New Jersey American Water and Scholastic Partner to Provide New Jersey Teachers with Valuable Water Conservation Curriculum
March 26 2018 - 1:48PM
Business Wire
Just in time for Earth Day, New Jersey American Water and
Scholastic are partnering to help teachers throughout the state
through Water Works – a creative program that provides
valuable, free STEM-based curriculum focused on water and its
importance to everyday life.
“This is the third year New Jersey American Water has partnered
with Scholastic to bring water lessons to life for teachers and
students throughout the state of New Jersey,” said Denise Venuti
Free, New Jersey American Water Director of Communications and
External Affairs. “The unique materials and creative experiments
we’ve created focus on the value of water and the importance of
water conservation, which is vitally important for sustaining our
water security now and for generations to come.”
The Water Works curriculum is designed for children in grades
3-8, and includes a variety of classroom activities, worksheets and
assignment ideas focusing on the importance of water and water
conservation. Hands-on classroom experiments include a study of the
effects of time on pipes, how public water systems work and the
opportunity to build a model aquifer.
Created by Scholastic with the support of New Jersey American
Water, the Water Works curriculum meets a variety of New Jersey
Core Curriculum Content Standards with the hope of providing a
useful, exciting supplement to teachers’ existing lesson plans.
In addition to the educational components of this program,
participating teachers are invited to enter the Water Works
Sweepstakes for a chance to win $500 and a rooftop rain barrel for
their classroom. To participate, teachers are asked to share photos
of their water-related class projects with New Jersey American
Water. All entries need to be submitted by
April 5, 2018 for consideration – photos can be submitted at
www.scholastic.com/rainbarrel.
The Water Works program also includes a Family Guide for
students to share with their parents in an effort to bring
conservation tips into their homes.
For more information about the Water Works program or to obtain
this year’s curriculum, visit www.scholastic.com/njaw.
New Jersey American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE:
AWK), is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state,
providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater
services to approximately 2.7 million people. For more information,
visit www.newjerseyamwater.com and follow New Jersey American Water
on Twitter and Facebook. With a history dating back to 1886,
American Water is the largest and most geographically diverse U.S.
publicly traded water and wastewater utility company. The company
employs more than 6,900 dedicated professionals who provide
regulated and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other
related services to an estimated 15 million people in 46 states and
Ontario, Canada. American Water provides safe, clean, affordable
and reliable water services to our customers to make sure we keep
their lives flowing. For more information, visit
www.amwater.com.
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New Jersey American WaterDenise Venuti FreeDirector of
Communications and External
Affairs856-782-2316denise.free@amwater.com
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