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 “the cling film cover”? (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? What do we do with “the amount of water”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ice becoming water (b) snow turning to water (c) butter going runny (d) a puddle drying up
- 4.🧺 Do we need a big bowl for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 5.💧 Which of these is freezing? (a) dew on morning grass (b) water becoming ice (c) snow turning to water (d) ice becoming water
- 6.🔮 Predict: a bowl of water is left uncovered in the hot sun all day. What happens? (a) the water increases (b) some water evaporates (c) it turns to ice (d) it turns to salt
- 7.True or false: drops on a cold glass is freezing. (a) False (b) True
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? What do we do with “the time we wait”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 9.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 10.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 11.🛟 Why should only a grown-up handle any hot water? (a) it changes colour (b) hot water can scald (c) hot water is magnetic (d) hot water is heavy
- 12.🌧️ The drops falling back into the bowl are like which part of the real water cycle? (a) lightning (b) rain (c) sunshine (d) wind
- 13.True or false: cling film is needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 14.💧 Which change is this: sweat drying on skin? (a) melting (b) evaporation (c) freezing (d) condensation
- 15.True or false: a puddle drying up is melting. (a) False (b) True
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does a bowl in the sun make more drops than a bowl in the shade? True or false: the size of the bowl is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🛟 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
- 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) ice cubes (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) yeast
- 19.True or false: ice cubes is not needed for the water cycle bowl. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water cycle bowl? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 21.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 22.💧 Which of these is condensation? (a) wet clothes drying (b) a misty bathroom mirror (c) sweat drying on skin (d) water becoming ice
- 23.⚖️ 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 cling film cover (b) sun or shade (c) how many drops form
- 24.True or false: snow turning to water is melting. (a) True (b) False
- 25.💧 In the covered bowl, where does the water vapour come from? (a) water warmed by the Sun (b) the bowl itself (c) the air outside (d) the cling film
- 26.⚖️ 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) how many drops form (c) the time we wait (d) the size of the bowl
- 27.💧 Which of these is melting? (a) ice becoming water (b) making ice lollies (c) a misty bathroom mirror (d) dew on morning grass
- 28.💧 Which of these is melting? (a) a puddle drying up (b) drops on a cold glass (c) snow turning to water (d) wet hair drying
- 29.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water cycle bowl. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a big bowl (b) a balloon (c) cling film (d) water
- 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water cycle bowl? (a) a small cup (b) water (c) a big bowl (d) turmeric powder
- 32.🔮 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
- 33.💧 Which change is this: butter going runny? (a) melting (b) freezing (c) evaporation (d) condensation
- 34.💧 Which change is this: wet clothes drying? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) melting (d) freezing
- 35.💧 Which change is this: wet hair drying? (a) evaporation (b) freezing (c) melting (d) condensation
- 36.🔮 Predict: wet clothes are hung out on a sunny, windy day. How do they dry? (a) slower (b) they never dry (c) they turn to ice (d) faster
- 37.🧺 Do we need a small cup for the water cycle bowl? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 38.⚖️ 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 cling film cover (b) sun or shade (c) the size of the bowl (d) the amount of water
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pond icing over (b) water becoming ice (c) wet hair drying (d) making ice lollies
- 40.True or false: dew on morning grass is condensation. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- a puddle drying up
- needed
- water becoming ice
- some water evaporates
- False
- we keep it the same
- we measure it
- we change it
- hot water can scald
- rain
- True
- evaporation
- False
- True
- wipe them dry
- ice cubes
- False
- not needed
- False
- a misty bathroom mirror
- the cling film cover
- True
- water warmed by the Sun
- how many drops form
- ice becoming water
- snow turning to water
- True
- a balloon
- turmeric powder
- more drops form
- melting
- evaporation
- evaporation
- faster
- needed
- sun or shade
- wet hair drying
- True
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