Water: Exploring Solutions

( 40 days)

Dates	Topic(s)	Reading	Homework
1/7	Riverwood Fish Kill	pp 4 - 7
1/8	Initial Challenege/Foul Water Pre-Lab	pp 8 - 13	Pre-Lab: Foul Water
1/9	Foul Water Lab	Calculations p. 11	Write-Up / Calculations
1/10	Foul Water Data Analysis / Post Lab	Questions p. 13	Write-Up / Questions
1/11	Water Supply & Demand / Where is Earth's Water?	pp. 14 - 17
1/14	Water Use Analysis Questions / Sources and Uses of Water Quiz	Riverwood Water Use p. 19
1/15	Physical Properties of Water	pp. 23 - 24	Practice Density Problems
1/16	Mixtures and Solutions / Molecular View of Water	p. 26	Pre-Lab
1/17	Classifying Mixtures Lab	Classifying Mixtures	Lab Write-Up
1/18	Molecular View of Water / Pictures In The Mind	p. 27 - 28
1/22	Symbols, Formulas, and Equations	pp. 29 - 31
1/23	Electrical Nature of Matter / Ions and Compounds	pp. 31 - 32	Symbols, Formulas, Equations Problems
1/24	Ions and Compounds	pp. 32 - 35	Pre-Lab: Water Testing
1/25	Water Testing Lab	pp. 35 - 38	Write-Up: Water Testing
1/28	Water and Its Contaminants Quiz Pure and Impure / Riverwood Water Mystery / What are the Possiblities?	pp. 38 - 39
1/29	Solutility of Solids / Solubility Curves	pp. 45 - 47
1/30	Solution Concentration	pp. 48 - 49	Pre-lab: Solubility Curves
2/4	Solubility Curves Lab--Experiment	Solubility Curves Handout	Write-Up: Solubility Curves
2/5	Solubility Curves Lab--Analyzing Data	Solubility Curves Handout	Write-Up: Solubility Curves
2/6	Dissolving Ionic Compounds	pp. 51 - 53	Solubility Curves Questions
2/7	Dissolving Ionic Compounds / Heavy Metal Ion Concentrations	pp. 53 - 55
2/8	Inappropriate pH Levels	pp. 55 - 58
2/11	Solvents Lab I	pp. 58 - 59	Pre-Lab: Solvents Lab
2/12	Solvents Lab II	pp. 59- 61	Write-Up: Solvents Lab
2/13	Inappropriate Molecular Solvents	pp. 59- 61
2/14	Inappropriate Dissolved Oxygen Levels / Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen Levels	pp. 62 - 65	Pre-Lab: Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen Levels
2/15	Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen Lab	Write-Up	Write-Up: Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen Levels Lab
2/19	Determining the Cause of the Fish Kill Write-Up: The Cause of the Fish Kill	pp. 65 - 66
2/20	Possible Causes of Fish Kill Quiz	p. 69	Answer Questions in Editorial
2/21	Water Purification Through Hydrologic Cycle	pp. 70 - 71	Hydrologic Cycle Questions
2/22	Water Purification Through Municipal Treatment	pp. 72 - 73	Water Treatment Questions
2/21	Chlorine in Public Water Supplies / Chlorination and THMs	pp. 74 - 75
2/26	Water and Water Softening	pp. 74 - 75
2/27	Water Hardness Lab	Water Hardness Lab Handout	Pre-Lab
2/28	Water Harness Lab	Water Hardness Lab Handout	Write-Up
2/29	Introduction: Town Council Meeting / Review	pp. 74 - 75
3/3	Preparation: Town Council Meeting / Review	pp. 74 - 75	Town Council Preparation Study Guide
3/4	Town Council Meeting	pp. 74 - 75	Study Guide
3/5	Review Water: Exploring Solutions	Study!!	Study!!
3/6	Water: Exploring Solutions Test	pp. 92

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