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.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: the cling film cover is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 4.⚖️ 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
- 5.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 6.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) it changes colour (b) hot water is heavy (c) hot water is magnetic (d) hot water can scald
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a misty bathroom mirror (b) wet hair drying (c) dew on morning grass (d) drops on a cold glass
- 8.True or false: butter going runny is melting. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water becoming ice (b) a puddle drying up (c) sweat drying on skin (d) wet hair drying
- 10.🧺 Do we need water for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 11.True or false: sweat drying on skin is freezing. (a) True (b) False
- 12.💧 Which change is this: wet clothes drying? (a) condensation (b) melting (c) freezing (d) evaporation
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: the cling film cover is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 14.📘 What is water vapour? (a) a kind of smoke (b) tiny ice cubes (c) salty water (d) water as a gas
- 15.🧺 Do we need yeast for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) butter going runny (b) ice becoming water (c) snow turning to water (d) sweat drying on skin
- 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) water (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
- 18.💧 Which change is this: drops under a pot lid? (a) melting (b) condensation (c) freezing (d) evaporation
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: sun or shade is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: the time we wait is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 21.💧 Which of these is freezing? (a) ice becoming water (b) a puddle drying up (c) making ice lollies (d) wet clothes drying
- 22.⚖️ 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 cling film cover (b) sun or shade (c) the amount of water (d) how many drops form
- 23.🔮 Predict: you put ice cubes on top of the cling film. What happens? (a) the bowl freezes (b) fewer drops form (c) the water turns red (d) more drops form
- 24.💧 What happens to water vapour when it touches the cold cling film? (a) it turns to smoke (b) it disappears (c) it turns to salt (d) it turns to drops
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sunlight (b) a big bowl (c) cling film (d) a balloon
- 26.🌧️ The drops falling back into the bowl are like which part of the real water cycle? (a) rain (b) wind (c) sunshine (d) lightning
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) ice cubes (b) sunlight (c) a big bowl (d) a mirror
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a big bowl (b) ice cubes (c) cling film (d) a magnet
- 29.⚖️ 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 amount of water (c) how many drops form
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dew on morning grass (b) a puddle drying up (c) drops on a cold glass (d) a misty bathroom mirror
- 31.True or false: a balloon is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 32.⚖️ 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 amount of water (b) the time we wait (c) sun or shade (d) how many drops form
- 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) sun or shade (b) the cling film cover (c) how many drops form
- 34.True or false: sunlight is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🛟 What should you do with wet floors after the experiment? (a) leave them wet (b) wipe them dry (c) slide on them (d) pour more water
- 36.True or false: a mirror is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) ice cubes (b) a small cup (c) turmeric powder (d) water
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small cup (b) sunlight (c) a battery cell (d) ice cubes
- 39.💧 Which change is this: a puddle drying up? (a) freezing (b) melting (c) evaporation (d) condensation
- 40.True or false: a big bowl is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- we change it
- False
- not needed
- we measure it
- not needed
- hot water can scald
- wet hair drying
- True
- water becoming ice
- needed
- False
- evaporation
- True
- water as a gas
- not needed
- sweat drying on skin
- water
- condensation
- False
- False
- making ice lollies
- how many drops form
- more drops form
- it turns to drops
- a balloon
- rain
- a mirror
- a magnet
- the amount of water
- a puddle drying up
- False
- sun or shade
- the cling film cover
- True
- wipe them dry
- False
- turmeric powder
- a battery cell
- evaporation
- False
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