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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 investigate the different salinity levels of oceans, rivers and estuaries.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 1 to 7 days
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In this ecology activity, learners make a model water-based ecosystem called a terraqua column. The column (in a large soda bottle) includes pond water, duckweed, sand or gravel, and small snails.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners make a model of a pollution spill that occurred at Bangs Lake in Mississippi and measure water quality parameters in their model.

Over $20 per group Ages 14 - 18 2 to 4 hours
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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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In this activity, learners interact with a 3-D model of a watershed to better understand the interconnectedness of terrestrial and aquatic environments.

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners create channel features with flowing water, comparing their observations to real images of Mars and Earth taken by satellites/orbiters.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This activity models some of the ways natural processes, such as erosion and sediment pollution, affect Earth’s landscape.

Over $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 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