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What Happens to Water When it Hits the Ground? part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Debra Hornfeldt, Como Park Elementary School, St. Paul, MN based on the lesson How Thirsty is the Ground? In WOW! The Wonders of Wetlands, an educators guide. Britt Eckhardt Slattery, 1995 by Environmental Concern Inc., The Watercourse Page 239
Students will test the percolation rates of 6 different soil samples. Three of the samples are measured sand and clay and three are collected from the schoolyard and wetland.
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Demonstration, Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology, Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Hydrologic cycle
The Science of Puddles part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Debra Hornfeldt, Como Park Elementary, St Paul MN Based on original activities from The Wonders of Wetlands pages 152-156 and Aquatic Project Wild pages 21-26.
This activity is a field investigation of puddles where students gather data and record their findings.
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Classroom Activity
Subject: Chemistry, General Acids & Bases, Geoscience, Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Hydrologic cycle
Investigating the Water Cycle: Using Plants to Study Evaporation part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Suzanne Bot, Kimberly Lane Elementary School, Plymouth, MN based on an original activity from Project Wet, p. 116 and 161.
In this science activity, students investigate the water cycle by testing the water evaporated from leaves (transpiration) in a field experience. Students use elements of this information to track the water cycle through it's various stages.
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Hydrologic cycle