Freshwater vs saltwater activities

Grab this water resource sorting activity to help students review the definitions of all kinds of water resources such as bays, groundwater, lakes, oceans, reservoirs, rivers, and watersheds. Helpful review game or assessment for your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade science classroom! (Supports Virginia Science SOL 4.9) #iteachscience

This experiment will show kids why it is easier to float in salt water than in fresh water. Your child will explore this in a fun, hands-on manner...

Investigate how fish breathe underwater by simulating a gill using Koolaid and a coffee filter in this easy science experiment. This is a fun classroom science activity for kids learning about ocean animals, animal adaptations, water habitats, and ecosystems in 2nd grade science.

Introduce kids to how do fish breathe underwater. Learn about fish gills and how they work to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide.

As part of an ongoing project for my training coursework, I decided to introduce the children to an experiment with saltwater and freshwater...

Layers of the Ocean-A Density Activity – From Engineer to SAHM

How can we remove oil from the ocean? Learn about ocean cleanups with this ocean oil spill clean-up experiment. A step-by-step environmental science project for kids

Do this simple salt water experiment to teach kids about the respective density of salt water and fresh water. It's a fantastic kitchen science experiment that works for an ocean unit or a density science lesson. The perfect STEM activity for kids to use a controlled variable and works great as a science fair project!

Set up a quick salt water floating egg experiment to explore the density of salt water, buoyancy, and saturated solutions.

Try Salt Water Density Experiment examines the question, "How does food coloring react to salt & fresh water? Free Observation Sheets!