1. Mrs. Anna Ward Ridge Road MS
The Water Cycle
Mrs. Anna Ward
Ridge Road MS

2. Science Starter, Block 1 Come in quietly and find your seat.
Get out your science notebook and writing utensil.
Place your book bag UNDER your desk.
Find your graphing sheet from yesterday.
It is due at 9:30 am today.

3. Science Starter 09/23 Please label pages…Salt Water Evaporation
Question: What happens when salt water evaporates?
Background Research: See Water Cycle Diagram
Hypothesis: I hypothesize if salt water evaporates then _______________ because ____________________________________.
Materials:
Plastic Bowl
Salt
Hot Water
Baby food jar
Plastic Wrap
Marble
Rubber Band

4. Experiment/Procedure:
In your group, please place a tablespoon of salt in the bottom of your plastic bowl.
Fill bowl with 1 inch of warm water.
Place your finger in the bowl to taste the water. Is it salty?
Place the empty food jar in the center of the water.
Cover the apparatus with plastic wrap and set a marble on top of the plastic wrap.
Data:
Conclusion:

5. Water Cycle Animation

6. Practice…for Stamps

7. Energy Transfer & The Water Cycle…

8. Do Now!!!

9. Class Discussion
What is a Cycle?

10. What is the Water Cycle?

11. Water Cycle:
The Earth’s process of water change and energy transfer which includes evaporation and transpiration, condensation, precipitation, collection and runoff

12. On a slip of paper, please answer the following:
Exit Ticket
On a slip of paper, please answer the following:
What would happen to the surface water of the planet is the step of EVAPORATION was removed?