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Activity 3A:
Per team of 3-4 students:
Plastic food storage container or tub, about 4-6 inches deep and 5-7 inches long and wide. Containers need not be transparent.
Modeling clay. Amount required will depend on the size of containers used.
Bottle, beaker, or measuring cup with sufficient water to fill the plastic container after the clay has been placed in it.
Plastic or paper funnel
Centimeter ruler
Strong
clear plastic such as a blank overhead transparency, to cover the
container. This will be used to draw on and must be transparent. Strong
plastic wrap may also work.
Waterproof black felt tip marker (fine tip, if possible)
Waterproof felt tip markers: dark blue, light blue, green, yellow, orange
Masking tape
Scissors
Activtiy 3B:
Per team of 3-4 students:
1 box such as a shoe box or small rectangular box, with a
lid if possible
Aluminum foil or heavy paper to use for a box lid, if
box is without a lid
Clay, rocks, gravel, sand, and/or other materials to create a seafloor and features
Centimeter ruler
Black felt tip marker
Paper that is the size of the top of the box
Masking tape
Scissors
Sharp object to punch hole
Pencil, dowel, straw, skewer, or knitting needle to use as probe
Colored pencils, crayons or markers
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