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Two new on-line programs, one having to do with K-12 education and the other community outreach are now available to the public.
In the area of education, Arizona Project WET, a WRRC component that promotes water education in the schools — WET stands for Water Education for Teachers—is offering an on-line interactive module, “Learning It By Living It: A Wild Ride Through the Water Cycle.” (http://projectwet.arid.arizona.edu/)
Students using the self-paced learning module share the adventures of two sixth-grade students who become water molecules. The UA’s Water Sustainability Program provided funding for the project; the module was developed by Theresa Crimmins at UA Arid Lands Information Center.
A second on-line module on simple techniques for backyard water harvesting is accessible free of charge to the public at http://rwh.arid.arizona.edu. It makes use of “how to” video clips, photos, demonstrations, animations, and interactive quizzes to communicate simple principles of capturing rainwater for landscape use.
Funded by the Water Sustainability Program, the learning module was created by Theresa Crimmins and Katherine Waser and the team at the UA Arid Lands Information Center.