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Water in Extreme Environments Learners & Families – Games!

Check out these games adapted from the Water in Extreme Environments Science and Engineering Curriculum. They are intended for you and family members to explore at home together.

Water in Extreme Environments Puzzle Challenge

For the pure fun of it, here is a jigsaw puzzle of your Notebook cover.

You can set the number of pieces by selecting the icon at the left in the center tool bar.

Have fun!

Water in Extreme Environments Vocabulary

Water in Extreme Environments Science Vocabulary – Crossword Puzzle

Hint: You can have two or three words with a space between them.

Water in Extreme Environments Science Vocabulary – Find the Words

Engineer: A person who designs things to solve problems

Scientist: A person who asks questions and gathers evidence to answer the questions

Technology: Any object, system, or process designed by people to solve a problem

Atmosphere: The air around a planet

Reservoir: A place where water is stored

Subsurface: Places under the surface of a planet

Surface: The part of a planet exposed to the atmosphere or space

Extremophile: A living thing that lives in extreme conditions

Habitable: Able to support life

Kuiper Belt: A donut-shaped region of icy bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune

Main Asteroid Belt: A region in the solar system located roughly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter that is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets

Water in Extreme Environments Engineering Vocabulary – Crossword Puzzle

Hint: You can have two or three words with a space between them.

Water in Extreme Environments Engineering Vocabulary – Find the Words

Engineer: A person who designs things to solve problems

Engineering Design Process: A set of phases that engineers use to design technologies to solve a problem

Scientist: A person who asks questions and gathers evidence to answer the questions

Technology: Any object, system, or process designed by people to solve a problem

Water scarcity: When people do not have enough water to complete all the tasks they need to live

Clarity: How clear water is

Clean water: Water that is safe enough to drink and wash with

Contaminant: A substance that makes water dirty or unsafe to drink

pH: How acidic or basic a sample is

Somewhat contaminated water: Water that has been used at least once and can be used again

Texture: The way something feels

Very contaminated water: Water that is too dirty to be used again

Water quality: The characteristics that let us know if water is safe to use

Filter: A technology that removes some kinds of contaminants from water

Constraints: Limits on a design

Criteria: Things your design needs to do

Process: A series of actions or steps leading to a result or goal