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In this activity (located on page 6 of the PDF), learners explore the ways people access water in their homes.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (on page 2 of the PDF), learners explore surface tension by adding pennies to cups which are "full" of plain water or soapy water.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity (located on page 3 of the PDF), learners investigate the way water moves and how we can control and direct water.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 8 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore healthy choices related to the liquids they drink. The importance of water and milk as essential nutrients for a healthy body is the focus of the experience.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 8 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners create hard water by mixing Epsom salt and water. Then they compare what happens when soap solution is mixed with hard water and regular water.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners add different liquids (water, salt water, alcohol, and detergent solution) to water and observe the different ways the different liquids combine with water.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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This three-part activity consists of an activity that groups of learners develop themselves, a given procedure, and an optional demonstration.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners design their own experiment to determine which M&M color dissolves the fastest in water.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore the relationship between cooling water vapor and condensation. Learners investigate condensation forming on the outside of a cold cup.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners add drops of four liquids (water, alcohol, salt water, and detergent solution) to different surfaces and observe the liquids' behavior.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners design their own experiment to investigate whether the temperature of the surrounding water affects the rate at which the colored coating dissolves from an M&M.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners heat and cool carbonated water to find out whether temperature has an effect on how fast the dissolved gas leaves carbonated water.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners observe and conduct experiments demonstrating the different properties of hot and cold materials.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this experiment, learners try different liquids to see which ones clean pennies best. Liquids to try include water, lemon juice, cola, vinegar, and dishwashing detergent.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore atoms as the smallest building blocks of matter. With adult help, learners start by dividing play dough in half, over and over again.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity about magnetism (page 13 of the pdf), learners will experiment with magnets to explore how water and other liquids affect the strength of magnetic fields.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this hands-on botany activity, learners sprout vegetables in film canisters.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 11 1 to 4 weeks
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Learners apply their knowledge from a previous study to identify different liquids--water, corn syrup, and vegetable oil.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners observe and record what happens when they manipulate bottles containing a liquid (water or corn syrup) and one or more objects (screw, nail, paper clip).

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 8 30 to 45 minutes
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In this wintertime outdoor activity, learners role play wolves tracking their prey by following scented trails.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes