Program Theory: Action Model & Change Model
Associate Organizations & Intervention Protocols
Community Partners
ACTION MODEL 1. Columbia Basin Trust – provides
Lessons are developed and taught. Topics: What is a
Watershed, Know Your Watershed, Climate Change Impacts,
Sequential Order funding
Water Quality Sampling, Impacts and Issues in Water Use,
2. City Councils/Maintenance
Water Stewardship, Water Pollution & Conservation
Collaborative Relationship Departments – Guest speakers &
tours of water treatment facilities Lesson Formats: lecture, discussions, videos, handouts &
3. Schools & Teachers – collaborate to worksheets, student activities, field experiences (eg. Water
host the program testing),
Implementing Organization
Wildsight
Service Delivery Protocols
Communicates with
-Lessons are led by the Wildsight educator
parents/guardians to obtain
-2 or 3 presentations in the classroom
permission for children to participate
Program Implementers -1 full day field trip. Locations include the river, water
2 trained educators treatment facility, sewage treatment facility
Target Population
Grade 9 Science and/or Social Studies students
CHANGE MODEL Causal Relationship
Intervention
Determinant Outcome
Providing in-class instruction about
Students become more knowledgeable Students are more aware of where their water comes
watersheds and water resources
about water resources from and climate change effects
Intervention Determinant Determinant Outcome
Field trip with hands-on activities & guest Students learn about Students learn what they
speakers who manage and steward the Students begin using water conservation
their local watershed & can do to impact local
community’s water resources and protection practices and strategies
local issues and concerns water sources & systems