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In this activity, learners simulate nature's water filtration system by devising a system that will filter out both visible and invisible pollutants from water.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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Learners take on the role of environmental engineers as they design water filters.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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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.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 7 days
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This is an activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under Water Clean-up Activity) about the use of reduction agents to decontaminate ground water.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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In this quick activity (located on page 2 of the PDF under GPS Wetlands Activity), learners will model how wetlands act as natural filters for the environment.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this quick activity about pollutants and groundwater (page 2 of PDF under Water Clean-up Activity), learners build a model well with a toilet paper tube.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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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 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.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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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 (on pages 36-39), learners make a model of a watershed out of paper, then run water down the mountain to simulate how rainfall and pollution affect watersheds.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners interact with a 3-D model of a watershed to better understand the interconnectedness of terrestrial and aquatic environments.

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity about dinosaurs and survival, learners use scrap materials to create a miniature dinosaur habitat that includes a food source, water source, and shelter.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 6 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners use rice grains to model the composition of the atmosphere of the Earth today and in 1880. Learners assemble the model while measuring percentages.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners use aluminum trays and wooden blocks to form stream tables to investigate river formations in two different landscape scenarios.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct models of plants that are adapted to living under specific environmental conditions.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor activity, learners use artificial bees and paper models of flowers to find out how bees transfer pollen from one flower to another.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners are invited to imagine the park of their dreams!

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 11 45 to 60 minutes