2017 is the International Year of Sustainable Tourism. As visitors to planet Earth, how we appreciate and care for limited resources such as water is important for our FUTURE EARTH (which is the school theme for this year’s National Science Week).
At Science Rhymes, we’d love to include your poem about the science, beauty, mystery and/or environmental significance of water as we lead-up to National Science Week in Australia (12-20 August 2017). So put on your poetry hat and take the plunge! Send your H2O poems to feedback@sciencerhymes.com.au.
Click on Weird Water to view two colourful presentations about H2O science.
Here are some links to watery topics chosen by students at Whitfield State School:
EXPLODING H2O: a tiny spark is all it takes …
http://cldfacility.rutgers.edu/content/explosive-reaction-hydrogen-and-oxygen-using-balloons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gkblppESHA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOTgeeTB_kA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV8KbQyF228
https://www.thoughtco.com/making-water-from-hydrogen-and-oxygen-4021101
ICE FLOWERS: flimsy threads and graceful ribbons …
http://my.ilstu.edu/~jrcarter/ice/flowers/
http://my.ilstu.edu/~jrcarter/ice/Frost-flowers/
ICICLES: hanging like curtains of chandelier crystals …
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/science/the-mysterious-and-cool-science-of-icicles/article23241318/
https://www.goodlucktripjapan.com/en/article/item/10282/
FLOODS: deceptive and deadly …
http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/flood4.htm
http://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/natural-disasters/flooding/flood-cam
We look forward to receiving your poems!