WE’RE SPIN AND NIPS, AND WE'RE ALIENS WHO TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSE TO SEE AND LEARN AMAZING AND EXTRAORDINARY THINGS. IMAGINE HOW WE FELT WHEN WE DISCOVERED THE MOST INCREDIBLE SUBSTANCE IN THE UNIVERSE. AND IT’S RIGHT HERE, ON YOUR PLANET: WATER! ACTUALLY, SUPERWATER!
I’M SPIN. I CAN CHANGE MY SHAPE AND SIZE WHENEVER I WANT. MY FAVORITE COLOR IS YELLOW.
I’M SUPERWATER, AND I CAN BE FOUND EVERYWHERE ON EARTH. THE PLANET IS ALMOST ENTIRELY COVERED IN WATER!
I’M NIPS. I CAN DIVIDE AND MULTIPLY MY BODY. MY FAVORITE COLOR IS RED.
SUPERWATER ON EARTH
COMPLETE THE MAP WITH THE STICKERS AT THE BACK OF THE BOOK. AS IN THE LEGEND BELOW, THE COLOR BLUE INDICATES THAT THE WATER IS LIQUID, AND WHITE INDICATES THAT THE WATER IS FROZEN. ATTACH THE STICKERS OF THE FOUR MISSING PIECES IN THE RIGHT PLACE, USING THE COORDINATES TO HELP YOU.
THE THREE FORMS OF WATER
SUPERWATER HAS MANY UNIQUE PROPERTIES. ONE OF ITS MOST IMPORTANT ONES IS ITS POWER TO TRANSFORM ITSELF. ON EARTH IT’S PRESENT IN THREE DIFFERENT FORMS, ALL AT THE SAME TIME.
WATER IN SOLID FORM IS CALLED ICE, AND IT FLOATS IN LIQUID WATER.
LIQUID FORM
SOLID FORM
GAS FORM
WATER IN LIQUID FORM TAKES THE SHAPE OF THE THING IT’S CONTAINED IN.
WATER IN ITS GAS FORM IS ALSO CALLED VAPOR, AND IT IS PRESENT IN THE AIR AROUND US.
SOLID, LIQUID, OR GAS?
ATTACH THE STICKERS TO THE THREE DROPLETS, ACCORDING TO THE FORM OF THE WATER.
SOLID
LIQUID
3. FILL THREE GLASSES HALFWAY WITH OIL.
4. PUT AN ICE CUBE IN ONE OF THE GLASSES, THE EGG IN ANOTHER, AND SLOWLY POUR SOME WATER INTO THE THIRD.
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE EGG?
WHAT ABOUT THE ICE CUBE?
WHY DO YOU THINK THE ICE CUBE FLOATS IN THE WATER, BUT SINKS IN THE OIL?
WHEN WATER SOLIDIFIES, IT TAKES UP MORE SPACE THAN WHEN IT’S A LIQUID. THIS IS WHY WE SAY ICE IS LESS DENSE THAN LIQUID WATER. AN OBJECT WILL ALWAYS FLOAT IF IT’S LESS DENSE THAN THE LIQUID IT’S PLACED IN.
STAGES IN THE CYCLE
WHICH STAGES OF THE WATER CYCLE ARE REPRESENTED IN THE PICTURES? RUNOFF, PRECIPITATION, OR EVAPORATION? WRITE THE CORRECT STAGE ON THE DOTTED LINE BELOW EACH. BOX.
WATER IN MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
97.5 PERCENT OF EARTH’S WATER IS FOUND IN THE OCEAN, WHICH IS HOME TO MANY FORMS OF LIFE. THE SUNLIGHT THAT ENTERS THE SUPERWATER ALLOWS PLANTS AND MICROORGANISMS TO CARRY OUT PHOTOSYNTHESIS. THE WASTE PRODUCT OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS IS OXYGEN, WHICH IS EMITTED IN THE FORM OF BUBBLES. BUT THESE DON’T POLLUTE WATER LIKE WASTE DOES; ON THE CONTRARY, THEY ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO THE LIVES OF MANY LIVING THINGS.
THE OCEAN IS FULL OF TINY BUBBLES. WHERE DO THEY ALL COME FROM? FROM SEAWEED AND MARINE PLANTS. LOOK!
OXYGEN IN MARINE ENVIRONMENTS
OXYGEN ALLOWS MARINE ORGANISMS TO BREATHE UNDERWATER. ONE OF THE WAYS THEY DO THIS IS THROUGH THEIR GILLS. SHALL WE TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT WHAT THESE ARE? LOOK AT THE ANIMALS BELOW. WHICH ONES HAVE GILLS, AND WHICH ONES DON’T?
DON’T WORRY IF YOU DON’T KNOW THE ANSWERS: YOU’LL FIND THEM AT THE BACK OF THE BOOK!
SUPERWATER IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
RAISING ANIMALS TAKES A LOT OF WATER! HELP SPIN AND NIPS FIND OUT WHICH ANIMALS REQUIRE THE MOST WATER TO RAISE! USE THE STICKERS TO COMPLETE THE WORDS AND PICTURES!
YOU NEED MORE THAN 3960 GALLONS (15,000 L) OF WATER!
TO PRODUCE… TO PRODUCE…
TO PRODUCE 2.2 LBS (1 KG) OF CHICKEN, YOU NEED 1136 GALLONS (4300 L) OF WATER!
YOU NEED 1585 GALLONS (6000 L) OF WATER!
WHERE DOES SUPERWATER COME FROM?
SPIN AND NIPS WANT TO FIND OUT WHERE THE SUPERWATER IN OUR HOMES COMES FROM. TO DO THIS, THEY’VE MADE THEMSELVES VERY, VERY SMALL AND HAVE GONE INSIDE A TAP AND UP THE PIPES, LIKE A SALMON DOES WHEN IT SWIMS AGAINST THE CURRENT. COLOR THE LANDSCAPE USING THE COLORS INDICATED BY THE DOTS.
…IN A MOUNTAIN SPRING!
…IN AN AQUIFER!
WE ALSO USE RIVERS AS ONE OF OUR WATER SOURCES!
SUPERWATER ARRIVES IN THE CITY
WATER HAS MANY USES IN THE CITY AND AT HOME. COMPLETE THE PICTURE WITH STICKERS, THEN SEARCH FOR SPIN AND NIPS, AND FIND OUT HOW WATER IS USED.
3. PUT THE COTTON, SAND, AND GRAVEL IN THE PART WITH THE CAP.
4. REMOVE THE CAP AND PUT THE TOP OF THE BOTTLE UPSIDE DOWN IN A GLASS. YOU’VE NOW MADE YOUR FILTER. GRAVEL, SAND, AND COTTON ARE NEEDED TO BLOCK INCREASINGLY FINE ELEMENTS. NOW ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TRY IT OUT.
5. MIX THE CONTENTS IN THE GLASS THOROUGHLY, JUST IN CASE THEY’VE SETTLED.
6. POUR THE WATER FROM THE GLASS WITH THE COFFEE GROUNDS AND OTHER THINGS IN IT, INTO THE FILTER.
HOW DOES THE WATER THAT COMES OUT LOOK? IS IT AS DIRTY AS WHEN YOU POURED IT IN? OR IS IT CLEANER?
THE WATER YOU’VE COLLECTED IN THE GLASS STILL ISN’T READY TO BE DRUNK, BUT YOU’VE TAKEN A FUNDAMENTAL STEP TOWARD PURIFYING IT.
THE WATER SUPERHERO’S DIARY
IMPROVE YOUR HABITS! EVERY DAY TRY TO PUT INTO PRACTICE THE BEHAVIORS SUGGESTED BY THE QUIZ. ATTACH A DROPLET STICKER FOR EVERY GOOD DEED YOU PERFORM, DAY AFTER DAY! YOU CAN PHOTOCOPY THIS PAGE AND CONTINUE YOUR DIARY FOR ANOTHER FEW WEEKS!
