https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/qv3hpq3ln5lfzhfe Gateway Science Time! en-us 2020-08-26 06:11:32 UTC 2025-09-30 17:39:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f469-1f52c.png rebeccarimoldi https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/qv3hpq3ln5lfzhfe/wish/699296202 Essential Question:  Why is the ocean salty?
Click on the photo below to play the video.]]> 2020-08-26 06:11:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/qv3hpq3ln5lfzhfe/wish/699296202 rebeccarimoldi https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/qv3hpq3ln5lfzhfe/wish/699296204 We have had some very warm weather lately.  Not too long ago, my family packed up bathing suits, towels and headed for the beach.  The day was terribly hot and we were looking forward to the getting cooled off in the California ocean.  The cool water felt so refreshing!  We had so much fun, laughing and splashing.  We even got huge mouthfuls of ocean water.  It sure was salty!  That got me thinking.  I've swam in a lake before; the water was fresh and clean but this ocean water was salty.  Yuck, why is that?  That is the question we will investigate today - Why is the ocean salty?]]> 2020-08-26 06:11:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/qv3hpq3ln5lfzhfe/wish/699296204 rebeccarimoldi https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/qv3hpq3ln5lfzhfe/wish/699299096 What did this lesson make you curious about? What other questions do you have about the ocean?
Find someone at home and explain to them why the ocean is salty.]]> 2020-08-26 06:14:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rebeccarimoldi/qv3hpq3ln5lfzhfe/wish/699299096