Salt Water vs Fresh Water
Describe and graph the amounts of salt water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth
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Can your child explain that most of Earth's water is salty ocean water, and only a tiny fraction is the fresh water we drink, and show this on a graph?
Describe and graph the amounts of salt water and fresh water in various reservoirs to provide evidence about the distribution of water on Earth
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- State that about 97% of Earth's water is salt water in the oceans
- Describe where fresh water is found: glaciers/ice caps, groundwater, rivers, lakes
- Create or interpret a graph showing the relative amounts of salt water vs fresh water
“Can your child explain that most of Earth's water is salty ocean water, and only a tiny fraction is the fresh water we drink, and show this on a graph?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Earth's Systems
- Age range
- Ages 10–11
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