Water scarcity and pollution are prevalent issues in New Mexico, creating a need for water conservation efforts. Our team collaborated with the Santa Fe Children’s Museum (SFCM) to increase water conservation awareness in New Mexico. Through interviews, surveys, observations, and comparative analysis, we established findings regarding residents’ water conservation awareness, child behavioral patterns, and successful museum exhibits. We designed a stationary museum exhibit for the SFCM to inform children on the importance of water conservation. Also, we developed an interactive outreach program and take-home kits that should be used to increase public outreach in local communities. We believe that our recommendations reinforce the concepts of water conservation to the Santa Fe community.

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Creator

• Doucette, James
• Pryor, Mackenzie
• Shah-Nathwani, Krish
• Carlin, Cameron

Subject

• Project-Based Learning
• Environment
• Community
• Sustainability
• Inclusion
• Water
• Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 83716
• E-project-121522-232844

Keyword

• Museum
• Exhibit
• Outreach
• Conservation
• Water
• Children

Advisor

• Eddy, Zoe
• Belz, Melissa

Year

• 2022

Center

• Santa Fe, New Mexico Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Santa Fe Children's Museum
• Simtable
• City of Santa Fe Water Division

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 4 - Quality Education
• 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 13 - Climate Action
• 15 - Life On Land
• 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Date created

• 2022-12-15

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-121522-232844

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-01-12