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This activity offers learners and their families several ways to raise their awareness together about home water.

free Ages 4 - adult 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners act as water molecules and travel through parts of the water cycle to discover that it is more complex than just water moving from the ground to the atmosphere.

free Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners calculate their water usage (in cups and galloons) during an average shower. Learners also chart and analyze water usage during showers in their households.

free Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners use found natural materials to create a water haven for bees and other insects.

free Ages 4 - adult 10 to 30 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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This online simulation game explores the different consequences of water levels on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest.

free Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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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 (12th activity on the page), learners conduct an experiment to demonstrate how muscles are constantly feeding information to the brain about what they are doing.

free Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this multi-part activity learners examine non-point water pollution.

free Ages 6 - adult
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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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This activity is about how you form mental images of your body's position in space, independent of vision. Can you take a sip of water from a cup with your eyes closed?

free Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a water prism to break light into the seven colors of the rainbow.

free Ages 6 - 11 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners discover how sweating makes us feel cooler. Learners put on one damp sock and one dry sock and sit in front of a fan.

free Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this optics activity, learners use glass and water to demonstrate total internal reflection (TIR).

free Ages 8 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity (located at the bottom of the page), learners investigate soil and explore the creatures that live in it.

free Ages 4 - 11 1 to 7 days
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In this activity, learners use a laser pointer, empty soda bottle, rubber plug and water to demonstrate total internal reflection.

free Ages 14 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate the food, water, and space needs of common livestock animals.

free Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this data collection and analysis activity, learners evaluate fish physiology and ecology using vision research data from Dr.

free Ages 14 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore how the area of Arctic sea ice has changed over recent years. First, learners graph the area of Arctic sea ice over time from 1979 to 2007.

free Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes