Loan Box Programs

Liquid Assets	pre K & Up
Students will learn to manipulate and test ideas through simple problem- solving activities involving liquids. Students will make predictions about where in a jar liquid and frozen water will be when the jar is tilted, see that liquids take the shape of the container they’re in, observe the shape of a small amount of water when there is no container, and demonstrate some properties of different liquids.
Water Wizards	pre K & Up
Students will investigate the unique properties of water by seeing how many drops of water fit on the head of a penny, doing an activity that demonstrates adhesion, testing whether they can float a paper clip on the surface tension of water, and seeing what happens when the surface tension is broken by adding a little soap to the water.
Who Sank The Boat?	pre K & Up
Explore density and buoyancy with a range of fun activities. Included are “Who Sank the Boat?” and “Will It Float?”
Waterworks	pre K & Up
Are you drinking the same water that fell as rain when dinosaurs walked the earth? Where does rain - or snow - come from? Your students will learn the answers to these questions and many more as they explore the water cycle.
Wondering About Weather	pre K & Up
What makes the weather? Your students will experiment with the different weather makers and learn how the weather makers interact to create our weather.

Water Wizards II	Grade 2 & Up
Your students will investigate some of the properties of water by experimenting with cohesion, adhesion and surface tension.

Wise Water Ways	Grade 3 & Up
Even though the Earth looks more like Planet Water from outer space, less than 1% of the water on Earth is available for us to drink. This Loan Box explores how water is wasted and what can be done to conserve it. Students will begin to understand how much water they use every day, both directly and indirectly, learn some ways to use water wisely, and learn the value of water.
The Water Cycle	Grade 3 & Up
Using a variety of experiments and activities, your students will investigate the water cycle.
A Wet History of New Haven	Grade 3 & Up
Why did the early colonists in south central Connecticut choose this area as a place to settle? What influence did changing access to and uses of water have on people from prior to 1640 to the present day? Using hands-on activities and historical photographs and documents, your students will learn about the wet history of New Haven.
Watersheds	Grade 3 & Up
Build a model watershed and experiment with it to see how a body of water can get polluted from things that happen on the land.
Habitats of Long Island Sound	Grade 3 & Up
Imagine if your home were covered up with water twice a day or all the time! Students will learn about the unique habitats of Long Island Sound and the living things that make their homes there. Games, puppets and children’s literature are used to show and teach about these special places.
Food Chains and Webs of Long Island Sound	Grade 3 & Up
What would you eat if you lived in Long Island Sound? What might want to eat you? Students will learn how living things process and pass on energy in Long Island Sound’s ecosystems, construct models of food chains, food webs and energy pyramids, and investigate food chains by viewing slides through a microscope.

Troubled Waters	Grade 4 & Up
Your class will explore some of the common avenues of water pollution with Fred the Fish, learn about point source and nonpoint source pollution, and look at the effects hazardous items can have on water by testing the pH of some familiar household products.
Weather or Not	Grade 4 & Up
Your students will learn about the four weather makers and how they interact to produce weather. They will learn why the temperature is colder in the winter and warmer in the summer, how air pressure is responsible for wind, make a cloud in a bottle, and make simple weather instruments that can be used to gather data to help predict weather.
Invasion of The Aliens	Grade 4 & Up
What are invasive alien species and why should we care about them? Using zebra mussels and purple loosestrife as examples, your students will learn about the problems that invasive, non-native species can cause.

Discovering Density	Grade 6 & Up
Explore the principles of density and buoyancy with a range of fun, mentally-challenging activities.

More Information on All Education Programs

All programs are free for schools in our district*. For more information on Regional Water Authority education programs, call 203-777-1142.

*Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Branford, Cheshire, Derby, East Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Killingworth, Madison, Milford, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Prospect, Regional District #16, Regional District #17, Seymour, West Haven and Woodbridge.

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Download the Regional Water Authority Education Brochure.
The PDF includes the Water Science Loan Box Reservation Form.