Name ____________________________________
Date ______________
An Investigation of H2O
Properties of Water Lab
Answer Sheet: Record ALL work here!
Station 1:
Draw a water molecule:
Questions:
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b. ___________________________________________________________________________________
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c. ___________________________________________________________________________________
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d. ___________________________________________________________________________________
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e. ___________________________________________________________________________________
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Station 2:
Part 1:
YOUR Hypothesis: ______________________________________________________________________
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Please write ONLY the number guessed by each of your group member’s here: _____________________
Sketches:
One drop
Half full
Full
Name ____________________________________
Date ______________
TOTAL drops: __________
Conclusion: ___________________________________________________________________________
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Part 2:
GROUP Hypothesis: ____________________________________________________________________
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Sketches:
One drop
Half full
Full
Conclusion: Did the detergent have an effect on the outcome? How does the detergent affect the
water? Use surface tension in your explanation. Explain how detergents act as cleaning agents.
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Station 3:
Part 1:
Substance
Evaporation Rate (units ______________?)
Questions:
1. ___________________________________________________________________________________
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2. ___________________________________________________________________________________
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Name ____________________________________
Date ______________
Part 2:
Question:
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Station 4:
Substance
Did it dissolve?
Polar/Non-Polar/Ionic?
Questions:
1. ___________________________________________________________________________________
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2. ___________________________________________________________________________________
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Station 5:
Ice Cube Observations: __________________________________________________________________
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Explanation: __________________________________________________________________________
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Station 6:
Questions:
1. ___________________________________________________________________________________
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2. ___________________________________________________________________________________
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Name ____________________________________
Date ______________
3. ___________________________________________________________________________________
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Station 7: Summary – Do this section at your normal lab table.
1. List three things that you discovered about water?
2. How do the characteristics of water help the body?
3. Review your answers to the questions from Station 1. Which property of water is represented by
each question? Explain your answer.
a.
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b.
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c. _______________________________________________________________________
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