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

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 11 1 to 7 days
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Learners take on the role of environmental engineers as they design water filters.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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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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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 simulation, learners explore how ocean currents spread all kinds of pollution—including oil spills, sewage, pesticides and factory waste—far beyond where the pollution originates.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Many people get water from a source deep underground, called groundwater.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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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.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 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
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Learners work in teams to design and build solar water heating devices that mimic those used in residences to capture energy in the form of solar radiation and convert it to thermal energy.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this activity (on pages 29-35), learners examine water pollution and filtration.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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This experiment is designed to illustrate how fluids, including water, have the ability to flow.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners make a model of the hot water of a deep sea vent in the cold water of the ocean to learn about one of the ocean's most amazing and bizarre underwater habitats.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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No glue is needed for learners of any age to become marshmallow architects or engineers.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 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 explore in what ways the shape of the land and the pull of gravity influence how water moves over Earth.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 11 5 to 10 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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In this physics activity (page 10 of the PDF), learners will explore how energy from moving water can be used.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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Water on Earth is in lakes, the ocean, rivers, underground, and frozen glaciers.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners build water-propelled engines from soft drink cans.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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Where rainwater goes after the rain stops? And why there are rivers and lakes in some parts of the land but not in others?

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 10 to 30 minutes