water

so, i'm at this kitchen table listening to droplets of water leak from the faucet. I swear, i've turned it all the way off, but it still keeps leaking. As I'm listening to the droplets of water hit the bottom of the sink, I'm trying to come up with a curriculum on water. When you get down to it, water is a pretty broad topic, and slightly vague. For example, imagine you sit down next to a loved one, and ask "tell me about water." Where do you even start? I'm not a chemist, biologist or even a hint of scientist. I do have a degree in Political Science, but I dont think that counts... unless we talk about the famed "Water Wars" and how water is a limited resource. But really, what is water beyond the famed chemical compound of H2O?

Water is known as one of the keystones for life... but why? really, i'm asking you, i need to know the answer for this curriculum. I know I need it... I know my body is made up of it... but why? It's always here, or at least in the PNW, it's always here. It's locked in the glaciers, the snow, the moss, the trees, the slugs... it's always here. But what else is there to it? What would make people WANT to LEARN about water? Is it fun to play in? Is it fun to try to capture things that live in it? Is it fun to lay in it? Is it fun to watch the light refract on it? Is it fun to hold your breath while your eyes are open and watch a different world appear?


What is water? It's weird to think of a word that has far more meaning then its 5 letters lead you to believe.