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Sail Away With Books!
Sca venger Hunts for Kids
www.vickiblackwell.com/hunts.html
A web site that gives scavenger hunt ideas for students.
Cool Clear Water
Length of
Program
60 Minutes
Program Description
“All day I face the barren waste
Without the taste of water,
Cool water
Old Dan and I with throats burned dry
And souls that cry for water,
Cool, clear, water.”
- From “Cool Water” by Bob Nolan.
This program is designed to help teens understand the reasons we conserve water in
Texas in the summer and the importance of keeping our water free of pollution. They will
learn the impact that water has on our everyday lives through simple science experiments.
Afterward, invite them outside for a water balloon race and relay.
Preparation
In advance, select experiments about water and gather materials needed for them.
Conduct the experiments so that you are confident about showing them to the teens.
Gather some of the books recommended in the chapter and related titles from your
collection. Bookmark web sites listed in the chapter. Copy the trivia sheet and create the
Water Conservation Jeopardy game on the Environmental Protection Agency web site.
Purchase balloons for the water balloon activities. Announce this in advance and make
sure parents know their teens will get wet! Invite teens to wear casual clothes and bring
towels.
Ask library staff or parents to attend and help with these activities if you will have a large
group of teens.
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