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This is a simple and fun activity for learners to explore water and colors.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 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 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 working in pairs saturate a cotton ball using water drops from an eyedropper to demonstrate the high water capacity of clouds.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Some aquatic organisms live in open water, while some live in soil at the bottom of a body of water.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners discover that as the salinity of water increases, the density increases as well. Learners prove this by attempting to float fresh eggs in saltwater and freshwater.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this quick activity, learners observe how the added sugar in a can of soda affects its density and thus, its ability to float in water.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this biology activity (page 3 of the PDF), learners will explore how plants turn sunlight into food through a process called photosynthesis.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity, learners explore how salt water freezes in comparison to fresh water.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners conduct an experiment to explore how water flows up from a tree's roots to its leafy crown.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners observe how salinity affects the freezing point of water by making and enjoying ice cream.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this quick activity, learners observe how salinity and temperature affect the density of water, to better understand the Great Ocean Conveyor.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners observe the effect of transpiration as water is moved from the ground to the atmosphere.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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In this outdoor activity/field trip, learners explore an aquatic site such as a pond, lake, stream, river or seashore to find and investigate plants and animals that live in water.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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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 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 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 consider the water features they might enjoy at a community park--a pond, brook, water playground (or "sprayground"), or pool--and what happens to the water over time.

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a biosphere in a baggie.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 11 1 to 7 days
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This is an activity about turbidity, or the amount of sediment suspended in water.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes