🌎 Stormwater Defenders
Learning Journey
From Curious Explorers to Future Environmental Leaders
One Mission. A Lifetime of Impact.
The Stormwater Defenders Program is a fully integrated, K-Career educational adventure that grows with students from their very first discovery of clean water protection - all the way to launching real-world careers in environmental stewardship.
Each Mission Pack is a step on a larger path, carefully designed to build critical thinking, scientific understanding, real-world problem solving, and career readiness - all while making learning fun, action-packed, and unforgettable.
Don’t just purchase a lesson — invest in an entire learning journey.
Each Mission Pack layers new skills and deeper knowledge onto the foundation built by the previous one, creating future-ready defenders, engineers, innovators, and leaders.
The Stormwater Defenders Journey: Mission Packs
Theme: Protecting Our Water is Everyone’s Superpower!
At the very beginning of the journey, young learners are introduced to the wonder of water and their personal role as Water Protectors.
Through storytelling, interactive activities, and playful learning, students connect with the environment in a magical, memorable way — setting the emotional foundation for lifelong stewardship.
Highlights:
- Story-driven exploration and environmental discovery
- Water cycle basics and pollution prevention for young minds
- Hands-on art and movement-based activities
- Builds love for water, teamwork, and caring for nature
Theme: How Does Water Move - and What Can We Do About It?
Students become active explorers, investigating how water moves across landscapes and how human activities affect water quality.
They’re introduced to Best Management Practices (BMPs) and the basics of stormwater systems — learning to think like mini-engineers and pollution preventers!
Highlights:
- Watershed modeling, scavenger hunts, and problem-solving activities
- Introduction to surfaces, runoff, and pollutant sources
- Early exposure to stormwater BMPs
- Growing scientific curiosity and environmental responsibility
Theme: Becoming Pollution Sleuths and BMP Strategists
Middle school learners level up into full-on environmental detectives.
Students track pollution to its source, practice matching solutions to problems, and work as teams to design real-world prevention campaigns — taking ownership of their environment in powerful new ways.
Highlights:
- Erosion control, runoff experiments, pollutant tracking
- BMP matching and campaign-building activities
- Engineering and science practices aligned with NGSS
- Emphasis on teamwork, leadership, and strategy
Theme: Defend the Watershed - Strategically and Technically
At the high school level, students become true Stormwater Defenders.
They conduct real field inspections, map urban runoff, design BMP systems, propose local policies, and step into the shoes of water engineers, inspectors, and planners — building the skills that communities urgently need today.
Highlights:
- GIS mapping, hydrology modeling, BMP system design
- Policy drafting, inspections, site assessments
- Career spotlight activities for real-world connection
- Critical thinking, collaboration, and real engineering practice
From Learner to Leader
Career-Ready Learners
Workforce Readiness, Professional Growth, and Real Impact
Theme: Launching Stormwater Careers - and Changing the World!
The final Mission Pack transforms students from learners into leaders.
Through career exploration, resume-building, mock interviews, real-world inspections, and project-based learning, students step boldly into environmental careers — ready to protect, innovate, and lead.
Highlights:
- Resume and LinkedIn profile building
- Mock inspections and BMP design proposals
- Career pathway mapping and job exploration
- Direct connections to certifications, internships, and workforce opportunities
Why Invest in the
Full Stormwater Defenders Learning Journey?
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A Complete K–Career Progression:
Grow your students from wide-eyed Water Protectors to confident industry leaders.
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Foundations that Last:
Each mission builds new skills and deeper environmental understanding, layering knowledge over time for maximum impact.
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STEM, NGSS, and Common Core Aligned:
Every mission integrates science, engineering, critical thinking, and communication skills — ensuring academic excellence.
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Career-Ready Focus:
Students don’t just learn about the environment — they gain real-world skills that translate into jobs, leadership, and civic action.
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Community Impact:
From home pledges to senior projects, every stage creates measurable outreach that supports MS4 permit compliance and strengthens community ties.
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Learning to Earning:
Through characters, missions, and storytelling, students stay engaged, motivated, and are inspired by the characters to be Wavemakers and find a career in stormwater management.
One Mission. Five Stages. A Lifetime of Leadership.
Don't stop at one mission.
Give your students the full Stormwater Defenders Learning Journey — and watch them grow from explorers to protectors, strategists, innovators, and leaders.
Purchase each Mission Pack individually
Or invest in the full K–Career bundle for a transformative, ready-to-launch environmental education solution!
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Ready to defend the future?
Join the Stormwater Defenders — and lead the way.
