Bio Ed Online: What Makes Water Special?

Get close up and personal with a drop of water to discover how the polarity of its molecules affect its behavior. Elementary hydrologists split and combine water droplets, and also compare them to drops of oil. Much neater than placing a...

Do you know what makes up soil? Soil is a combination of many different living and non-living things and provides raw materials needed by all living things. In this lesson students will explore a sample of natural soil by identifying and...

Water is common? Not really! Learn how the polarity of the water molecule gives it tremendous properties that make is quite unique in the universe. Learners will understand surface tension, adhesion, and cohesion, as well as why these...

Substances dissolved in water can be present in very tiny amounts that are not visible to the eye. in this instructional activity students make a solution of food coloring with a concentration of one part per million.

In this instructional activity students will create and investigate a simple model of the water cycle. Student sheets are provided in English and in Spanish.

In this lesson students will investigate whether several common substances are soluble in water. Student sheets are provided in English and in Spanish.

Provided here is a pre-assessment to gauge student's knowledge of the role and importance of water in their daily lives. Can be revisited as part of the post-assessment. Student sheets are provided in English and in Spanish.

In this lesson students learn how much water is used and lost during a variety of common daily activities. Student sheets are provided in English and in Spanish.

In this post assessment activity students review points covered in the attached unit and reach conclusions regarding the importance of water to human health. Student sheets are provided in English and in Spanish.

In this lesson students investigate and compare the amount of water in an orange and an apple. Student sheets are provided in English and in Spanish.