Water Cycle Experiment Worksheet
What you do (Up as vapour, down as drops): 1. Pour some water into the big bowl and stand the small cup in the middle. 2. Cover the bowl tightly with cling film. 3. Put a few ice cubes on top of the film, over the cup. 4. Leave it in the sun for an hour and look for drops in the cup.
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- 1.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a small cup (b) cling film (c) yeast (d) a big bowl
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “how many drops form”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a big bowl (b) a battery cell (c) cling film (d) a small cup
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) ice cubes (c) water (d) a big bowl
- 6.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small cup (b) cling film (c) sunlight (d) yeast
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small cup (b) sunlight (c) a magnet (d) cling film
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the time we wait (b) sun or shade (c) the size of the bowl (d) the cling film cover
- 10.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “the cling film cover”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 12.🌧️ The drops falling back into the bowl are like which part of the real water cycle? (a) sunshine (b) rain (c) wind (d) lightning
- 13.💧 Which of these is melting? (a) a puddle drying up (b) wet clothes drying (c) ice becoming water (d) a pond icing over
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a big bowl (b) ice cubes (c) a mirror (d) a small cup
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the time we wait (b) the size of the bowl (c) the cling film cover (d) how many drops form
- 16.True or false: water becoming ice is freezing. (a) True (b) False
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “the amount of water”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 18.🧺 Do we need yeast for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a small cup (b) cling film (c) a big bowl (d) a mirror
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? Which of these is kept the same? (a) sun or shade (b) the time we wait (c) how many drops form
- 21.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) wipe them dry (b) leave them wet (c) slide on them (d) pour more water
- 22.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) a puddle drying up (b) drops under a pot lid (c) butter going runny (d) making ice lollies
- 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) cling film (b) turmeric powder (c) a small cup (d) ice cubes
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a magnet (b) ice cubes (c) water (d) a small cup
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “the size of the bowl”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 26.💧 Which of these is evaporation? (a) drops under a pot lid (b) a pond icing over (c) a puddle drying up (d) making ice lollies
- 27.💧 Which change is this: drops on a cold glass? (a) melting (b) condensation (c) freezing (d) evaporation
- 28.💧 Which of these is freezing? (a) dew on morning grass (b) butter going runny (c) water becoming ice (d) wet hair drying
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “sun or shade”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: how many drops form is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a battery cell (b) a big bowl (c) yeast (d) a magnet
- 32.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) hot water is magnetic (b) hot water is heavy (c) hot water can scald (d) it changes colour
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of water (b) sun or shade (c) how many drops form
- 34.🧺 Do we need a big bowl for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 35.True or false: wet clothes drying is melting. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) wet clothes drying (b) a puddle drying up (c) making ice lollies (d) wet hair drying
- 37.True or false: snow turning to water is melting. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: sweat drying on skin is evaporation. (a) False (b) True
- 39.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) wet clothes drying (b) snow turning to water (c) dew on morning grass (d) sweat drying on skin
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sunlight (b) a big bowl (c) ice cubes (d) turmeric powder
Answer key
- not needed
- yeast
- we measure it
- a battery cell
- a balloon
- not needed
- yeast
- a magnet
- sun or shade
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- rain
- ice becoming water
- a mirror
- how many drops form
- True
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- a mirror
- the time we wait
- wipe them dry
- drops under a pot lid
- turmeric powder
- a magnet
- we keep it the same
- a puddle drying up
- condensation
- water becoming ice
- we change it
- True
- a big bowl
- hot water can scald
- the amount of water
- needed
- False
- making ice lollies
- True
- True
- dew on morning grass
- turmeric powder
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