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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Physical and Chemical Properties of Water

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson students will understand the difference between chemical and physical properties by studying the properties of water. Students will also understand how to perform the different laboratory techniques that go along with the...
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Properties of Water: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will provide an understanding of the chemical and physical nature of water. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "The Properties of Water."
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Properties of Water: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will provide an understanding of the chemical and physical nature of water. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "The Properties of Water."
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Properties of Water: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will provide an understanding of the chemical and physical nature of water. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "The Properties of Water."
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Properties of Water

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students look at the chemical structure of water and learn how it determines water's properties.
Interactive
Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: The Structure of Water

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive animation showing some of the properties of water. See how the particles of water molecules move and stick together.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Water Properties

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online tutorial students will describe the structure and polarity of a water molecule. They will also describe the hydrogen bonding that occurs in...
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NBC

Nbc Learn: Chemistry of Water

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This video/lesson series explains how the structure and behavior of H2O in liquid form gives water its properties, and make it a chemical essential for life. Also in this collection: a Victorian-era depiction of the water molecule; news...
Website
NASA

Nasa: Exploration: Then and Now: Follow the Water Lesson

For Students 6th - 8th
The objective of this lesson is for students to learn the location of water and the importance of water to life. Students will learn about osmosis, soil samples, salinity, and more.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Water

For Students 9th - 10th
Given scenarios, descriptions, or illustrations, the student will determine the properties of water that affect chemical and biological systems.
Website
New York University

Nyu: Welcome to Water

For Students 3rd - 5th
Educational resource invites users to understand the properties of water by first examining what water is and how we use it and then leads users to further information on the three states that water can exist.
Lesson Plan
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Properties of Fresh Water and Sea Water

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students set up three demonstrations to observe the properties of water. They explore the boiling point of water, the freezing point of water, and the ability of water to store heat.
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Biology Corner

The Biology Corner How Is the Surface Tension of Water Affected by Soap?

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a classic lesson regarding surface tension. This worksheet combines properties of water and the scientific method together for a hands on investigation.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Water and Life

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The chemical and physical properties of water are examined in this lesson, including the role of hydrogen bonds in determining water's properties. The importance of...
eBook
University of Notre Dame

Und: Properties of a Pure Substance [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
Often we find that different phases of pure substances can exist in equilibrium with one another. Let us consider an important gedankenexperiment (Latin-German for "thought experiment") in which we boil water. Ordinary water boiling is...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Water and Life

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the structure and properties of water.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Water and Life

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the structure and properties of water.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Does Ice Float in Water?

For Students 9th - 10th
Ever wonder why solid ice floats in liquid water? In this video lecture you will explore the special properties of water. Learn "the science behind how hydrogen bonds keep the ice in your glass (and the polar ice caps) afloat". At the...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: States of Water

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the three states of matter of water.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: States of Water

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the three states of matter of water.
Activity
American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society: Best of Wonder Science: Air: It's Really There [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
An experiment to explore the properties of air, using a cup placed upsidedown in water.
Activity
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Water Molecules: Adhesion and Cohesion

For Teachers K - 1st
An activity where students observe the properties of water. During this lab, students will see the nature of waters property by observing both the adhesive and cohesive properties.
Lesson Plan
Climate Literacy

Clean: What Happens to Ice in Water?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the properties of water in the ice and liquid phase as it relates to convection in the ocean and density driven circulation, and ultimately the climate.
Activity
SRI International

Performance Assessment Links in Science: Rising Waters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A unique approach to determining size and weight of an object through water displacement: students are presented with a scenario along with a variety of balls made of different materials and pitchers of water. Working in small groups,...