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Contents and Assembly Directions - Page  2

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Assembling 3D Water Molecules

Take one red piece in each hand. You will see one post and one

hole on the inside rim of each red piece.

Position the post of one piece into the hole of the other piece. Place your thumbs 

on the flat surface of each oxygen piece, and push the two pieces together until 

they fit tightly and you no longer see a space between the pieces.

The red oxygen atom will now roughly resemble a sphere with two knobs sticking 

out of each half.

Take the red oxygen atom in one hand and one white hydrogen piece 

with a 

magnet

 in the other and place the open side of the hydrogen piece onto the 

knob on the oxygen. 

Push the two together until the hydrogen fits tightly onto the oxygen, with no 

space between the two pieces.

Repeat with a second white hydrogen piece 

with a magnet

.

You now have one complete water molecule model. Repeat steps 1 through 6, 

until 12 water molecule models are assembled.

Start by selecting two red oxygen pieces and two white hydrogen pieces 

with magnets

.

Assembly directions continued on page 3

Hydrogen with 

magnet

Summary of Contents for Contents of Water Kit

Page 1: ...of our quality control program we pre assemble some kits Misconception Caution Although we use magnets to represent the partial positive and negative charges that exist on the hydrogen and oxygen atoms of water it is important to explain to your students that the bonds between atoms are not magnetic Contents of Water Kit H H O Water molecule H2 O Sodium Chloride NaCl Na Cl Ethane molecule CH3 CH3 ...

Page 2: ...eces The red oxygen atom will now roughly resemble a sphere with two knobs sticking out of each half Take the red oxygen atom in one hand and one white hydrogen piece with a magnet in the other and place the open side of the hydrogen piece onto the knob on the oxygen Push the two together until the hydrogen fits tightly onto the oxygen with no space between the two pieces Repeat with a second whit...

Page 3: ... for water molecules post Hydrogen with magnet knob Start by selecting one of the gray carbon pieces and folding the three sections together until it is completely closed Attach one white hydrogen piece to one of the knobs on the carbon Repeat with two more hydrogen pieces Turn the carbon until you see the hole on one side Take the other carbon press the three sections together and insert one of i...

Page 4: ...arbon You now have an ethane model Now you have an ethanol model To change ethane into ethanol first locate the hydrogen with the attached post Look for the hydrogen that is surrounded by three tiny triangular bumps see black circles on photo Remove the hydrogen with the post and insert the exposed knob on the hydroxyl group into the exposed hole on ethane model For Water Kit lessons and other act...

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