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Crumpled Paper Activity

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A few years back, I took a class from the University of Lincoln put on by the Groundwater Foundation. One of the presenters introduced us to her crumpled paper activity. Sadly, I don't remember the specifics but I will outline what I remember below. This activity provides a neat explanation of runoff.

Materials:

  • washable markers
  • spray bottle with water
  • paper
Procedure:
  1.  In a small group, crumple a piece of paper.
  2. Color various regions on the crumpled paper: 
    1. city dump- red
    2. neighborhood that uses fertilizers 
    3. (etc)
  3. Take the spray bottle and saturate the paper so the markers run.
  4. Discuss observations: how does runoff lead to pollution of rivers and groundwater?

 

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