Welcome to EarthEcho’s Water Challenge!
The Water Challenge is EarthEcho International’s signature community science program that equips young leaders around the world to become community scientists, testing their local water quality, sharing their data through our global database, and using this data to inform actions to protect local waterways.
When learners explore their local water resources—rivers, lakes, streams, ocean, and even storm drains—they begin to see how global water challenges start close to home. This guide gives you a simple, step-by-step way to help learners move from learning to action.
Why Participate?
Hands-on water science builds scientific skills, environmental awareness, and confidence — all while contributing meaningful data beyond the learning experience. Through the EarthEcho Water Challenge, participants will:
- Check the health of a local body of water through water quality testing
- Protect water resources and watersheds through stewardship action
- Share real data and stories as part of a global movement
How to Use This Guide
Whether you have one interaction or several weeks together, this guide is designed to be flexible, educator-friendly, and ready to use for a variety of audiences. You don’t need to be a water expert. You just need to get started.
- Plan your Water Challenge Activities
- Test the quality of local surface water
- Take action to protect local watersheds
- Submit data to the MonitorWater.org app
- Share your impact story
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