SOLD OUT Explore what lives in our waters and what indicators we use to determine the health of our waterways. You will collect water samples and discover some of the microscopic mysteries in the Schuylkill River. You will also learn what we do on land to protect our rivers and its wildlife. After the lesson, […]
So excited about this year's Delaware River Festival! At our table, show off your creativity and create river murals with watercolors.
Where does our tap water come from? Where does our waste water go? Join the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center for a behind the scenes bus tour of the Philadelphia Water Department’s drinking water system. Learn how it’s connected to our rivers, including past and present-day infrastructure that brings us clean and safe drinking water […]
A Hands-On Early Literacy Program for 5-8 Year Olds and Their Families! Workshops with a seasonal theme to help build reading readiness using “teachable” moments in your own neighborhood. Great […]
Hands-On Early Literacy Program for 5-8 Year Olds & Their Families If you live in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood of Philadelphia, this program is for you! Monthly workshops to help build reading readiness using “teachable” moments in your own neighborhood. Great incentives for frequent attendance, such as books to build your home library. Partners: […]
In City Water, City Life, historian and author Carl Smith explores the development of the first successful waterworks systems in Philadelphia, Boston, and Chicago between the 1790s and the 1860s. […]
If you are a teacher looking to engage with students, this training is for you! For Earth Day and Climate Change Activism Week: Be part of an online network of teachers as we navigate through Understanding the Urban Watershed, FWWIC’s online curriculum. It is packed with resources that easily adapt to distance learning. These are 1 […]
