EDUCATION PROGRAM
A Raindrop’s Journey
Grade Range: Preschool – 1st Grade, Ages 3 – 6
Duration: 45 minutes – 1 hour
We will begin by reading, “A Raindrop’s Journey.” Then, we will take on the role of a raindrop by learning about the water cycle and traveling through the Waterworks Jungle Gym. Finally, we will make our own water system maps.
$5 per student.
Enduring Understanding
Each drop of water travels a long way through the water cycle and the waterworks to get to your home.
Essential Question
How does water get to my home?
Objectives
Students will be able to:
- Identify key elements in the water cycle
- Recognize that water is used over and over again
- Recognize that the waterworks system helps move water to their homes
- Identify the key elements of the waterworks system
- Recognize how the water cycle and waterworks work together to provide us with water to use
Curriculum Connections
EEC Learning Standards and Curriculum Guidelines (MA DOE) – Guidelines for Preschool Learning Experiences by the Early Childhood Advisory Council
English Language Arts
Reading & Literature
- Listen to a wide variety of age appropriate literature read aloud.
History and Social Science
- Identify and describe cause and effect as they relate to personal experiences and age-appropriate stories.
- Engage in activities that build understanding of words for location and direction.
Art
Visual Art
- Explore a variety of age-appropriate materials and media to create two and three-dimensional artwork.
- Explore and experiment with wet and dry media in a variety of colors including black and white.
- Create artwork from memory or imagination.
Next Generation Science Standards
Kindergarten
K-ESS2-2. Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment to meet their needs.
Upcoming Events
Great Engines Hall
The centerpiece of the Waterworks Museum is its collection of steam engines. Three original coal-powered, steam-driven water pumps are preserved at the Museum and are monuments to 19th century technology and innovation. Leavitt, Worthington, and Allis stand in the Great Engines Hall and reach more than 3 stories tall. Walk around each and see the multitude of perfectly engineered parts that pumped million gallons of freshwater a day into the City of Boston.