This workshop will provide training on how to effectively use the WARD'S Stormwater Floodplain Simulation System for education and outreach in your community. The Simulation System is not a computer model...it is a "get your hands wet interactive table top watershed in a box". All that is needed to run the Simulation System is your imagination and a bucket of water. Attendees will learn how to engage audiences with interactive "hands-on" activities with the Simulation System. These activities will illustrate the importance of floodplains and raise awareness of the benefits of properly managed floodplains while promoting the profession of floodplain management. The Simulation System is easy to use and very "hands-on", and offers a real opportunity to educate children and adults alike about the dangers and impacts of unplanned development and human activity in the floodplain.