WATER


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I. Water Pre- Quiz, http://wwwga.usgs.gov/edu/sc3.html

II. Where does water come from?
    -"A Drop in the Bucket," Project Wet
    -Summary illustration and paragraph
    -Water Availabilty Table-Display and copy
    -Water, Water Everywhere (Homework)

III. Water Cycle
    -"Water Models," Project Wet.
    -The Water Cycle, Handout-Teacher Created Materials, Inc.
    -A Water Cycle Flow Chart
    -"Water Cycle in a Jar," Project Wet

IV. Water Properties
    -Surface Tension, Wax Paper/Dropper Experiment
        -Overhead-Notetaking
    -Solubility-Demonstration
        -Overhead-Notetaking
    -pH, Demonstration
        -Overhead-Notetaking
    -"Is There Water on Zork?," Project Wet

Goals and Objectives

State Goal 11 & 12:  Have a working knowledge of the processes of scientific inquiry and technological design to investigate questions, conduct experiments, and solve problems; have a working knowledge of the fundamental concepts and principles of the life, physical, and earth/space sciences and their connections.

CAS B & E:   Design and safely conduct scientific investigations to answer questions and test the validity of predictions; analyze natural cycles, interactions and patterns in the earth's land, water, and atmospheric systems.

CFS 1 & 1:  Formulate appropriate questions to acquire information about objects, organisms, and events in the environment, etc.; distinguish among evaporation, condensation, and precipitation phases of the water cycle.

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