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How Are Interactions With Water Important for Maintaining My Life?
An investigation of how polar and nonpolar interactions affect shapes of biological molecules and their function. Modules explore the following: 1. Why don't oil and water mix? 2. Can a substance dissolve in both a nonpolar and a polar...
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Concord Consortium: What Happens to the Energy of Water Molecules During Hurricanes?
Activity 2 investigates How Hot Can Water Get? In Activity 2 students analyze the relationship between energy changes and phrase changes as they discuss what happens when water boils. Bonus reading includes Why is Temperature Constant...
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Concord Consortium: What Makes Water Special?
Activity 4 investigates How does electron distribution impact our observations? Students have described how properties of molecules change depending on what atoms make up the molecule. In this activity students will use those ideas to...