| Location | Main Location |
| Location Code | Kit Room |
Provided by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, the Project WET curriculum enables students to explore physical, chemical, environmental, and global water phenomena. This kit is for the H20lympics activity, available on pages 13-18 in the Project WET book or downloadable as a pdf below. The full Project WET curricula book is available in our library, or through attending a Project WET workshop through STEM Library Lab.
H20lympics features 5 games that explore adhesion and cohesion, two physical properties of water. Download the attached pdf for the lesson plan.
Materials:
Warm up (teacher demonstration):
+ 1 beaker
+ 1 cup
+ 1-2 ft of white yarn
+ food coloring
The following "event" materials are per 2 person group. You MUST let us know how many classes and students per class you have in the notes of your reservation in order to receive the appropriate amount of materials.
Event 1:
+ 1 large tray (for holding cups and spilled water)
+ 1 small plastic cup
+ 1 role of pennies
Event 2:
+ 1 large tray (for holding pennies and spilled water)
+ 1 penny
+ 1 eye dropper
Event 3:
+ 1 large tray (for filling with water and piloting your boat)
+ 3 2"x 3" rectangles of stiff cardboard
+ 2 pairs of scissors
+ .5 oz soap chip shavings
+ 1 stop watch
Event 4:
+ 1 large tray (for holding cups and spilled water)
+ 1 fork
+ 4 paperclips
+ 1 small plastic cup
Event 5:
+ several brands of paper towels (not provided)
+ 1 250 ml plastic beaker
+ 1 pencil
+ 1 roll of tape
+ 1 ruler
+ 1 scissors