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What Dissolves in Water? Lesson PlanWhat Dissolves in Water? Lesson Plan
Publisher
Baylor College
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Grade
K - 5th
Subjects
Science
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Activities & Projects
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Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
Instructional Strategies
Experiment
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Technology
Scientific Equipment
Year
2010
Lesson Plan

What Dissolves in Water?

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One of water's claims to fame is as the universal solvent. Young physical scientists experiment to discover which materials dissolve in this special compound. You could never be more prepared for teaching this lesson than by using this resource; it comes with a video of teaching tips, a well-written lesson plan, handouts, and math and reading supplements to add cross-curricular components.

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Concepts

properties of water, water, dissolving, solutions

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dissolve, properties of water, solutions, science

Pros

  • Critical thinking skills are developed through an inquiry-based lesson
  • Lab sheet comes in English and Spanish languages
  • Cross-curricular resources available as additional materials
  • Teacher's video demonstrates the lesson for you

Cons

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