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Station #1: Evaporation and Transpiration
Station #1: Evaporation and Transpiration
Station #1: Evaporation and Transpiration
EVAPORATIONANDTRANSPIRATION
1.Figureoutwhicharrowonyourwatercyclerepresents
evaporation
and
transpiration.
2.Labelthearrows.Writethedefinitionnexttotheword.
Evaporation
:Waterisheatedandrisesaswatervapor
Transpiration
:Waterisheatedandrisesoffofplants
2.Observethepetridishatthestation.Thepetridish
wasfulltothebrimthismorningwithwater.Whereisthe
waterlevelnow?
Wheredidthewatergo?Discusswithyourpartner
4.Observetheplantatthestation.Theplasticbagwas
placedovertheplantsleafseveralhoursago.Whatdo
youseeinthebag?
Wheredidthewatercomefrom?Discusswithyour
partner.
Station#2
CondensationandPrecipitation
1.Figureoutwhicharrowonyourwater
cyclerepresents
condensation
and
precipitation.
2.Labelthearrows.Writethedefinition
nexttotheword.
Condensation:
Watervaporcoolswater
moleculesbecomeclosertogetherdueto
cohesion(formclouds).
Precipitation:
Waterfallsasrain,sleet,
orsnow.
Setupthewatercycleinabag
:
2.Carefullypourasmallamountofhot
waterintothebag.Thewatershould
onlycoversthebottomofthebag.Close
thebag.Holdthetopofthebagandwait
aminute.
3.Observewhathappenstothewater.
Discusswithyourpartnerhowyoucan
seecondensationandprecipitationinthe
bag.
Station#3:
INFILTRATIONANDRUNOFF
1.Figureoutwhicharrowonyourwatercycle
represents
infiltration
and
runoff.
2.Labelthearrows.Writethedefinitionnextto
theword.
Infiltration
:Waterseeps(goes)intotheground
Runoff
:Waterflowsovertheland
2.Fillthelargegraduatedcylinderwithwater.
Readdirectionsbelowandgooutside.
3.Pour500mLofwaterontothegrass.
Observe.
4.Nowpourtheother500mLofonthe
sidewalk.Observe.
A
permeable
surfaceallowswatertopass
through.An
impermeable
surfacedoesnot
allowwatertopassthrough.Whichwas
permeablegrassorsidewalk?
Label/drawa
permeable
surfaceonyour
watercyclepicture.Label/drawan
impermeablesurfaceonyourwatercycle
picture.
Station#4:
Surfacewater/Groundwater/Aquifer
1.Writedownthedefinitionandexamplesof
surfacewater,groundwater,
and
aquifer
onthefrontofyourNERDWORDSsheet.
Surfacewater
:
Waterfoundontheearths
surface.
Examples
:Lakes,rivers,theocean.
Groundwater
:
Waterfoundunderthe
earthssurface.Thiswaterisusually
cleanerthansurfacewater.
Examples
:Aquifer
Aquifer:
Groundwaterfoundinbetween
permeableandimpermeablelayers.
Examples
:Wells
FilterDemonstration:
1.Observethecontainerofdirtywater.
Thiscanhappeninnaturewhentreesand
vegetationareremovedfromanarea.After
heavyrains,riverswillcarrysediment(dirt)
intostreamsandlakes.
2.Pour100mlofwaterthroughthe
Class
Filter
.Observethewaterafteritpasses
throughthefilter.Thisfilteredwateris
similartoour
groundwater
.Whenthe
groundwater
percolatesthroughthesoilit
iscleanedbytherocksasitpassesthrough.
Cleanup:Rinseoutthebeaker.
3.OnyourNERDWORDS,ingroundwater,
drawapicturetorepresentwhatyousaw
happen.
4.Usethepictureatthetopleftandthe
picturesinthebooktofillinthedrawingsfor
aquiferandsurfacewater.
Station#5:
RIVERBASINS/WATERSHEDS
1.Writedownthedefinitionandexamplesof
river
basin/watershed
onyourNERDWORDSsheet.
RiverBasin/Watershed
:Theareaoflandwhere
allthewaterdrains(goes)tothesamemajorriver.
Examples:
WeareintheCapeFearRiverBasin.
WeareintheBolinCreekwatershed.
*Thesewordsareusedinterchangeably.
CREATEARIVERBASIN/WATERSHED!
2.Crumpleasheetofpaper
3.Slowlyunfoldthepaper
4.Useapentotracethepathyouthinkwatermay
flowifpouredontothepaper.
5.Usethesquirtbottletogentlysquirtthepapera
fewtimesuntilyoucanseethewaterflow.Were
yourpredictionsforwherethewaterwouldgoright?
Discusswithyourpartner.
6.OnyourNERDWORDSsheet,drawapicturefor
riverbasin/watershed
thatillustrateswhatyou
observed.
STATION6:
WHEREDIDEARTHSWATERCOMEFROM?
Wearealwaystoldthattherehasalwaysbeenthe
sameamountofwateronPlanetEarth.Butwhere
didthewatercomefromtobeginwith?
Makeahypothesis(educatedguess)wheredid
earthswatercomefrom?Tellyourpartneryour
hypothesis.
Watchthevideoclipatthestationtofindout!
Discusswithyourpartnerwereyourhypotheses
right?
(Youdonthavetowriteanythingdownatthis
station)