Demonstrate the Water Cycle. 1. Fold a paper towel in half twice. 2. Lay the folded paper towel on a table and stand a glass on it. The glass must be large large enough to support a 16-ounce (480-ml) plastic soda or water bottle as shown. 3. Fill the bottle half full with warm tap […]
Scientific Method for Young Kids?
Scientific Method: How Scientists find answers to problems. Actually, the method can be used by everyone for problems other than those related to science. Even so, I suggest that you encourage kids to be imaginative and to put on their science hat. This of course is a very special hat that could contain all kinds […]
Cloud Formation
Question:How are clouds formed? Answer: Clouds are made of very tiny drops of liquid water called cloud drops or cloud droplets. Cloud droplets stick together to form larger heavier raindrops, which fall to the ground where they collect in puddles, lakes, rivers, and oceans. The water molecules on the surface of collected water (rivers, streams, […]
Water Conservation
Question: Are we running out of water? Answer: Earth is not losing water. The water that dinosaurs drank is still on Earth somewhere. Water moves back and forth between the Earth’s surface and the air in what scientists call a water cycle. When you drink water your body uses it for a time and then […]
Water Cycle Diagram
A simple diagram with definitions describing the different forms of water as it moves through the water cycle.
Evaporation: Cools Skin
Evaporation Evaporation is a change from a liquid to a gas. Evaporation occurs below the boiling point of the liquid. This means that water will evaporate a temperatures below 212 degrees Fahrenheit (100 degrees Celsius). Activity Wet a cotton ball (or sponge) with water. The objective is to wet a small place on the skin, […]
How Crystals Form
What You Need to Know: A crystal is a solid in which the particles are packed in an ordered, repeated pattern. Precipitation is the process by which a solid falls out of a solution. A precipitate is the solid that precipitates. An evaporite is a precipitate formed by evaporation. What Does This Mean? Crystals are […]