Resources
They start off as tiny little jelly cubes, just a few millimetres across. Put them in water and within a few hours they have grown to over 100 times their original size -Once they have grown to full size, the Water Jelly Cubes have a great texture. Children of all ages love to touch them. Place them in water and...
Water Movement in Potatoes *suitable for home teaching*
This Catalyst article investigates osmosis: when water enters or leaves plant tissue (raw potato) according to the concentration of water in its surroundings.
The article is from Catalyst: Secondary Science Review 2014, Volume 25, Issue 3.
Water on Mars?
In this resource from the European Space Agency, students design and develop an entire space mission to Mars. The objective of the mission is to send a programmed LEGO rover to the surface of the Red Planet to study changes in state of water. Students take temperature measurements and interpret the data collected...
Water on Mars?
The spacecraft that have orbited around Mars and landed on its surface have shown us (via images and data) that there is no liquid water on the surface of Mars. However, these satellite images have also revealed to us features that appear to have been created or carved out by flowing water. In fact, scientists feel...
Water on the Moon
Scientists must design and evaluate many ways of extracting water from the lunar permafrost before planning lunar colonies and manned missions using the moon as a base.
In this activity students will construct a solar water collector. Using the collector, students will collect and calculate the amount of...
Water on the moon - Filtering 'lunar ice cores' to extract water
In this set of three activities, pupils will spend a day recording how much water a person uses in an average day, followed by an experimental activity where they will use ‘lunar ice cores’ and filter them to get water. Through these activities, pupils will learn how a filtration system can be used to separate...
Water Overground and Underground
Produced by the Earth Science Teachers' Association, these resources look at water supplies. Students consider the permeability of rocks when seeing how to supply water in an arid environment.
They look at waste...
Produced by the Earth Science Teachers' Association, these resources look at water supplies. Students consider the permeability of rocks when seeing how to supply water in an arid environment.
They look at waste disposal and groundwater pollution and conclude with a case study on the factors involved in the...
Water Pollution
This Nuffield Working with Science unit encouraged students to consider water pollution problems at national and international level, by coming to understand a local example of pollution through their own investigations.
...Water Potential During Ripening and Storage
This investigation, produced by Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS), shows how students could investigate the changes in water potential of fruits and vegetables during ripening and storage.
Simple biomechanical...