We continued with our Science Week today!
Topic #2- The Water Cycle
We started out listening to a really catchy (read: annoying...but yet catchy) Water Cycle song and video found here. Next, we discussed all of the background information we had on the Water Cycle.
Then it was time to set up our experiment so it could be going while we were working.
Our materials:
Ice (not pictured)
Salt
Warm Water
One larger clear bowl
One smaller clear bowl
Saran Wrap
Spoon
Topic #2- The Water Cycle
We started out listening to a really catchy (read: annoying...but yet catchy) Water Cycle song and video found here. Next, we discussed all of the background information we had on the Water Cycle.
Then it was time to set up our experiment so it could be going while we were working.
Our materials:
Ice (not pictured)
Salt
Warm Water
One larger clear bowl
One smaller clear bowl
Saran Wrap
Spoon
The large bowl was our ocean so we added our warm water and some salt and mixed them together. Next, we put the small bowl into the middle of our large bowl and that represented an island...meaning NO water inside of it but completely surrounding it. Then, we took Saran Wrap to be our atmosphere and covered the ocean tightly. Finally, we placed some ice cubes (clouds) on the Saran Wrap above the island. We allowed the clouds to stay on the atmosphere for the rest of our group...about 40 minutes. Before the group left, we (carefully) peeled back the Saran Wrap and melted ice to see that our island had rain inside.
While the ice/clouds were precipitating, we continued to work on some other water cycle activities. The favorite was this puzzle. I printed it in black and white on purpose to make the puzzle harder and it worked! I can't find the puzzle anywhere and there isn't a name on the cover either! It was free and I know it's out there somewhere. Below is a picture of the cover and I'll keep looking for the link.
While the ice/clouds were precipitating, we continued to work on some other water cycle activities. The favorite was this puzzle. I printed it in black and white on purpose to make the puzzle harder and it worked! I can't find the puzzle anywhere and there isn't a name on the cover either! It was free and I know it's out there somewhere. Below is a picture of the cover and I'll keep looking for the link.
Once students completed the puzzle, they labeled the stages on the graphic organizer and wrote what happened in each stage. I gave them a word bank.
This actually turned out a lot harder than I or the kids originally thought, but it was still a lot of fun and their favorite thing from the day.
When we were done with our discussions and activities for the day, I gave them a mini (as in only two paragraphs) assessment to check for understanding. They all did great as I know their science teacher has taught them well! This was just a good day of review and reinforcement. Another teacher found the passage that I used for the assessment here.