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The City of Hillsboro Water Department offers complimentary classroom presentations for all ages that coincide with water-related topics.

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Teaching at Home Resources

Below are links to water, environmental, and science resources to support parents, guardians, and educators teaching from home.

Videos

Title	Author	Description	Grades
The Magic School Bus Catches a Wave- DVD	Scholastic	Ms. Frizzle takes her class on a rainy ride through the life cycle of a water drop, on the rough’-n-tumble journey of a boulder subject to water erosion and on a bubbly trip to the bottom of Walkerville Lake.	K-3
Wall-E- DVD	Disney Pixar	The story follows a robot named WALL-E, who is designed to clean up a waste-covered Earth far in the future.	PG
Earth Science for Children: All About the Water Cycle- DVD	Schlessinger Media	Discover the amazing process by which the Earth’s water supply has been recycled over millions of years, centering on three stages: evaporation, condensation and precipitation.	K-4
Professor Water & The Amazing Water Cycle - DVD	American Water Works Association	A fast paced instructional science video series created to help students understand the water cycle.	3-8
Professor Water: Fantastic Facts About H2O- DVD	American Water Works Association	Join zany Professor Water and his sidekick as they explore Niagara Falls, the South Pole, and Death Valley to learn about the water cycle, drinking water treatment, water conservation, and more.	4-8
Science Court: The Water Cycle- DVD	Tom Snyder Productions	Mr. I. M. Richman slips and falls at the subway station. He blames leaky water pipes made by Pip Peterson. But are the pipes really leaking? Or is it some other act of nature?	4-6
Earth Aid: Water Conservation- DVD	Ed Begley Jr	Begley demonstrates a wealth of innovative tips on water conservation that costs us nothing, but which can save up to 50% of the water each of us uses.	6-12
Water for the Future: Sustaining Oregon’s Economy, Watershed and Community- DVD	Tualatin Basin Water Supply Project	Describes the efforts of local water resource agencies to meet water needs for the next 50 years Oregon’s Tualatin Basin.	6-12

Calendar Contest

For 18 years, the City of Hillsboro Water Department has partnered with local elementary schools to illustrate a water efficiency themed calendar. The calendar project is a way for students to artistically express what they have learned about being water wise and aware.

This year's theme is The Journey of a Water Drop. All entries must be received no later than Friday, October 4, 2023.

Hillsboro Water will choose 14 pictures (12 months and a front and back cover) that best illustrate the annual theme from all entries received. At least one picture from each grade will be selected. Calendars will be created in fall of 2024 and distributed to participating schools before Winter Break.

2025 Calendar: The Journey of a Water Drop

Enter Artwork

All entries must be received no later than Friday, October 4, 2024.

Mailed to: City of Hillsboro Water Department, 150 East Main Street, Third Floor, Hillsboro, OR 97123

Emailed to: Amy.Meaut@Hillsboro-Oregon.gov

Contest Details

The contest is open to all K-6th grade students in Hillsboro Water’s Service Areas.
Entries will be judged on best expression of the calendar theme, picture design, creativity, and artistic skill.
Artwork must be prepared within the boundaries of an 8.5” x 11” paper. The paper must be positioned in the landscape format. Entries submitted on incorrect paper size/format will not be included in the judging.
Artwork will need to include the student’s name, school, grade, and teacher on the back of the submission or in email with online submission.
The picture must be created with marking pens, color pencils, acrylic or poster paint, watercolors, or crayons. Words, if used, should be printed large and kept to a minimum.
All entries will become the property of Hillsboro Water and may be used in other promotions without further permission or compensation to the artist.

By entering the contest, the entrant accepts and agrees to the above rules and the decisions of the judges, which shall be final.

Printable Calendars

Contact Information

Call 503-615-6702.
Send Hillsboro Water an email.
Visit 150 E Main Street, Third Floor, Hillsboro, OR 97123.

City of Hillsboro, OR

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