WATER KIT

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WATER KIT

• KIT CONTENTS
• Water Jeopardy Game
• H2O Olympics
• Planet Toss
• Its All Relative
• From Sink to Stream Poster
• The Water Cycle Poster
• Water-We Cant Live Without It Video
• Desdemonas Splash - Interactive CD
• Water-A Splash in Class Activity Books
• Water Wonder - Water Cycle Activity
• Bottle Flow Hydrology Model
• H2O Below - An Activity Booklet
• Groundwater Poster
• A Drop of Water A Book of Science Wonder
• Hydrologic Cycle Water Wise Activity Sheets
• Water Address Game

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H2O OLYMPICS
From Project Wet, this activity allows students
to have their own Water Olympics. There are five
events in the Olympics, each demonstrating
cohesive and adhesive properties of water.
Materials for all events are in this kit and are
marked and packaged according to event. Following
are activity instructions. The instructions are
also included in the foil pans with all
materials. Appropriate for Grades 4 up.
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Planet Toss
With this activity, students will develop the
concept of the actual distribution of water on
this planet and will recognize groundwater as the
most available source of fresh water. To add to
the activity, each time a student catches the
planet, have them tell something they know
about water. Activity instructions are following
and are also in the baggie with all materials for
the activity. Appropriate for all ages.
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Its All Relative
Students will develop the concept of the
distribution of water on this planet. This
activity is very graphic as to how much water is
in oceans, groundwater, glaciers, lakes, rivers
and in the atmosphere. Math skills are also
used. Instructions are following and are also in
the baggie Its All Relative along with all
materials needed. Appropriate for Grades 4 and up.
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Water Jeopardy
This game is a take-off of the TV game show
Jeopardy and is fun for all ages. Included are
the game board (a laminated poster) and the
instructions and answer sheets in the packet
Water Jeopardy. Appropriate for Grades 4 and up.
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Bottle Hydrology Model
Made from plastic bottles, this model shows how
soil erosion from rainfall occurs and the
resulting sediment that enters surface waters.
It also shows how crop residues protect the soil
from erosion and reduces water pollution from
sedimentation. Instructions and background
materials follow this page. Appropriate for all
grade levels.
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Books Videos
Water-We Cant Live Without It A 20 minute video
appropriate for all ages. Shows the importance
of water in our lives. Desdemonas Splash An
interactive video appropriate for grades 3 and
up. A Drop of Water A Book of Science and
Wonder Grades K - 5. Excellent background
reading material. H2O Below An Activity Guide for
Groundwater Study, developed for Middle School
students. Material and activities also
appropriate for lower grade levels with some
adaptation. Water A Splash in Class Grades 4 -
6. An activity booklet. Please feel free to
keep one for your class and copy. We do ask that
you use only one booklet for activities. ACTIVITY
SHEETS Hydrologic Cycle Water Wise - Grades 3
- 6.
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WATER WONDERS Go to the Head of the
Cloud Students will simulate the paths that
water takes in the water cycle and describe the
importance of water to living things. This
activity is appropriate for grades 4 - 8 and
takes about 30 minutes. Subjects Science,
language arts and physical education