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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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Learners observe a bottle containing water and oil. They are invited to pick up the bottle and mix the contents together.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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This warm weather activity introduces learners to the impact trees have on blocking the sun's heat and reducing temperature on the Earth's surface.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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Learners see that a carrot slice sinks in fresh water and floats in saltwater.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Experiment with liquids of different densities and create liquid layers. For example, oil and water have different densities: oil floats on water because it is less dense than water.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners see convection currents in action in this highly visual demonstration. Sealed bags of colored hot or cold water are immersed in tanks of water.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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What causes frost to form on the outside of a cold container? In this activity, learners discover that liquid water can change states and freeze to become ice.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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By building a simple watershed with paper and markers and then using a spray bottle to simulate precipitation, learners will understand how pollution accumulates in our water sources, especially from

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This is an activity about Newton's First Law of Motion - a body in motion tends to stay in motion, or a body at rest tends to stay at rest unless acted upon by an outside force.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this chemistry activity (on page 2 of the PDF), learners corrode a penny in a cup with vinegar, salt water, and a source of iron (nails, paper clips, or twist ties).

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this quick activity (located on page 2 of the PDF under GPS: Balloon Fiesta Activity), learners will see the effects of convection and understand what makes hot air balloons rise.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 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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In this math lesson, learners predict, interpret, and sketch graphs of functions related to the shapes of bottles. A measure of water is poured into a container.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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This is an activity about our sense of smell and how it compares to sharks' super noses. Learners will create varying solutions of water and perfume.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (on pages 4-5), learners make fake snow by adding water to the super-absorbant chemical from diapers, sodium polyacrylate.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (12th on the page), learners investigate their ability to discriminate (see) different colors.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners make film canister rocket ships. A fin pattern is glued onto the outside of the canister, and fuel (water and half an antacid tablet) is mixed inside the canister.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 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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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