1. 1. INTERACTION A. WHAT DESCRIPTIONS OF WATER CAN YOU DEVELOP ABOUT WATER’S 3 PHYSICAL STATES? (DESCRIBE COLOR, ODOR, ETC.) B. CAN “FEEL” WATER VAPOR? WHAT TERM DO WE USE TO DESCRIBE THE AMOUNT OF WATER VAPOR IN THE ATMOSPHERE? C. IF WATER BOILS AT 212 DEG F IN KATY, IS THE BOILING POINT IN DENVER COLORADO HIGHER OR LOWER? D. HOW DOES THIS AFFECT THE TIME TO COOK POTATOES BY BOILING THEM?

2. 2. DISCUSSION: A. WHAT MAKES SOMETHING AN ACID? B. WHAT ACIDS DO YOU KNOW OF IN YOUR DAILY LIFE? C. WHAT BASES DO YOU USE IN YOUR DAILY LIFE? D. DO YOU CONSUME ANY OF THESE?

3. 3. DISCUSSION ABOUT COLORS, FLAVORS OR ODORS OF WATER THAT YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED: A. WHAT GAVE THE WATER THOSE CHARACTERISTICS? B. WHY DO WE VALUE “PURIFIED” OR “FILTERED” WATER?

4. 4. REFLECTION A. IMAGINE A MOUNTIAN RANGE OR PERHAPS YOU HAVE BEEN TO MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS AND SEEN THEM UP CLOSE. NOW IMAGINE RAIN FALLING ON THE MOUNTAINS. B. WHAT TWO TYPES OF WEATHERING DESCRIBE THE ACTION OF THE WATER UPON THE MINERALS? C. HOW ARE THEY SIMILAR AND HOW ARE THEY DIFFERENT? D. WHAT IS THE RESULT OF THE IMPACT OF EACH INDIVIDUAL RAINDROP UPON THE MOUNTIAN? E. WHY ARE RIVERS MUDDY-LOOKING IN CERTAIN AREAS OR SEASONS BUT CLEARER IN DIFFERENT AREAS OR SEASON? F. WHAT EVENTUALLY HAPPENS TO THE LOAD A RIVER CARRIES (ITS “FATE”)?

5. 5. DISCUSSION A. HOW IS IT THAT WELL WATER IS SAFE TO DRINK? B. HOW COULD A WELL BECOME CONTAIMINATED? C. DESCRIBE HOW YOU COULD AVOID WATER- BOURNE DISEASES D. SO WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT DEADLY CHLORINE IN YOUR BODY?