Mapping History
Watch our mapping history video here
- Mapping of the Santa Clara Valley by Kathy Machado
- Word Search... vocabulary recognition
- Crossword Puzzle... vocabulary review
- Mapping History of the Santa Clara Valley including student scripts, points to discuss and teacher facts and topics for further study
- Mapping History script in Spanish
- Student reflection sheet
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Materials list
Santa Clara Valley Water District History - A teacher's activity guide, Grades 4 through high school
This activity guide includes activities and resources focusing on the history of water in the Santa Clara Valley. The guide is only available on-line.
Topical single-sheet lessons
- Conservation lesson #1, primary grades
- Conservation lesson #2, primary grades
- Conservation lesson #3, primary grades
- Conservation lesson #4, primary grades
- Flood lesson, primary grades
- Conservation contest, middle grades
- Flood lesson, middle grades
- Conservation math, junior high
- Flood lesson, junior high
- Water well lesson, high school
- Conservation math, high school
Teachers - for answer keys, send an e-mail request to Education and Volunteer Coordinator, Heidi McFarland, [email protected].
Songs and lessons, Grades 3 to 8
Six songs sung to familiar tunes teach about local watersheds and the water cycle. Song sheets are available to download as a printable PDF file.
- Guadalupe Watershed Song (cassette available)
- Lessons
- Song
- Water Cycle Boogie Song
- Lessons
- Song
- Spanish Translation of Song
- San Tomas Watershed Song
- Coyote Watershed Song
- Santa Clara County Watersheds Song
- Permanente Watershed Song
Project Water Science, Grades 7 to 10
Developed by the Water Education Foundation, this series of 10 laboratory exercises is suitable for either physical or earth science classes. The labs explore the chemical nature of water and its role in the ecosystem.