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

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners make water-walking critters using thin wire, and then test how many paper clips these critters can carry without sinking.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners investigate the properties of the liquids in two bottles. One contains layers of oil and water, and one contains oil, water, and soap.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how salt water freezes in comparison to fresh water.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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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.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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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.

free Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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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.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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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.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 14 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this demonstration, learners observe the effects of density and pressure. A "diver" constructed out of a piece of straw and Blu-Tack will bob inside a bottle filled with water.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - adult Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners make a model of a pollution spill that occurred at Bangs Lake in Mississippi and measure water quality parameters in their model.

Over $20 per group Ages 14 - 18 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity, learners perform an experiment that models a chromatography-like process called electrophoresis, a process used to analyze DNA.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this astrobiology activity (on page 11 of the PDF), learners consider what organisms need in order to live (water, nutrients, and energy).

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 4 weeks
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In this quick and easy activity and/or demonstration, learners use two empty 2-liter bottles and hot tap water to illustrate the effect of heat on pressure.

free Ages 6 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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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.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 7 days
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This hands-on experiment will provide learners with an understanding of the issues that surround environmental cleanup.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this environmental science and data analysis activity, learners work in groups to track a Dead Zone (decreased dissolved oxygen content of a body of water) using water quality data from the Nutrien

free Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners compare frog eggs to chicken eggs to better understand why frog eggs need water. Learners compare a boiled chicken egg to "frog eggs" represented by boiled tapioca.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 4 to 24 hours
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In this activity, learners will discover how the thin layers of amphibians' skin allow water and other chemicals to pass through it.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - adult 1 to 7 days
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In this quick activity, learners explore how blubber protects animals from the cold by making a "blubber mitt." Using cooking shortening, two zip-top sandwich bags, and duct tape, learners simulate bl

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a colorful bookmark using a super thin layer of nail polish on water. Learners discover that a thin film creates iridescent, rainbow colors.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes