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Identifying Erosion
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In this environmental science activity (page 3 of the PDF), leaners will identify and explain the causes of erosion.

Changing the Density of a Liquid: Adding Salt
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Learners see that a carrot slice sinks in fresh water and floats in saltwater.

Exploring Products: Nano Sand
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In this activity, learners explore how water behaves differently when it comes in contact with "nano sand" and regular sand.

Comparing the Density of an Object to the Density of Water
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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.

Changing the Density of an Object: Changing Shape
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Learners will see that changing the shape of an object, like a clay ball, that is more dense than water, can affect whether the object will sink or float.

Be a Plumber
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In this activity (located on page 6 of the PDF), learners explore the ways people access water in their homes.

Cool Trees
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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.

Water Underground
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Many people get water from a source deep underground, called groundwater.

Sink or Float
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In this activity, learners explore and compare the buoyant properties of materials found in nature and in human-made materials.

Miscibility
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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.

Outrageous Ooze: Is It a Liquid or a Solid?
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This activity provides instructions for using cornstarch and water to make an ooze which has the properties of both a solid and liquid.

School of Fish
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In this activity, learners will make fish cutouts that propel through the water with the help of surface tension.

Float Your Boat
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In this physics activity, learners will explore buoyancy.

Eyedropper Hydrometer: Buoy your understanding of density
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Build a hydrometer (measures the density of a liquid) using a pipet or eyedropper.

Filtration Investigation
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In this activity, learners explore how engineering has developed various means to remove impurities from water.

Let's Look at Water & the Scientific Method
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This activity has learners observe water and compare it to other liquids.

Soapy Boat
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Learners discover that soap can be used to power a boat. Learners make a simple, flat boat model, put it in water, and then add a drop of detergent at the back of the boat.

Magic Sand: Nanosurfaces
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This is an activity/demo in which learners are exposed to the difference bewteen hydrophobic surfaces (water repelling) and hydrophilic surfaces (water loving).

What's So Special about Water: Solubility and Density
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In this activity about water solubility and density, learners use critical thinking skills to determine why water can dissolve some things and not others.

Germination Station
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In this botany activity, learners will create an experiment about seed germination. This activity gives students an opportunity to explore how seeds germinate and react to surrounding conditions.