In this learning module from The Concord Consortium, students will explore how energy and electric forces change when you mix polar and non-polar substances together.

This article describes the effects of polar ice caps on the Earth and offers explanations as to the possible effects of polar ice melting on sea level and temperature.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students look at the chemical structure of water and learn how it determines water's properties.

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...

Nine exemplary chemistry lessons about the water molecule and dissolving complete with handouts and animations.

Students use their own model of a salt crystal and water molecule to show how water dissolves salt. Then, they relate their observations to the structure of salt, water, and alcohol on the molecular level.

Lesson plan with mulitmedia links in which students identify and control variables to help design a solubility test for different liquids in water.

Observe how molecules with hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions move in a mixture of oil and water, and pay attention to changes in potential energy over time. Move and rotate the molecules to see how they interact with their surrounding...

Mix polar and nonpolar molecules together and observe changes in potential energy.

This lesson will provide an understanding of the chemical and physical nature of water. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "The Properties of Water."

This lesson will provide an understanding of the chemical and physical nature of water. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "The Properties of Water."

This lesson will provide an understanding of the chemical and physical nature of water. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "The Properties of Water."

Investigate the science behind this age old question. Find out the role density and polarity play in the liquids.

Explore the water molecule, and understand how it is a polar molecule.

Water water everywhere. There are many types of ice found surrounding the poles of the earth. Get details on the varieties of ice studied by polar scientists.

Adjust amounts of ionic charges in this simulation to see how water molecules react to polar substances in solution.

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...

A lesson where students learn how warm water is less dense than cold water, and what this means for global climate change as ice from the polar regions melts. Students will do experiments in buoyancy and water density when hot or cold,...

An article featuring the whales that inhabit the waters of Antarctica and what the future holds for them.

Activity 2 investigates Why is water different from other liquids? This activity will investigate properties of different liquids. Students will explore what makes honey gooey and thicker than water. And why some liquids evaporate faster...

Students observe and investigate why water has a strong surface tension.

Lesson plan in which students design an experiment to determine if different types of liquids affect the amount of dissolution of an M&M candy shell.

This general tutorial begins with an explanation of the polarity of the water molecule and the effects this polarity has on the properties of water. Goes on to introduce organic molecules and has a thourough tutorial on the third page.

An experiment where polarized light is shone into a solution of sugared water, causing each of the colors in white light to change direction in varying amounts.