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The Ability of Permeability
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In this activity (page 11 of the PDF), learners investigate how quickly water moves through various materials. They measure and compare the permeability of gravel, sand, and soil.

Shape it Up
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In this online activity, learners see simulations of how processes shape the Earth, and see estimates of how long these processes take.

Cleaning Water with Dirt
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In this activity on page 7 of the PDF (Water in Our World), learners make their own water treatment systems for cleaning water.

Moving On Up: Capillary Action II
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Learners explore capillary action in plants (such as plants ability to move water from roots to leaves) in an investigation called Paper Blooms.

Heat Capacity: Can't Take the Heat?
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Why is ocean water sometimes the warmest when the average daily air temperature starts to drop? In this activity, learners explore the differing heat capacities of water and air using real data.

Fireworks in a Glass
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In this activity, learners use water, oil, and food coloring to observe a chemical reaction that creates a shower of colors inside of a glass.

Frozen Sculptures
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In this activity, learners use objects they find on a nature and water to make creative frozen sculptures.

Water Treatment
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Water treatment on a large scale enables the supply of clean drinking water to communities.
Water Motor
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In this physics activity (page 10 of the PDF), learners will explore how energy from moving water can be used.

Wax 'n Wash
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In this activity, learners create secret messages using a candle. Learners discover that watercolor paint is attracted to some materials, like paper fibers, but not others, like oil.

Runaway Runoff
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When it rains, water can collect on top of and seep into the ground. Water can also run downhill, carrying soil and pollution with it.

Exploring Science Practices: Early Explorations
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This activity gives caregivers and their children an opportunity to practice scientific ways of thinking that are developmentally appropriate for early learners.

Super Soaking Materials
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In this activity, learners will test cups full of potting soil, sand, and sphagnum moss to see which earth material is able to soak up the most water.

The World's Water
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Water on Earth is in lakes, the ocean, rivers, underground, and frozen glaciers.

Turbidity
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This is an activity about turbidity, or the amount of sediment suspended in water.

Do Sweat It!
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In this activity, learners explore why humans sweat. Learners compare the effects of heat on a balloon filled with air and a balloon filled water.

Below the Surface: Surface Tension II
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In this activity learners explore surface tension. Why are certain objects able to float on the surface of water and how do detergents break the surface tension of 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.

Differing Densities: Fresh and Salt Water
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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.

Use Clues to Solve an Ice Mystery
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Learners explore the variables that affect the properties of ice and the places where different types of ice are found.