Water Cycle Investigations

On Friday we did some investigations into the different parts of the water cycle - condensation, precipitation, and evaporation. To experiment with evaporation, we've left 5 cups of water on our window sill for the past few days. We want to measure how much water is turned from a liquid back into a gas by the sun. 


For our condensation experiment we put ice cubes into a cup of room temperature water. As the ice cooled the water down, the water vapor around the cup was also cooled down and turned back into a liquid. We observed the water droplets on the sides of the cups. 

Did you know that hydrogen and oxygen mixed together form water? Isn't it amazing that two gases come together to make a LIQUID!? If you want to try our experiment at home, just light a candle and place a glass cup over it until it burns out. You will see the droplets of water left on the sides of the glass! Check out the pictures to see the proof. Our Earth has an awesome water cycle!