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CATALYST 1.Write down all the uses for water you can think of.
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Objectives: SWBAT □Identify the three properties of water and explain water’s importance in life.
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RECALL… What is the chemical symbol for water? H2O What is water made of? Hydrogen and Oxygen
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Shared electrons Hydrogen Oxygen
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Water & Its Importance Water is perhaps the most important compound in living organisms. Water makes up 70% – 95% of most organisms.
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Take Notes! Why is water so important? Water makes up 70% – 95% of most organisms Topic: Properties of Water
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Water Is Polar Sometimes, when atoms form bonds, they do not share the electrons equally. This is called a polar bond. A polar molecule is a molecule with an unequal distribution of charge; that is, each molecule has a positive end and a negative end. –Ex: water
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Sugar Molecules Dissolving Water can dissolve many compounds, such as salt, and many other polar molecules, such as sugar.
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Water has surface tension Water molecules also attract each other (hydrogen bonding) Floating on water Capillary action
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Fresh morning dew on a Water Horsetail Surface tension prevents a coin from sinking: the coin is denser than water, so it cannot be floating due to buoyancy alone.
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Water Resists Temperature Changes Water resists changes in temperature. Therefore, water requires more heat to increase its temperature than do most other common liquids.
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Why does ice float?
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Why do roads crack in places with cold winters?
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Why do bottles/cans filled with water sometimes explode after sitting in the freezer?
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Water Expands When It Freezes Ice is less dense than liquid water so it floats as it forms in a body of water.
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Take Notes! Why is water so important? Water makes up 70% – 95% of most organisms 1.Water is polar (has a + and - end) 2.Water resists temperature changes 3.Water expands when it freezes Topic: Properties of Water Unique properties of water How do living things use water? - Maintaining temperature - Transportation in the body - Dissolving things (ex: sugars) - Digesting food, breathing, and lubricating joints
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HYDROPHOBIC- water hating, when water (polar) is combined with a non polar substance Example- drops of water on a leaf OR oil in water HYDROPHILIC – water loving, when water (polar) is combined with a polar substance Example- Food, Sugars
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1. Water is made from 2 different elements: positively charged _____________ and negatively charged _____________. 2. Water’s ___________ is what makes the molecules clump together into round drops and also causes the skin, or _________________ that forms on the surface of water. 3. Water is known as the ______________ solvent, which means it is good at dissolving just about anything. 4. The salt dissolved in sea water _________ the oceans freezing point. 5. Water is the main ingredient of our ________, fills our cells, and makes up about ____% of our body weight. 6. Water covers over ____% of our Earth’s surface Surface tension Oxygen stickiness universal lowers blood Hydrogen 65 70
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