Field Trips & Classroom Presentations

In the past the Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority (VVWRA) has offered a limited number of free bus trips to the regional wastewater treatment plant for elementary school tours. Unfortunately, the treatment plant is currently under construction and field trips are suspended until construction is complete. Please continue to check back with this site for an update.

In the interim, we are offering  a new classroom presentation, Sludge Eating Microbes - How Cool Is That? to provide an overview of wastewater treatment. During the classroom presentation, we will help students understand where wastewater goes after it leaves their house, the importance of wastewater treatment, and the wastewater treatment process.

This presentation is well suited to enhance 4th, 5th and 6th grade science programs and can help teachers meet their science content standards. VVWRA has pre-presentation materials available that can be used to help prepare students for the presentation.

During the presentation, we have a brief movie and handouts to leave with the students. Please contact Linda Ellsworth at 760.246.8638 or lellsworth@vvwra.com to find out more.

Interested in having a classroom presentation at your school? Click Here to sign up or to request more information!

Cool Downloads

Microbe Trading Cards

Curriculum

Conservation Connection - A Curriculum: Analyzing Water & Energy Use at Home and at School

Erase the Waste
The California Water Boards developed the Water Quality Service Learning Program specifically for 4th through 6th grade levels. These instructional units use the educational process known as “service learning,” integrating inquiry-based learning with real-world, hands-on experiences.

Additional Resources

Adopt a Watershed uses a local watershed as a living laboratory in which students engage in hands-on activities, making science applicable and relevant to their lives.
 
Environmentality Challenge All 5th grade classes are invited to compete in Disney's partnership with CDE to incorporate environmentality-thinking at school, at home, and in the community.

Acorn Naturalists - Acorn Naturalists was founded over a decade ago by science educators interested in developing and making accessible resources for enhancing science, outdoor and environmental education. 

EPA Kids' Web Page The Kids' page is designed for children ages 5-12 and contains information on air, water, recycling, plants and animals, and general environmental education. It also provides art and games on various environmental issues that can be downloaded.

EPA Students' Web Page Students' Web page is designed for students age 12 and older and offers more advanced environmental information. It also provides opportunities to participate in various environmental programs, information on awards, competitions and environmental careers and research activities.

EPA Teachers' Web Page The Teachers' Web Page provides students and teachers with current, accurate, and reliable environmental information. The page will provide teachers with information on environmental issues and grant information, as well as facts from the EPA Library and direct-link page to other environmental Web sites.
 
KidMAX for California's Schools KidMAX provides a source of free or inexpensive used materials to California's schools.

Project Wet - The Water Education Foundation is your resource for information about water resource issues.

Exploring the Environment is a series of interdisciplinary, problem-based learning (PBL) modules for high school students. The project engages student teams in addressing real-world problems related to weather, population growth, biodiversity, land use patterns, volcanoes, water pollution, and global warming.

WET in the City - WET in the City engages K-12 youth in hands-on activities that creatively explore the science of water, its cultural context, and complex issues surrounding its management and stewardship. The program is delivered at the local level, city by city, and targets urban educators with relevant, localized water education through a network of city partners.