educational about water

1. By Carina Cole

2. Things to know about water…
Properties of water
The Living Environment
Energy & Motion

3. Properties of water
Students can observe the adhesive
and cohesive properties of water.
Water is the only substance on
Earth that naturally occurs in three
different forms.
 Gas
 Solid
 Liquid

4. Water is adhesive
 Water is attracted to some things.
 Paper towels
 Water can move up a paper towel
 Glass
 Plastic
 Water does not stick to some things
 Grease
 Prevents ducks from getting wet in water
 Wax
 Oil

5. Water is cohesive
Water is attracted to itself.
Water can stick together.
Water droplets are attracted to
each other.
Cohesive property causes water to
flow without breaking apart.

6. Water is a gas
Water as a gas can be called…
 Fog
 Mist
 Vapor
 Steam

7. Water is a liquid
Rain is a form of water as a liquid.
Water can form into droplets.
Water can flow.

8. Water is a solid
Water as a solid is known as…
 Ice
 Snow

9. Question 1
What are the Click here for
three different answer
forms of
water? Answer

10. The Living Environment
Water makes our planet uniquely
habitable.
All living things need water to
survive.
 Plants
 Animals

11. Plants need water
 All plants need water to survive.
 Some plants live in the water.
 Some plants need a lot of water to survive.
 Some plants survive on little water for long
periods of time.
 Plants take in water through their root
system.

12. Animals need water
 All animals need water to survive.
 Some animals live in the water.
 Some animals need a lot of water to
survive.
 Some animals can survive without
water for long periods of time.
 Animals intake water through drinking.

13. Question 2
What do all Click here for
living things answer
need to
survive? Answer

14. Energy & Motion
The ability to do work is called
energy.
Energy is used to do work.
The motion of water can be used to
do work, thus creating energy!

15. Harnessing the power of water
Waterwheel
Hydroelectric
Mills

16. Question 3
What are Click here for
some ways to answer
harness the
power of
Answer
water?

17. Resources
 Colley, K. E. (2006). Understanding Ecology
Content Knowledge & Acquiring Science
Process Skills. Science Activities , 26-33.
 Dana, R. K. (1997). Contextualized Science For
Teaching Science & Technology. Interchange
, 121-144.
 Google Images Search
 Morgan, K. A. (2008, December). The Wonder
of Water. Science and Children , 16-18.