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How does the ocean get its salt? DLESE Reviewed Collection
http://www.miamisci.org/oceans/coralreef/inquiry/experiments/saltywater.html
From Digital Water Ed Library (DWEL)
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This simple activity demonstrates how the ocean get its salt. Required materials are low cost and easy to obtain.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Intermediate (3-5)
  • Middle (6-8)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Classroom activity
Subject:
  • Hydrology
  • Ocean Sciences:
    • Chemical oceanography
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
2002 Miami Museum of Science
DLESE Catalog ID: DWEL-000-000-000-258
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • K-4:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Systems, order, and organization
      • B - Physical science:
        • Properties of objects and materials
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Properties of earth materials
    • 5-8:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Systems, order, and organization
      • B - Physical science:
        • Properties and changes of properties in matter
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Structure of the earth system
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: Miami Museum of Science
http://www.miamisci.org