So far we’ve done an experiment to show that water evaporates if left outside (especially in the sun) and we’ve trapped that water and shown it condense into water droplets. When these water droplets form in the sky, they become clouds!
Today we mentioned that when clouds have too much water to hold up, the water falls. This is rain.
Today’s science experiment, we’re going to try to make rain in a bowl.
Precipitation
Question: Will the water fall?
Apparatus:
- 1 wide bowl (see through if possible)
- Cling wrap
- Hot water
Procedure:
- Pour 1 cup of hot water into bowl.
- Seal the bowl with cling wrap.
- Observe water condense on the cling wrap.
- Look out for the droplets becoming heavy and falling.
- After one or two droplets have fallen, they may lightly tap the cling wrap and watch the water fall like rain.
If the water isn’t hot enough, it is possible that the drops will not fall.
Show the above picture to your children and chat with them about it.
Be sure to ask questions like, “Where is the water coming from/going”
“What is the water doing?” (Evaporating, condensing, raining)
“Is this like your experiment? Which one?”
“What do you think a cloud feels like?”
Etcetera
Such a fun way to learn about the water cycle!
We kinda strayed from the original instructions where, we were cooking our pasta for lunch so I called him to see the droplets forming at the top of the lid, of course we couldn’t tap it to make it fall but the idea got across 🙂
The idea is the important thing. Good thinking.
Also we’re in our blue for autism awareness day! Hope you all are too 🔵🎽🦋
That’s awesome! I completely forgot about it =( Thanks for the reminder
Jaice did the experiment today…he saw the droplets of water….he also said the cling wrap felt like jelly😀
Oh, that’s an interesting observation. Good job to both of you!