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Young scholars experiment with turbidity in water. In this turbidity lesson, students get a glass of water and shine a light through it to see how the light reflects. They slowly add dirt and shine the light to show how the dirt affects it going through the water.

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turbidity, water

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Aquatic Life, turbidity, water, science
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Grade
2nd - 3rd
Subjects
Science
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Inquiry-Based Learning

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