Properties of Water - Student Choice Projects - MS

Engage your middle school students with creative, student-led projects that explore the unique properties of water and its importance to life and Earth systems.
Aligned with middle school science and chemistry standards, this flexible resource allows students to choose a project format that fits their learning style, fostering ownership, creativity, and deeper scientific understanding.

The project choice board includes six ready-to-use options plus a “design your own” project, giving students the freedom to express what they’ve learned in unique and meaningful ways.
An editable grading rubric makes it easy for teachers, peers, or students themselves to assess projects based on vocabulary, content accuracy, clarity, presentation, and understanding.

Flexible, Creative, and Student-Centered

The Student Choice Projects are designed for maximum flexibility and differentiation, making them adaptable for any classroom environment.
Teachers can customize the rubric to match their grading needs, while students engage in multimodal project options—written, artistic, digital, or hands-on—to demonstrate their knowledge of water’s properties, such as cohesion, adhesion, surface tension, and polarity.

This structure encourages critical thinking, creativity, and independent learning, giving every student a chance to succeed in their own way.

What’s Included

• Nine project choice board options plus a “design your own” project

• Teacher Directions page with helpful suggestions and classroom management tips

• Editable rubric pages assessing vocabulary, scientific concepts, clarity, accuracy, and presentation

Differentiated for All Learners

To meet diverse classroom needs, this resource includes two versions of the project page:

• A modified version featuring three scaffolded project options for students needing additional support or remediation.

• A standard version for grade-level or advanced learners, with the option to assign multiple projects for enrichment—all using the same consistent rubric.

Differentiation is built in—no extra prep required!

Simple Supplies, Maximum Creativity

No special materials needed!
The Properties of Water Student Choice Projects use common classroom supplies such as paper, markers, and scissors.
Many of the projects can also be completed digitally, making this resource ideal for in-person, hybrid, or virtual learning.

Optional craft materials can be added for hands-on model-building or visual displays, allowing students to creatively represent concepts like water’s polarity, capillary action, or its role as a universal solvent.