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Up, Up, and Away In this task, students will create a model of the water cycle after observing the phenomenon of evaporation. This task includes: |
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Water Pollution In this task, students will determine the pH of four samples of water and then neutralize them. This task includes: |
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Water-holding capacity of Earth Materials In this task, students will design and conduct an experiment to test the water holding capacity of various materials. This task includes: |
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Wet-Dry Bulb Hygrometers In this task, students will assemple a hygrometer and use other instruments to take measurements and calculate differences and averages. This task includes: |
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