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Visitors separate a mixture of pebbles, salt crystals, and wood shavings by adding water and pouring the mixture through a strainer.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 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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Visitors mix urea with water in one flask and mix calcium chloride with water in another flask. They observe that the urea flask gets cold and the calcium chloride flask gets hot.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - adult Under 5 minutes
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Visitors prepare six solutions combining vinegar and ammonia that range incrementally from acid (all vinegar) to base (all ammonia).

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - adult Under 5 minutes
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In this drawing/mapping activity, learners design plots of land while incorporating positive strategies for improving water quality.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners explore the function and engineering of dams and how dams have many uses and solve many problems in the world.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this multi-part activity learners examine non-point water pollution.

free Ages 6 - adult
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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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Visitors observe a bottle with a balloon attached around the mouth. The bottle contains a solution of yeast, sugar, and water.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - adult Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct a coastal landmass from sand and add features such as tidal creeks and barrier islands.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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Visitors test solutions of water, sugar, salt, and hydrochloric acid and the solids salt and sugar. They clip leads from the hand generator to wires immersed in each substance.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - adult Under 5 minutes
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The Ancient Egyptians used a naturally-occurring salt from the banks of the Nile River, called natron, to mummify their dead.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity, learners explore how engineers develop pipeline systems to transport oil, water, gas, and other materials over very long distances.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity, learners model, on a human-sized board game, how changes in water temperature may affect fish distributions and, ultimately, fisheries.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this experiment, learners examine the way oil affects bird feathers and test different cleanup methods to find out which works best.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This display shows the dangers of acid rain on buildings and other structures as two concrete bunny rabbits are disintegrated by sulfuric acid. Learners scrape chalk onto the concrete bunnies.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 11 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners will understand the relationship between climate change and sea-level rise.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this Bob the Builder(TM)-themed activity, learners explore the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) by rotating through several activity stations.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 6 30 to 45 minutes
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In this design-based lesson, learners study flood dynamics as they modify a riverbed with blockages or levees to simulate real-world scenarios.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 1 to 2 hours