In this activity, students will investigate similarities and differences in the properties of water.

This activity is less hands on. It is more of an observation activity.

Materials Needed

Per set of gloves:

One latex glove filled with water, tied closed, and put into the freezer overnight.
Two empty latex gloves
Enough water to fill one glove

Per student:

Observation worksheet

Steps:

Fill one empty latex glove with water and tie it closed.
Fill the other empty latex glove with breath and tie it closed.
Observe all three gloves- the one with water, the one with air, and the one from the freezer. Discuss the observations.
Record the observations on a worksheet.

Explanation:

Take a look around. Everything around you is matter. Your clothes, the water, the air, etc. All matter has different states or properties. That doesn’t mean that they each have a different spot in America… it means that they can come in different forms. The three properties of matter are solid, liquid, and gas. When you look at the three gloves, what is in the solid glove? Ice! When water freezes, it becomes a solid. What is in the liquid glove? Water! The liquid form is water. What is in the gas glove? It is air! And there is water vapor in that air. When water and air meet, some of the water evaporates, which means that it turns into a gas and floats away.

Try it!

Try breathing hot breath into your hands. When you feel them, are they a little bit sticky or wet? That’s from the water!

See if you can come up with other solids, liquids, and gasses to put on your worksheet.

Real World:

All of the water on the earth is recycled. When it rains, the water flows into lakes, ponds, oceans, etc. Eventually, that water evaporates into the air. When it’s in the air, it comes together to form clouds. After the clouds get heavy enough… they rain!!

Water Printout