This lab activity from the Biotechnology Alliance for Suncoast Biology Educators demonstrates the biologically important properties of water, including surface tension, cohesion, adhesion, capillary action, solubility, and heat capacity. The lesson includes background information on water and how its properties affect biological processes. It provides a list of the materials needed for the activity and the demonstration procedures. This resource is a Word file.
Type of Material:
Assignment, Refrence material
Recommended Uses:
In-class lecture by professors for teaching, learning as discussion and mind / concept mapping for additional assessment.
Technical Requirements:
Browser, Word
Identify Major Learning Goals:
Students will learn about fundamentals aspects of water in context of chemistry, physics and biology.
Students will be able to explore the connection between water and its internal & external properties.
Students will be able to apply the knowledge & skills to understand and practice concepts related to water and its application.
Students will also be able identify and explain the role of water in understanding nature of water molecules and its heat capacity through learning activities.
Students will be able to understand & demonstrate relationship between water and energy.
Students will be able to understand the role played by water in everyday life due to its composition.
Target Student Population:
High school, lower division undergraduate Science and Science Education classes
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Not required, experience of similar reading type material with text and visual aid as flow diagrams.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
The resource is current and relevant
The concepts are grounded in discipline and informed by scholarship
At the time of this review, content of material is accurate
The resource is flexible and each activity can be used independently depending upon the situation and time constraints
The instructions are clear and easy to follow.
Concerns:
The resource is not appealing to the audience who are mostly attuned to social media presentation
There are no relevant resources for further exploration
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
Each section starts with an introduction and summary of the concept
Identifies the learning objectives
There are review questions at the end of each activity
General discussion questions at the end of all the activities that help summarize the properties of water
The activities describe the relationships between concepts
The information flows easily from one topic to another
Concerns:
There no additional sources for further exploration
The format is not visually appealing
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
The document can be edited readily
The resource is in a Word format that is readily accessible
The vocabulary is appropriate for the target audience
The information is easy to understand
Each activity can be done independent of one another
Concerns:
Lacks research articles/ review articles/ quiz for discussion for every concept.
Creative Commons:
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