Water on Earth is recycled over and over again. Let’s learn about important processes that make up the water cycle!
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Tag Archives: Water
Hands-On Science: Water Cycle in a Baggie
3rd graders have carried out an experiment on the water cycle. They made it rain inside a baggie.
Steps:
1- Draw a simple design on a Ziploc baggie: sun, clouds, ocean waves…even a submarine! Use a permanent marker.
2- Open the bag and fill it just a little bit with water. Try keeping it off the edges!
3- Add some blue food colouring and seal up the bag.
4- Hang the baggie on the window and see it in action!
States of Water
Try this funny activity and get to learn more about the different states of water.
The Changing States of Water
Everything is made of particles (atoms or molecules) and the more energy these particles have, the more they move about.
See the animation below
An Ice Hotel
Every winter, in a small town in Sweden, you can stay at a hotel made of ice! The hotel provides warm clothes and a sleeping bag because it is so cold inside. In spring, however, the hotel disappears! The ice melts, and the water flows back into the river. In winter the hotel is built again.
Hands-On: Properties of Water
3rd graders carried out an experiment in the laboratory to find out about some basic properties of water: water is colourless (it has no colour), odourless (it has no smell) and tasteless (it has no flavour). They had to compare a glass of water and a glass of orangeade by looking at both liquids, smelling them and tasting them. Then they poured a bit of oil in the water and observed what happened: oil and water don’t mix because water is heavier than oil!
Groundwater
Watch some funny groundhogs singing us a song about groundwater!
Download the song lyrics: Groundwater Animation Video Lyrics
Water
Let’s start a brand new topic in Science: WATER. Look at the photo above and answer these questions: Are the children swimming or diving? Are they in a pool or in the sea? Are they using goggles or glasses? Can they breathe under water?
Water Conservation Matters!
Let’s use this precious resource wisely!
Game: Cutting down on water usage
Learn how to help your family cut down on water usage.
