What is Project Wet? Try it out with a Training!
Opening up the Project Wet website you are automatically drawn to the large font vision statement at the bottom of the page…
“We envision a world in which action-oriented education enables every child to understand and value water, ensuring a sustainable future.”
Well wouldn’t that be nice, a world filled with kids taking action, appreciating water, and creating a sustainable future? Intrigued by its prospects, I felt it was my professional duty to leave the confines of my cubicle and see what this Project Wet was really about and report back to all you educators out there in hopes that you can make this utopian world a reality. 
So I showed up to a project wet training I was handed a 592 page Curriculum and Activity book, which seemed pretty generous seeing as the training was free. As we started off the training by navigating this handbook, and even as someone who spends more time talking about education then actually educating, it was clear that it was developed with educators needs in mind. Some of my favorite features of the book include a set of cross reference and planning charts in the back of the book. These charts cross reference each activity with several different planning criteria, including subject areas covered, time needed to complete lesson, grade level, setting needed ( lab, outside space etc.), and more. These charts are useful for an educator trying to quickly find what lesson best fits their needs. The activities are also set up in a convenient way with a the title page that includes all the important information found from the charts as well as materials needed, vocab words that will be introduced, and learning objectives. Then each lesson includes a warm-up, activity, wrap-up, and assessment. There is even a section of extensions if your lesson runs shorter than expected or you want to go more in-depth, as well a section suggesting other teacher resources (books, websites, and journals) to research more information on a topic.
After becoming familiar with the book, it was time to try out a few of the lessons ourselves. Throughout the day we became a water droplet traveling through the water cycle, detectives trying to solve the mysterious source of a cholera outbreak, billionaires learning about the environmental impacts the construction of our dream homes were having on the nearby river. All in all, even though they were technically training exercises and it was a work day, it felt a lot like a classroom of big kids playing learning games. Which I think is a good indicator that Project Wet is a good tool to get both students and teachers excited about learning and teaching about water issues. 
Acting out the watercycle Photo Credit- Rebecca Culler 
Desiging our Dream Homes Photo Credit- Rebecca Culler
Aside from channeling my inner child, my favorite part of the training was the discussions after we completed each lesson. Hearing how each participant would change an activity to make it their own, and make it more interdisciplinary. Tying in writing skills, by having each student write a narrative about their adventures as water drop navigating the water cycle, incorporating drama and history by having students act out different characters in the historical cholera outbreak, and talking about what types of retrofits could be engineered to make students dream homes more environmentally friendly. Modifications like these can be shared online with the greater project wet community through their resource portal that you gain access to through the code attached to your activity book. Through this portal educators can share comment and modifications on the lessons that they have tried, and gain access to online versions of the worksheets and resources provided in the printed book.
In short I would recommend the Project Wet training for both formal and non-formal educators alike. You come out of it with a valuable resource in the activity book, and new creative , multidisciplinary approach to teaching about water issues.