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Water Planet

How deep is the ocean? How far down did the Titanic sink? Where are the deepest sea creatures found? Learn the answers to these and other deep questions. The activities below help you explore Earth's water.

So, take a quick drink, then visit the water planet!

Start with the first activity below.

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Ocean Dive
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Web Wise 1: Where Am I?
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Web Wise 2: I'm Not Lost Anymore!
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Cucumber Shrink
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What do you know about Earth's water?

Wade into the quiz.
 

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Ocean Dive

Ariel has never been to the ocean. She dreams about exploring Earth's many oceans. On her bedroom wall are pictures of whales, fish, and buried treasure. Someday she would like to explore the mysteries of the deep sea.

Ariel has many questions about the ocean. How deep can a submarine go? How deep can a squid swim? How deep can a scuba diver dive? What other amazing creatures live in the ocean depths?

You can help Ariel find the answers to these questions.

What You Do

  1. Print the Ocean Dive Worksheet.

  2. Answer the questions on the worksheet using the Ocean Planet: How Deep website.

  3. When you are done, click the Back button on your browser to return here.

Now go to the Ocean Planet: How Deep website.

When you finish Ocean Dive, swim on to Web Wise 1: Where Am I?

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Web Wise 1: Where Am I?

The Internet takes you to a museum in Washington, D.C. This museum has many exhibits, a theater, and a store. There are three things you want to do. You want to see a puppet play about ocean animals. Then you want to see an exhibit of animals living in the deepest ocean. Last of all, you want to buy a cuddly toy whale for your sister.

What You Do

  1. Print the Where Am I? Worksheet.

  2. Answer the questions on the worksheet using the Ocean Planet Floor plan.

  3. Click the Back button on your browser to return.

Now go to Ocean Planet Floor plan from the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History.

Once you're done, go to Web Wise 2: I'm Not Lost Anymore!

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Web Wise 2: I'm Not Lost Anymore!

You are back at the museum. Now you know your way around!

What You Do

  1. Print the I'm Not Lost Anymore! Worksheet.

  2. Follow the directions on the worksheet to use the Ocean Planet Floor plan.

  3. Click the Back button on your browser to return.

Go to the Ocean Planet Floor plan from the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History.

When you finish, move on to Cucumber Shrink.

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Cucumber Shrink

My name is Curious Sam. I tried a water experiment with cucumbers. Here it is!

My father helped me cut five slices off a cucumber. Dad and I weighed the slices on a scale. Then we left the slices in the sun. After two days, we weighed the slices again. They weighed less than before. I asked my father, "Why do you think the cucumber slices weighed less?"

What You Do

Print the Cucumber Shrink Worksheet, and figure out why the sun can make some things shrink!

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