What’s So Special About Water: Overview

Introduction to the “What’s So Special About Water” activity series. Included in this series are four activity plans that can be used as stand-alone activities or as part of a series. The activity plans are: “Absorption, “Surface Tension,” “It’s Ice, Water, Steam,” and Solubility & Density.” Important in this series is a tip sheet, “Science […]

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What’s So Special About Water: Solubility & Density

Science can be fun as kids learn science skills along with exploring the natural world of water. Youth have fun discovering and using their critical thinking to determine why water can dissolve some things but not others. (2 pages, 68 KB) Key words – science, water, solvent, density, hypothesis, molecule Details Publication Number: ACTpa025 Category: […]

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What’s So Special About Water: Surface Tension

Science can be fun as kids learn science skills along with exploring the natural world of water. Through the “Amazing Water Race” and other activities, youth learn about the strong force that holds the surface of liquids together. (3 pages, 371 KB) Key words – science, water, attract, molecule Details Publication Number: ACTpa023 Category: Natural […]

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Working with Your Club’s Officer Team

An activity plan to help 4-H adult and youth club leaders learn about effective club officer teams, new ideas for working with club officer teams, and resources available to make their leadership roles effective. This activity is part of the Wisconsin 4-H Leader Training Series. (6 pages, 204 KB) Keywords- brainstorm, responsibilities, jobs, duties Details […]

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Yarn – The Essential Element of Knitting

If you wanted to beginning to knit or crochet would you know what kind of yarn to use? This activity will show you through hands-on activities how to choose the different types of yarn available for you to use in different ways and projects. Keywords: fiber, wool, alpaca, synthetic fiber Details Publication Number: ACTpa082 Category: […]

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You Be the Photo Judge!

Judging is an excellent way to introduce or reinforce basic photo composition rules. In this fun group activity, youth will judge groups of photos based on five basic rules of composition. (4 pages, 360 KB) Details Publication Number: ACTpa003 Category: Arts & Communication Sub-Category: Photography Type: Activity Plan Audience: Volunteer Links You Be the Photo […]

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