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Arizona Project WET

Arizona Project WET, hosted by the University of Arizona's Water Resources Research Center, is the state's official Project WET USA program and, as a state program of Arizona Cooperative Extension, works in multiple Arizona counties. Offerings include the fourth-grade Arizona Water Festival, The Nature of Groundwater classroom program, and teacher academies that build content knowledge in Arizona-specific water topics such as groundwater-surface water connections.

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What you will find there

  • Arizona Water Festival, a free hands-on water-cycle event for fourth-grade classes
  • The Nature of Groundwater classroom program on surface-water and groundwater connections in local watersheds
  • Water Scene Investigation, an inquiry unit where students act as water detectives
  • Teacher Academies offering STEM-focused professional development on Arizona water topics
  • Curriculum unit guides covering the Arizona water cycle and regional watersheds

Our take

Because the program is delivered locally in multiple counties, it reaches Arizona-specific topics, like the connection between groundwater and surface water in a desert state, that national materials rarely cover. Offerings, contacts, and scheduling differ by region, so a teacher should reach out to the AZ Project WET team about their county rather than assuming one set of dates applies statewide.

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