ABOUT THE WATER CYCLE
In an interview with Ms. Frizzle, Nick Walker "the Weather DudeTM," from The Weather Channel, explained the water cycle. As Nick told the Friz, the water cycle is the transfer of liquid water into water vapor, and then the transfer from water vapor back to a liquid. Through evaporation, the sun’s heat changes water from a liquid to a gas. The vapor rises into the air where it starts to cool. When the vapor cools, the vapor forms tiny droplets of water that make up clouds. That’s called condensation. When the droplets grow large enough they become heavy and fall from the sky as rain or snow. The rain or snow collects in rivers, streams, and oceans, and the whole cycle starts over again. That’s the water cycle!
THIS WAS THE ACTIVITY
The Weather Dude gave Ms. Frizzle an activity that demonstrates the water cycle that she used in her class. We posted the activity here on our website so you can try it at home or in your classroom.
We asked for you to write in and tell us what you saw when you tried the activity.
HERE ARE SOME OF YOUR RESPONSES:
I see Ms. Frizzle with a weather forecaster.
First Name: Alex
I see a tornado made of water and a water cycle.
First Name: Joshua
I see a cloud. There is rain on the side of the bottle.
First Name: Pete
I see water on the sides of bottle. The water was evaporating.
First Name: Marge
The water level dropped in the bottle. This is an example of evaporation. The heat from the light warmed the water enough to turn it into water vapor. Water vapor is light, therefore, it rises into the atmosphere.
First Name: Brandon
The water rose up into the air!!!
First Name: Daniel
Clouds, sun, I feel wind blowing, rain falling, clouds moving.
First Name: Shantice
