Why is the Sea Salty?
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Cleveland Elementary School, Cleveland Elementary School


This activity combines science and art to provide an understanding about why the sea is salty. Students will obseve how salt concentration increases in water and how the salt remains after the water evaporates. They will do a salt painting using water, salt, and food coloring to observe the evaporation process.

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Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity
Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), Primary (K-2)
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Oceanography