Activities and Materials for Kids
It's never too early to begin taking care of your watershed. There are several activities in which kids can take part to help them understand why it is important to maintain healthy waterways and watersheds.
Test your Watersense
Think you know everything there is to know about water? You can't be sure until you Test Your WaterSense! Go there.
The Responsible Bathroom
It’s our way of testing your water knowledge and helping you increase your awareness of how to use and conserve water to create a healthier, more sustainable world. Take the Quiz.
Fun Facts about Stormwater
Click here to see some facts about stormwater and watersheds...what might be in the stormwater, where the stormwater goes, and how you can do your part to protect our waterways.
Join the Scouts
The Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America are top-notch organizations, dedicated to improving the quality of life on our planet. Click the links below to be taken to the Scouts' web pages.
- Boy Scouts of America
- Sagamore Council, Boy Scouts of America (Local Districts)
- Girl Scouts of America
- Girls Scouts of Central Indiana
Experiments
Try these experiments at home and see what you can learn about the water cycle.
- Erosion Explosion - what is erosion and how does it affect our planet?
- Oil Spill - make marbled paper at home and learn if oil and water can mix
- Fishing for Worms - learn about planaria and why they are important
- Make a Water Filter - clean that dirty water!
- "Survivor" Water Filter - Stranded on a deserted island? Find out how to make clean water!
Games
- The Water Cycle - not really a game, but a cool animated graphic of how the natural water cycle works
- Droplet and the Water Cycle - Your task, as you play this game, is to get him safely through the forest, into the river, and out to sea so that the sun can warm him once again and help him get back to the clouds. You can make Droplet run, jump, climb, slide, take rides on passing leaves, and stun his enemies. But the trip will not be easy. All creatures on earth need water to stay alive. In the forest, he can get slurped up by butterflies and praying mantises.
- The Water Cycle Game - fun and easy way to learn about the water cycle
