Exhibit Hall Presenter Kits

Presenter kits were developed using the following criteria:

- Each kit needs to be user friendly. In other words, kits have to be all-inclusive and designed to be used by
a non-water expert.

- Each kit has to contain all supplies needed to present to all time blocks that are available during the day
(our presenters have to present a maximum of six times during the course of the day).

- Each kit has to provide the presenter with basic information about the subject for which they are
presenting.

- Each kit has to contain at least one item for each child to take home with them.

- Each kit has to identify at least one entry-level water concept.

- Kits can be developed from pre-existing activities that can be easily adapted to be area or age specific.

- Each kit has to be an activity that is not commonly presented at the Festival.

- Each kit can cost no more than $500 to assemble and $100 per year to maintain or restock.

- Each kit has to be designed with storage complexities in mind. We can not provide storage for large
displays or for kits having hundreds of pieces.

Kit Components:

- All BSWF presenter kits are set up in standard components. Each component may vary in detail; however,
key components in each kit are basically the same.

- Introduction, background information, and vocabulary terms - this component provides rudimentary
information on the subject of the kit. The information should be fundamental enough for a non-technical
person to absorb and specific enough to provide answers to questions that may occur during the
presentation.

- Materials list - this component provides the presenter with a complete list of everything included in the
kit. Some items may not be physically included in the kit (water, tables, etc.) but are still listed.

- Preparation time lines - this component is designed to give the presenter guidelines on the amount of
prep he/she will have to do before their first time block. These need to be very close estimates!

- Room/area set up - this component should give the presenter an idea of what type of room set up will
work best for that presentation. For example, some
presentations may require that the room be set up in "stations" so the class can be arranged in small
groups, etc.

- Procedures - this component should walk the presenter step-by-step through their presentation. It should
explain to the presenter what the expected presentation outcome should be, what types of information
needs to be conveyed to the students and specifically what the activity is that the presenter and class will
be working on together. We have added to the text section of many kits "cue cards" that the presenter can
use instead of having to page through the notebook during the activity.

- Final clean up - this component gives the presenter instruction on how the kit needs to be reassembled
for storage. In most kits, there will be some supply clean up (washing out pitchers, wiping off tables,
rinsing out cups, etc.).

- Student hand out - We've tried to include at least one item that the students get to take home with them.
These kits are not for sale. But feel free to use them for your Festival!

For more activities from which you may be able to make a presenter kit, visit the Teacher's Resource room
on this website.