The theme today (after the Clemson vs. Alabama game) is "never give up". Our experiment yesterday didn't go very well. It turns out the water in the kettle didn't get hot enough because we blew a fuse (who knew). Without the heat, there wasn't enough evaporation and therefore no water cycle.
Like I said "Never give up". I went out and bought a hot plate (burner) and we did the experiment again as a group. This time we had enough heat to really make the experiment work. The students did a great job figuring out how this experiment related to the Water Cycle and precipitation.
Like I said "Never give up". I went out and bought a hot plate (burner) and we did the experiment again as a group. This time we had enough heat to really make the experiment work. The students did a great job figuring out how this experiment related to the Water Cycle and precipitation.
The original water was brown because it had coffee in it. The water that was collected in the smaller container (representing rain) was clear because during the process of evaporation, impurities in the water are left behind. |
We also related this experiment to how you can use it in real life in a survival scenario: