Educational curriculum materials
Videos
Books and references
Educational curriculum materials
Arid Lands, Sacred Waters: Student Activity Packet. Designed and edited by Marne Potter and Caitlyn Howell. New Mexico Museum of Natural History, Division of the Department of Cultural Affairs; US Geological Survey; and US Department of Agriculture Forest, 1992.
Bosque Education Guide, 2003 . Friends of the Rio Grande Nature Center, 2901 Candelaria Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107, 505.344.0274 and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, Division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, Education Department, 505.841.2836. Interdisciplinary guide for grades K-12 includes field- and classroom-based activities referenced to New Mexico Public Education Department Content Standards and Benchmarks.
Desert Water: An Introduction to the Rio Grande Project of Southern New Mexico and West Texas. New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, a Division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, Education Department, 505.522.4100. Interdisciplinary science and social studies unit based on irrigation and water use in the Rincon and Mesilla Valleys of New Mexico and the El Paso Valley of Texas. Correlated to New Mexico Public Education Department Content Standards and Benchmarks for grades 5-8 and 9-12.
Discover a Watershed: The Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Educators Guide. The Watercourse, 2001. 201 Culbertson Hall, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, 406.994.5392, fax 406.994.1919.
Eco Inquiry Institute of Ecosystem Studies: A Guide to Ecological Learning Experiences for the Upper Elementary/Middle Grades. Milbrook, New York, 1994.
El Agua es la Vida, Volume 9. Amigos, A Division of Aspectos Culturales, 1219 Luisa Street, Suite 2, Santa Fe, NM 87505, 505.986.0799, fax 505.986.1499. Articles, activities, and resources relating to water history and water use in New Mexico.
Hispanic Folk Arts and the Environment. Museum of International Folk Art, Museum of New Mexico, a Division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, 505.476.1200. Aspen, CO: Crystal Productions, 1996.
How Coyote Brought us Water and Coyote Wanders Upriver. Teacher's Manual and Children's Book Series. State Engineer Office, PO Box 25102, Santa Fe, NM 87504, 800.WATERNM or fax 505.827.4692.
Keeper of the Earth: Native American and Environmental Activities for Children, Michael J. Caduto and Joseph Bruchac. Golden, CO: Fulcrum, Inc., 1997.
Pecos, Mi Pecos, Aspectos Culturales. 2002. 1219 Luisa #2, Santa Fe, NM 87505, 505.986.0799, cultura@aspectosculturales.com
Project Crossroads: The River Project, A Seventh Grade Interdisciplinary Curriculum. 81 Old Agua Fria Road West, Santa Fe, NM 87508. 505.984.8481
Project WET, Curriculum and Activity Guide. The Watercourse and the Council for Environmental Education, 1995. 201 Culbertson Hall, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, 406.994.5392, fax 406.994.1919.
Public Works booklets, City of Albuquerque. 505.768.3634.
The Rio Grande Bosque Workbook. 1995. Produced by Reginald F. Chavez Elementary School and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, a Division of the Department of Cultural Affairs.
Student Factbook, Water Resources of the Middle Rio Grande Area. 1991. Middle Rio Grande Council of Governments of New Mexico, 317 Commercial, NE, Suite 300, Albuquerque, NM 87102.
Time Traveling through New Mexico History: A Teacher's Guide: The Spanish Colonial Period and life on El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro (1750-1800). New Mexico State University, Public History Department, 505.646.2490.
Water Trunk. Museum of New Mexico, Office of Statewide Programs and Education, a Division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, 505.476.5097 or 800.285.6480.
http://www.museumeducation.org/eduprograms.php
Videos
Acequias. (NM 135), Museum of New Mexico, Office of Statewide Programs and Education, a Division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, 505.476.5097 or 800.285.6480.
http://www.museumeducation.org/eduprograms.php
Back to the Bosque. Educational Products from Educators, Leading Object, Box 30003, MSC 3AI, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003, 505.646.5368 or 888.750.4156. http://www.leadingobject.com/products/videos/#southwest
The End of an Aquifer. Produced by Dale Sonnenberg, KNME, 1991. 1130 University Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102.
Jardines del Bosque. 2002, Music video, National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM.
Lean and Green: Saving Water in Thirsty Yards (28:30 min.). Produced by Cooney Productions for the City of Albuquerque.
The Rio Grande: New Mexico's Treasure. 1992. Middle Rio Grande Conservation District, P.O. Box 581, Albuquerque, NM 87102, 505.247.0234.
Slow the Flow: Albuquerque's Residential Audit and Retrofit Program. (21 minutes) Executive Producer Jean Witherspon, Water Conservation Office, Public Works Department, Cooney Productions.
Tapping the Legacy: Seeking a Sustainable Water Supply. (28 minutes) Produced for the Public Works Department, City of Albuquerque, Cooney Productions.
Un Rio, Muchas Voces or One River, Many Voices. 2000 (40 minutes) U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Albuquerque, NM.
Water: To the Last Drop. 1999 (52 minutes) Discovery Channel Education, a division of Discovery Communications, Inc., Bethesda, MD 20814-3579.
www.discoveryschool.com
Water Warning, It's Not Just the Drought. Narrated by Ali MacGraw (30 minutes). Executive Producer: New Mexico Environment Department and CNS Communications, directed by Baird Swanson, NM ED Technical Oversight, 505.827.2855.
Books and References
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