TEXAS WATER – Origins
& Destinations
Our multi-discipline
classroom materials for
grades 3-6 follows TEKS
guidelines for science,
social studies and math. The
materials have been
developed by experienced
educators whose vision and
approach to student
interaction make this
program especially effective
in classrooms, home
schooling environments, and
in independent study
situations with gifted and
talented students.
This unique program teaches
about water through Texas
history!
The
Teacher’s Resource Guide
includes an entertaining and
educational DVD about Texas
Rivers...and there are “Dime
Novels” for students to
read and learn about how
critical water was to
“frontier” Texas families.
And, coming in early 2010 to
supplement this program, is
a video that follows two
young students of today back
into time as they visit a
family and learn about the
challenges of frontier life.
The
TEXAS WATER
program takes a unique
approach to educating
youngsters about today’s
critical water
issues...utilizing the
marriage of education and
entertainment — “Edu-tainment”
— to help students
understand how Texas has
always depended on adequate
water resources for
expansion, growth and
development...and that such
an understanding will
promote a greater
appreciation for this finite
natural resource.
Teachers Resource Guide
– offers educators
comprehensive instructions
for 9 hands-on classroom
projects that combine
information about Texas
Rivers – their origins and
destinations; a chronicle of
events that occurred along
their banks; and how they
contribute to surface water
supplies today – along with
an in-depth look at geology
/ aquifers/ watersheds and
some other background
information to stimulate
independent study and
exploration.
Texas Rivers –
DVD – Take a trip along 13
Texas rivers…learn about
where they come from and
where they go…and discover
how what happened along
their banks has not only
been critical in Texas
history but will play an
increasingly important role
in the State’s future.
(Approximately 30 minutes
long; the introduction and
each of the rivers can play
continuously, or be broken
into individual river
segments.)
Dime Novels –
Frontier Series (Student
books) About 155 years ago,
a type of publication
debuted that was not only
the precursor to today’s
mass market paperbacks,
themed magazines and comic
books, but also predicated
the “moving pictures” and
early television “serials.”
Stories were told about
exciting frontier
adventures... a little at a
time...setting up an ever
growing market for the next
installment. It made sense
to use an historical
publication model to teach
history, so we created our
own Dime Novels, written by
Hugh F. Wynn.
“Windmills and Barbed Wire”
is intended to
familiarize students of
today with how the Texas
frontier was settled — and
specifically the critical
role that water, windmills
and barbed wire played in
winning the west. The TEXAS
WATER Dime Novels are about
the Sullivan family who
packed up their possessions
and left Malvern Junction,
Arkansas aboard a Texas &
Pacific westbound train, and
headed for a new life in
Texas. It is through their
experiences that we learn
about how critical water
quickly became to their
survival and how they
adapted to their new home.
#1 Winning the West –
Windmills and Barbed
Wire
#1 Readers Guide –
Windmills and Barbed
Wire
#2 Winning the West --
Frontier Challenges
#2 Readers Guide --
Frontier Challenges
PRICING AND AVAILABILITY…
It has been our approach to have our education materials sponsored for
classroom use. ISD budgets continue to be tight, with little extra funds
available for teachers to supplement classroom materials…even on a topic as
critical as WATER. The materials are affordable and are provided to educators
clearly identified with the sponsor’s name/logo. Sponsorship is available to
MUDs, water authorities, water industry consultants, and interested business
leaders or even parents or grandparents. Sets can also be purchased for use in
libraries.
We feature an Educator’s page on the website for posting of updates, teacher
input/classroom experiences/photos and examples of projects. Website information
is provided with the materials.
The TEXAS WATER materials are packaged in a set that includes the
Resource Guide Notebook; an attractive tote bag; and the DVD — $50 each.
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