Middle School

Ancient Cultures and Water

Learn about and compare the water systems of ancient Rome, Egypt, and Mesopotamia to the modern water systems of the Coachella Valley.


Length: 50 minutes 

CA Social Science: 6.2, 6.7 

Classroom or MPR setting


Groundwater Gold

Students will learn about Coachella Valley’s most valuable resource: our aquifer, the unique processes that helped form it, and the work CVWD does to sustain it. Includes a highly interactive hands-on activity that explores the materials found within an aquifer. 


Length: 80 minutes

NGSS: MS-ESS3-1

Classroom setting only

pont-du-gard-aqueduct

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