7th - 12th Grade Programs

Program Overview

The Kern County Water Agency’s Improvement District No. 4 (ID4) is pleased to offer the following Next Generation Science Standards-based high school presentation and materials free of charge to schools located within ID4’s service area.

The high school program is made possible through funding from the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 84) administered by the California Department of Water Resources.

A pond surrounded by trees and rocks.

Local and State Water Supplies

This 45-minute classroom presentation leads students through a discussion of local and state water sources, and the history of California’s complex water system.  A final activity involves a student-centered discussion of potential solutions to California’s changing water issues.  As an extension activity, teachers have the option of showing ID4’s “Do the Water” video segments that explain the purification process.  The videos were made in collaboration with the Kern County Superintendent of Schools.

At the conclusion of the presentation, teachers receive a California water map poster for their classrooms.

Video Series

The water that comes out of the tap has quite a story to tell.  In this six-video segment, as part of the “Do the Science” series, the water purification process is explored through scientific concepts, along with a preview of the variety of careers available in the water industry as demonstrated at the Kern County Water Agency’s Improvement District No. 4 Henry C. Garnett Water Purification Plant.