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In this activity, learners explore the different salinities of various sources of water by taste-testing.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners estimate how much water they think can be found in various locations on the Earth in all its states (solid, liquid, and gas) to discover the different water ratios in the Ea

free Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 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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Using two baby food jars, food coloring, and an index card, you'll 'marry' the jars to see how hot water and cold water mix.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore Boyle's Law and discover that water will boil at room temperature if its pressure is lowered.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners compare the weight of equal volumes of wax, water, and clay. Learners discover that since the wax weighs less than an equal volume of water, it is less dense than water and will float.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate the movement of water into and out of a polymer. Learners test the diffusion of water through gummy bears, which are made of sugar and gelatin (a polymer).

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 18 1 to 7 days
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Learners investigate how the temperature of water affects its density.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this indoor or outdoor water activity, learners pour water from small cups to large cups and containers. In doing so, they discover water takes the shape of its container.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 6 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity (on page 2 of the PDF), the learner places a golf ball between salt water and colored fresh water. The golf ball is not as dense as the saltwater.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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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 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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In this activity, learners create a mixture of water, alcohol and permanent marker ink, and then add salt to form a colored alcohol layer on top of a colorless water layer.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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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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In this activity, learners compare water pressure at different depths. Learners discover that water pressure increases with depth.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 11 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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In this experiment, learners float colored ice cubes in hot and cold water.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners visualize the differences in water density and relate this to the potential consequences of increased glacial melting.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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This activity about density provides instructions for making a miniature "lava lite" with just salt, oil, water, and food coloring.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners sublimate dry ice and then taste the carbon dioxide gas.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 18 5 to 10 minutes