Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) materials:

• MWRA Activity Pages (downloadable as PDF files):

• Down the Drain Crossword
• Down the Drain Word Search
• Word Play
• Pipe Maze
• Dwayne the Storm Drain Word Search

These pages can also be found as a whole packet here.

• Dwayne the Storm Drain (Recommended grade levels: Pre-K to 4)

• Our award-winning coloring and activity book "Dwayne" can be downloaded for FREE, taking students through each season while explaining how nature and humans affect the stormwater system. Readers will be introduced to storm sewer systems, better understand their connection to the system and be able to identify how storm drains work and thus affect the environment.

• The book is available as a whole or readers can choose individual pages.

• Water Works (Recommended grade levels: 3 to 5)

• Our activity based curriculum guide can be downloaded for FREE, helping students lay the foundation for responsible water use and how water gets from its source to the tap.

• The book is available as a whole or readers can choose individual pages.

• Water Watchers (Recommended grade levels: 6 to 8)

• Our activity based curriculum guide can be downloaded for FREE, helping students understand how their water systems work and how their decisions affect local and global water supplies.

• The book is available as a whole or readers can choose individual pages.

Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC):

• BWSC offers a number of education materials on their website:

• Coloring Pages

• Puzzles

• Mazes

• Crosswords

• Word Searches

• BWSC also has a few activity books of their own:

• Drinking Water Week Activity Book - Part One & Part Two

• Storm Drain Activity Book

American Water Works Association (AWWA):

• Users can plan an interactive game on the AWWA website called "The Story of Drinking Water" that incorporates history, science and conservation with quizzes and tips.

New England Water Environmental Association (NEWEA):

• NEWEA has a number of printable activities available:

• Sudoku puzzle

• Crossword puzzle

• How Many Words Can You Make From W-A-S-T-E-W-A-T-E-R?

• NEWEA Education Outreach Word Search

• Safety Word Search

• You can find NEWEA's own coloring book, "The Flow Family," here.

• Find directions on What Not To Flush, along with an activity, here.

• People can also e-mail NEWEA staff for at-home Microsoft PowerPoint or Word materials:

• How We Use Water (Pre-K/Elementary)

• How We Use Water and How It Is Treated (Grades 4-8)

Water Environment Federation (WEF):

• WEF has a free downloadable coloring book, "Catch A Ride On the Water Cycle" (available in both English and Spanish).

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):

• EPA has provided a number of printable worksheets to encourage learning on the "Water Sense For Kids" section of their website. Students can take a pledge with their family to reduce their water use. Students can also use MWRA.com information to find out more about where our water comes from and how it gets into homes when filling out the following worksheets:

• “A Day In The Life Of A Drop” worksheets 1 and 2

• Family Fact Sheet

• Fix-A-Leak Activity Game

• Nonpoint Source Pollution Word Search

• Students can play the Water Sense game, using information on the EPA website to answer questions and move the water efficiency hero Flo through water pipes while avoiding water-wasting monsters.

• A printer-friendly PDF version of the game is also available.

• EPA also has a section of their website filled with presentations, activities and games all dedicated to both drinking water and groundwater, found here.