Water

Barbara Tharp, MS, and Michael Vu, MS, demonstrate how to teach select lessons from The Science of Water Teacher's Guide, which cover topics such as hydrogen bonds, polarity, solutions, mixtures, dissolving substances, properties of water, water cycle, precipitation, evaporation, uses of water, water in food and in the body, serial dilutions, chromatography, separations, pollution and point-source pollution.

What Makes Water Special?
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Learn how best to teach the activity, "What Makes Water Special?" in which students explore and compare physical properties of water and oil.
What Dissolves in Water?
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Discover tips for teaching the lesson, "What Dissolves in Water?" in which students investigate whether several common substances are soluble in water.
What Is the Water Cycle?
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Learn helpful techniques for how to teach the lesson, "What Is the Water Cycle?" in which students create and investigate a simple model of the water cycle.
How Do We Use Water?
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Discover how best to teach the lesson, "How Do We Use Water?" in which students keep a personal "Water Use Journal" for one day to raise their awareness of the different ways we use water.
How Much Water Do Humans Need?
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Find helpful techniques for how to teach the lesson, "How Much Water Do Humans Need?" in which students learn how much water is used and lost during a variety of common daily activities.
What Is a One Part Per Million Solution?
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Learn how to teach the lesson, "What Is a One Part Per Million Solution?" in which students make a solution of food coloring that has a concentration of one part per million.
How Can We Find Out What Is in Water?
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Discover tips for teaching the lesson, "How Can We Find Out What Is in Water?" in which students use simple paper chromatography to investigate a mystery liquid.