The activities have been developed, field-tested, and reviewed by hundreds of educators and resource managers around the country.
 Project Water Science - Grades 7-12
This course is intended for use in earth, physical, and life science classes. It is a series of hands-on exercises organized to teach about water quality, water and the environment, and how people use water.
Consistent with the new Science Framework, this material is organized thematically and cuts across all areas of science. These labs can be used as a unit or integrated into an existing water unit.
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