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Understanding the Urban Watershed
Education for the Classroom

An integrated approach to learning – using Philadelphia’s water story as the context.

Understanding the Urban Watershed Curriculum Project is designed as a place-based, hands-on and minds-in learning experience for students to increase their knowledge, attitude and behaviors in a local context.

Students widen and deepen their understanding of water systems, and the relationship of humans and the natural environment past, present and future.  The learning experiences were designed with environmental literacy and sustainability at its core. You will find  many learner-centered experiences focused on investigations into local environmental issues that lead to informed action and civic engagement.  You can dip your toe or jump in the deep end — just like water– when a drop, or a trickle can become a flowing stream, joining with other streams to broader and vaster bodies of water—oceans of learning!

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CHOOSE YOUR WATER EDUCATION ADVENTURE

Dip Your Toe!

Activity Guides

Wade in the Water!

Mini-Units

Splash around in different Learning Experiences by topic

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Take the Plunge!

Full Units

Classroom ready with overflowing learning experiences

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Water Connects Us All

Learn more about how the Urban Watershed Curriculum offers an integrated approach to learning using Philadelphia’s water story as the context.
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