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Water, Water Everywhere!

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Learners brainstorm on ways they use water, and where water comes from. They view video, Down the Drain, to gain specific facts about water use, properties of water, problems of water and the water cycle. They perform a lab activity demonstrating

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evaporation, the water cycle, water

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evaporation, water, water cycle, science
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Resource Details

Grade
7th - 9th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
5 days
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning
Technology
Video
Year
1998

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