The skills to be emphasized in this unit are observing, classifying, communicating, manipulating, predicting and measuring. Water can be moved with different materials. Water as a natural resource has many uses by man and should be conserved. Funnels help in pouring water from one container to another. Bubbles can be made by mixing water with different soap combinations.
Water exists in three states.
Water drops have a distinct shape that differs from the shape of soap bubbles or other liquid drops. 3.1 Observe and describe properties of materials using appropriate tools. 3.2 Describe chemical and physical changes, including changes in states of matter. 7.1 Identify ways in which humans have changed their environment and the effects of those changes. Elementary Living Environment Seeds and Plants Students are exposed to a variety of live plants in the classroom.