Skill 1: Explain the polar covalent nature of water.
PoCo loco water!
Water is a crazy (loco) substance. It is the only known substance on earth that exists naturally in all three states of matter...liquid, solid, and gas. It also expands when it freezes, making the solid (ice) less dense than the liquid (water). Most substances contract when they freeze and become more dense, but not water!
Remember tug of war demonstration of 'polar.'
Remember "shared" treat demo.
Prove that water is made with covalent bonds.
Are electrons stolen or shared?
Be able to explain why water is polar and covalent. Label the drawing appropriately.
Polar = opposite - water has a region of slightly positive charge and a region of slightly negative charge.
Covalent = shared electrons - oxygen and hydrogen share electrons, making covalent bonds. Keep in mind that they don't share evenly, thus making water a polar molecule with covalent bonds.
Do this!
Draw a water molecule in your science notebook. Write a sentence proving that it is polar and then write a sentence proving that it is covalent. Draw a line from your sentences to the part of the diagram that shows proof for your sentences.
Show this to a teacher before moving on to the lab.