1. Bell Work On the notecard: 1- Name
2- Goal for New Year, be detailed and specific
3-What two steps/actions will you be doing to achieve your goal?

2. Properties of Water
SC.912.L Discuss the special properties of water that contribute to Earth's suitability as an environment for life: cohesive behavior, ability to moderate temperature, expansion upon freezing, and versatility as a solvent.
Introductory Slide

3. Bellringer Question
The special properties of water make it the single most important molecule for living organisms. Which of the following properties of water allows solid water to be less dense than liquid water?
A. Water expands as it freezes. B. Water is an excellent solvent. C. Water exhibits cohesive behavior. D. Water is able to moderate temperatures.
Follow your classroom rituals and routines for bell ringers. Question will be answered at the end. Circulate throughout class to quickly check for responses.

4. Polarity
Polarity is not one of the properties listed in the standard, but it allows all those properties to exist by causing Hydrogen bonding.
Water is a polar molecule.
It has a slight (-) charge on the Oxygen end and a slight (+) charge on the Hydrogen end.
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5. Hydrogen Bonding
Hydrogen bonding is not one of the properties of water mentioned in the standard, but it allows those properties of water to exist.
In water, there is an attraction between the (+) charged Hydrogen atom from one H2O molecule and the (-) charged Oxygen atom from another H20 molecule.
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6. Hydrogen Bonding
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7. Properties of Water 1. Exhibits Cohesive Behavior
Cohesion is the attraction among like molecules of a substance.
Hydrogen bonds make water molecules stick to each other.
Example: Water beading up on a washed car.
It also causes surface tension which allows paper clips to float on water.
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8. Adhesion
Adhesion is not one of the properties of water listed in the standard, but works with cohesion in many instances.
Adhesion is the attraction of water molecules to different substances.
Example: Dew forming on the grass.
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9. Properties of Water 2. Ability to Moderate Temperature
Hydrogen bonding gives water a high specific heat, which means that water resists changes in temperature.
Example: If you put 100mL’s of alcohol and 100mL’s of water on a hot plate at the same heat setting, the alcohol would boil first. It has a lower specific heat.
It is Important in cell temperature regulation because water absorbs heat released by cellular activity.
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10. Property of Water 3. Expansion Upon Freezing
Unlike most substances, water expands upon freezing.
Solid water (ice) is less dense than liquid water, allowing ice to float.
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11. Properties of Water 4. Versatility as a Solvent
Many substances in living organisms dissolve in water.
Solute – substance dissolved in a solvent to form a solution.
Solvent – fluid that dissolves solutes in a solution.
Example: Sweet Tea – Water is the solvent – Tea and Sugar are the solutes.
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12. Water is essential for life on Earth
Single most abundant compound in living organisms.
Universal solvent – allows for blood to be a solution.
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14. Bellringer Question
The special properties of water make it the single most important molecule for living organisms. Which of the following properties of water allows solid water to be less dense than liquid water?
A. Water expands as it freezes. B. Water is an excellent solvent. C. Water exhibits cohesive behavior. D. Water is able to moderate temperatures.
Allow for students to change their answer, if needed.

15. Bellringer Question
The special properties of water make it the single most important molecule for living organisms. Which of the following properties of water allows solid water to be less dense than liquid water?
A. Water expands as it freezes. B. Water is an excellent solvent. C. Water exhibits cohesive behavior. D. Water is able to moderate temperatures.
Discuss why A is the correct answer and why B, C, or D would not be the correct answer.

16. You Do Questions
The following questions can be projected when an instructor reaches the “You Do” portion of the lesson or the handout can be used.
Follow your classroom rituals and routines for student completion of the You Do portion of the lesson.

17. Large bodies of water, such as the Atlantic Ocean, do not quickly fluctuate in temperature. What is the reason for this phenomenon?
A. Water expands as it freezes.
B. Water is a versatile solvent.
C. Water has a high specific heat.
D. Water exhibits cohesive behavior.

18. 2. The special properties of water. make it the single most important
2. The special properties of water make it the single most important molecule for living organisms. Which of the following properties of water allows solid water to be less dense than liquid water?
A. Water expands as it freezes. B. Water is a versatile solvent. C. Water has a high specific heat.
D. Water exhibits cohesive behavior.

19. The picture below shows an Olympic swimmer above the water, but still being covered with a thin layer of water. What property allows this to occur?
Water expands as it freezes.
Water is a versatile solvent.
Water has a high specific heat.
Water exhibits cohesive behavior.