This show provides an overview of the Project WET program and how to use its Web-based Portal.

1. Project WET 2.0 WorkshopProject WET 2.0 Workshop
Lake Woodruff National Wildlife RefugeLake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge
Presented by:
• Eileen Tramontana, Education
Specialist

2. Project WET 2.0 WorkshopProject WET 2.0 Workshop
Lake Woodruff National Wildlife RefugeLake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge
Mission of Project WETMission of Project WET
To reach children, parents, teachers, and
community members of the world with
water education.

3. Project WET 2.0 WorkshopProject WET 2.0 Workshop
Lake Woodruff National Wildlife RefugeLake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge
Project WET BelievesProject WET Believes
• Water moves through living and nonliving
systems and binds them together in a complex
web of life.
• Water of sufficient quality and quantity is
important for all water users.
• Sustainable water management is crucial for
providing tomorrow’s children with social and
economic stability in a healthy environment.
• Awareness of and respect for water resources
can encourage a personal, lifelong
commitment of responsibility and positive
community participation.

4. Project WET 2.0 WorkshopProject WET 2.0 Workshop
Lake Woodruff National Wildlife RefugeLake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge
Wet Teaches You HOW to ThinkWet Teaches You HOW to Think
Not WHAT to ThinkNot WHAT to Think
Present Facts
Maintain Objectivity
Provide Guidance

5. Project WET 2.0 WorkshopProject WET 2.0 Workshop
Lake Woodruff National Wildlife RefugeLake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge
Conceptual FrameworkConceptual Framework
• Water has unique chemical and
physical properties
• Water is essential to life
• Water connects all systems on
earth
• Water is a natural resource and is
finite• Water must be managed
• Water resources exist among social restraints
• Cultures are connected to water

6. Project WET 2.0 WorkshopProject WET 2.0 Workshop
Lake Woodruff National Wildlife RefugeLake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge
Interdisciplinary & SupplementalInterdisciplinary & Supplemental
Project WETProject WET
Water Education forWater Education for
TeachersTeachers
Art
Health/PESocial
Studies
Science
Music Math
Language
Arts

7. Project WET 2.0 WorkshopProject WET 2.0 Workshop
Lake Woodruff National Wildlife RefugeLake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge
Educational StagesEducational Stages

8. Project WET 2.0 WorkshopProject WET 2.0 Workshop
Lake Woodruff National Wildlife RefugeLake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge
WET HistoryWET History
The Project WET Curriculum and Activity Guide was
originally published in 1985 and was updated in 2011.

9. Project WET 2.0 WorkshopProject WET 2.0 Workshop
Lake Woodruff National Wildlife RefugeLake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge
Development ProcessDevelopment Process
• Writing Workshops
 Coordinators, formal and non-formal
educators
• Field Test
 Western Michigan University –
SAMPI (Science and Mathematics
Program Improvement)
 Coordinators, formal and non-formal
educators
• Expert Review

10. Project WET 2.0 WorkshopProject WET 2.0 Workshop
Lake Woodruff National Wildlife RefugeLake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge
42 existing Activities

11. Project WET 2.0 WorkshopProject WET 2.0 Workshop
Lake Woodruff National Wildlife RefugeLake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge
“Best of the Best”
14 Activities

12. Project WET 2.0 WorkshopProject WET 2.0 Workshop
Lake Woodruff National Wildlife RefugeLake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge
Filling in the GapsFilling in the Gaps

13. New WETNew WET
FeaturesFeatures
• ActionEducationTM
Component for select
activities
₋ WET Educator Portal –
Password on back of
manual

14. Project WET 2.0 WorkshopProject WET 2.0 Workshop
Lake Woodruff National Wildlife RefugeLake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge
http://portal.projectwet.orghttp://portal.projectwet.org

19. Project WET 2.0 WorkshopProject WET 2.0 Workshop
Lake Woodruff National Wildlife RefugeLake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge
Discoverwater.orgDiscoverwater.org

20. Project WET 2.0 WorkshopProject WET 2.0 Workshop
Lake Woodruff National Wildlife RefugeLake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge