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In this activity (on pages 29-35), learners examine water pollution and filtration.

In this activity and/or field trip, learners investigate the water currents that aquatic animals create when they breathe, feed, and propel themselves through water.

In this activity, learners make water-walking critters using thin wire, and then test how many paper clips these critters can carry without sinking.

Dig a hole, line it, fill it with fresh water, and you have a water hole: a good place to study colonization.

Learners take a field trip along a local body of water and conduct a visual survey to discover information about local land use and water quality.

Learners investigate the properties of the liquids in two bottles. One contains layers of oil and water, and one contains oil, water, and soap.

In this activity, learners capture and observe planaria, which are worms that eat tiny pond critters.

In this activity, learners explore how salt water freezes in comparison to fresh water.

In this investigation learners explore the differences between, and interdependence of, living and nonliving elements in a water ecosystem.

In this activity, learners use found natural materials to create a water haven for bees and other insects.

In this activity, learners make a model of the hot water of a deep sea vent in the cold water of the ocean to learn about one of the ocean's most amazing and bizarre underwater habitats.

In this experiment, pairs of learners explore how cold water affects circulation. The mammalian diving reflex (MDR) slows circulation when the body is exposed to cold water.

In this activity (on pages 18-29) learners explore the impact of the March 24, 1989 oil spill in Alaska caused by the Exxon Valdez tanker.

In this outdoor activity/field trip, learners catch and observe water striders to explore their movement and feeding behaviors.

In this outdoor activity, learners simulate an oil spill using popcorn (both oil and popcorn float on water), and estimate the spill's impact on the environment.

This activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Alligator Habitat Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into organisms and the health of their ecosystems.

In this ecology activity, learners make a model water-based ecosystem called a terraqua column. The column (in a large soda bottle) includes pond water, duckweed, sand or gravel, and small snails.

In this lab, learners experience how dolphins and other echolocating animals use their senses to locate and identify objects without using their sense of sight.

This online simulation game explores the different consequences of water levels on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest.

April showers bring May flowers, but what do coastal storms bring?