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Handout
eSchool Today

E School Today: Your Revision Notes on the Water Cycle

For Students 4th - 8th
Learn about the different stages of the Earth's water cycle, and about processes involving water, including runoff, infiltration, and the differences between hard and soft water.
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Handout
Other

Culligan: Fundamentals of Water Softening

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief article about the fundamentals of water softening by ion exchange. Culligan water company walks you through the water softening process. Defines hard water and describes how it is eliminated through specific chemical processes.
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Activity
Science is Fun

Science Is Fun: Soft Water and Suds

For Students 4th - 8th
For this experiment, students create hard water from distilled water, then test how soft and hard water behave when detergent is added, i.e., how well suds can develop. An explanation of how dissolved minerals affect water's sudsing...