Properties of Water Complete Science Lesson - New TEKS 8.6C

Bring science to life with this engaging, ready-to-teach unit on the properties of water, focusing on cohesion, adhesion, and surface tension and how these properties influence everyday phenomena such as water droplets, plant transport, and insects walking on water.

This fully editable, multiday resource includes presentations, worksheets, student-choice projects, and assessments—everything you need to teach this concept with confidence and minimal prep time.

With differentiated, student-led learning, your students will stay engaged while you focus on guiding discovery, supporting understanding, and celebrating student success.

Essential Questions

• What are the properties of cohesion, adhesion, and surface tension in water?

• How do these properties relate to the formation of water droplets, transport in plants, and insects walking on water?

Why Teachers Love This Kesler Science Complete Lesson

• Differentiated materials to support all learners

• Multimodal learning to keep students curious and engaged

• Maximum flexibility – works perfectly for printable and digital instruction

• Editable PowerPoints for easy customization

• Spanish translations for vocabulary, reading passages, and interactive notebook pages

• Aligned with 2021 TEKS standard 8.6C

This comprehensive lesson follows the **research-based 5E Instructional Model—Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate—**to promote inquiry, creativity, and deeper scientific understanding.

What’s Included in Each 5E Stage

Engage

Start your lesson by sparking curiosity and activating prior knowledge:

• Objectives and Word Wall Cards in English and Spanish

• Teacher guide with discussion prompts, interactive activities, and notes on common misconceptions

Explore

Students lead their own discovery in a student-centered, differentiated station lab designed to reach all learning styles.
With nine interactive stations, students investigate how cohesion, adhesion, and surface tension appear in nature, influencing phenomena like the water cycle, capillary action, and aquatic life.

Input Stations help students absorb concepts through multiple learning modalities:

• Explore It! – Hands-on demo or experiment connects learning through real-world application

• Read It! – Short reading passage with comprehension questions (English and Spanish versions included)

• Research It! – Guided online investigation with structured questions and visuals

• Watch It! – Short, engaging video paired with discussion prompts and guided reflection

Output Stations allow students to demonstrate understanding through creative, visual, and written responses:

• Organize It! – Sort and classify examples using printable or digital card sorts

• Write It! – Respond to open-ended questions using academic vocabulary and evidence-based reasoning

• Illustrate It! – Sketch or diagram how water’s properties contribute to observable natural processes

• Assess It! – Demonstrate mastery with formal questions and vocabulary-in-context tasks

Bonus Station – Challenge It!
Engage early finishers and advanced learners with enrichment activities such as crosswords, games, and mini-projects that push learning further.

Explain

Support and reinforce understanding through guided instruction and interactive resources:

• Editable PowerPoints (standard and interactive versions) for flexible delivery

• Interactive Notebook Templates in printable and digital formats (English and Spanish)

• Note-taking templates to help students track and organize new information

Elaborate

Encourage creativity and critical thinking with student-choice projects explaining how cohesion, adhesion, and surface tension influence water’s behavior.
Students can extend learning through written, visual, or multimedia projects completed in class or at home.

Evaluate

Assess student mastery and reinforce learning with:

• STAAR 2.0–style assessment questions available in both standard and modified versions

• Review worksheets for test prep, classroom discussion, or homework assignments

Perfect for In-Class or Virtual Learning

This lesson is built for maximum flexibility—ideal for traditional, blended, or virtual classrooms.
The station lab and interactive notebook materials are fully compatible with PowerPoint and Google Slides, allowing seamless implementation in any learning environment.

This is a finished product; it will be updated with corrections as needed. Future improvements and new features will be sold as a separate product.