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This activity offers learners and their families several ways to raise their awareness together about home water.

Learners work in teams to design and build solar water heating devices that mimic those used in residences to capture energy in the form of solar radiation and convert it to thermal energy.

Learners place cut flowers in colored water and observe how the flowers change. The flowers absorb the water through the stem and leaves.

In this activity, learners create a freshwater ecosystem in a large plastic bottle. Learners cut and prepare bottles, then fill with water, aquatic plants, snails and fish.

In this activity, learners investigate the different salinity levels of oceans, rivers and estuaries.

In this lab (Activity #2 on page), learners compare bacteria growth on two petri dishes containing nutrient agar. Learners touch the doors, faucets, etc.

In this lab, learners grow broad bean (also called fava bean) plants in three EarthBoxes for a few weeks before exposing one to wind (using a fan), another to heat (using a lamp), and the third to not

In this laboratory activity, learners use a simple procedure to bait oomycetes from water and/ or soil and then examine these fungus-like organisms with the microscope to see how they look.

In this activity, learners create a soil and water model of a single-cell life environment and study living microorganisms.

In this activity related to Archimedes' Principle, learners use water displacement to compare the volume of an expanded gummy bear with a gummy bear in its original condition.

In this activity, learners will discover how the thin layers of amphibians' skin allow water and other chemicals to pass through it.

After an interest-generating discussion about "dirt" and microbes, learners select and collect soil samples from a variety of locations (schoolyard, home, etc.).

In this activity, learners will explore vegetative propagation while preparing food scraps to grow into plants.

In this activity, learners build a model of a self-sustaining habitat (growing grass and beans from seeds).

In this lab (Activity #1 on page), learners compare bacteria growth on two petri dishes containing nutrient agar: one that has been touched by a finger washed only with water and one that has been tou

In this activity, learners explore how packaging engineers develop customized shipping and packaging containers to meet the needs of many different industries.

In the wild, small crustaceans known as brine shrimp live in marine habitats such as saltwater lakes.

In this laboratory activity, learners design an experiment to evaluate how environmental factors influence the growth of molds.

This activity provides an opportunity for learners to observe and examine how carbon dioxide, water, and light produce glucose/starch through a process called photosynthesis.