Please see our program descriptions below.
Be River Proud (in person)
Grade levels: 3rd – 12th grades
Presentation duration: 45 minutes
Maximum group size: 25 students. We are happy to repeat this presentation for multiple classes within your grade level or subject area.
Description: This hands-on, interactive presentation explores concepts tailored to your grade level and/or subject area TEKS, including landforms, erosion, watersheds, nonpoint source pollution, flooding, conservation of resources, ecosystems, and environmental changes. We also discuss actions we can take to protect water resources.
Be River Proud (virtual)
Grade levels: 3rd – 12th grades
Presentation duration: 45 minutes
Maximum group size: 150 students. We are happy to provide one presentation for all students simultaneously or repeat this presentation for multiple classes within your grade level or subject area.
Description: This presentation is the virtual alternative to our in-person Be River Proud presentation described above. We will explore concepts tailored to your grade level and/or subject area TEKS, including landforms, erosion, watersheds, nonpoint source pollution, flooding, conservation of resources, ecosystems, and environmental changes. Additionally, we will discuss actions we can take to protect water resources.
Flooding, Engineering, and the San Antonio River (in person only)
Grade levels: High School
Presentation duration: 45 minutes
Maximum group size: 25 students in person. We are happy to repeat this presentation for multiple classes within your grade level or subject area.
Description: Students will explore the factors responsible for flooding in the San Antonio River Watershed and use a 3D model to assess the effectiveness of flood prevention infrastructure. We will discuss nature-based solutions that aim to prevent flooding as well as resources that students can explore to investigate their proximity to the floodplain.
Water Quality in the San Antonio River Watershed (in person only)
Grade levels: High School
Presentation duration: 45 minutes
Maximum group size: 25 students in person. We are happy to repeat this presentation for multiple classes within your grade level or subject area.
Description: High school students will delve into the topic of water quality in the San Antonio River Basin. Students will test water quality parameters such as pH, dissolved oxygen, salinity, nitrates, and phosphates. Additionally, we'll discuss how human activities and environmental changes can negatively or positively affect water quality.
Food Chains and Food Webs of the San Antonio River (virtual only)
Grade levels: 1st – 5th grades
Presentation duration: 30 minutes for grades 1-3 and 45 minutes for grades 4-5
Maximum group size: 150 students. We are happy to provide one presentation for all students simultaneously or repeat this presentation for multiple classes within your grade level or subject area.
Description: This presentation engages students in a hands-on experience with free individual activity kits where they will be guided through what a food chain or food web is. We will make this abstract concept more concrete by using the provided materials to build a food chain or food web with organisms native to our San Antonio River Watershed.
Freddie the Fish
Grade levels: K-2nd grades
Presentation duration: 30 minutes
Maximum group size: 25 students in person. We are happy to repeat this presentation for multiple classes within your grade level or subject area.
Description: Students will follow along as Freddie swims downstream and encounters obstacles along the way. Students will see the effects that non-point source pollution has on Freddie's home and the health of the ecosystem. They will be encouraged to identify creative solutions to these issues and will discover how they can make a difference and help Freddie and his friends today!
We look forward to inspiring your students to learn about and care for their local creeks and rivers!