Tatiana Worley
E S 210-010
Mr. Murry
Make a Water Cycle Wheel
MATERIALS NEEDED:
Printout of water cycle wheels (2)
Scissors
Crayons/Colored Pencils
Paper Brads
WHAT WILL BE LEARNED:
How water is cleaned and recycled naturally when the water changes from a
liquid or solid to a gas and how it moves to and from different locations. It’s an endless
movement of water to create the water cycle.
QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER DURING:
1) Where does the water cycle occur?
a. The water cycle occurs everywhere!
2) Is water ever lost from the water cycle?
a. No, water it constantly being recycled via the water cycle.
3) Where does the water cycle get its water?
a. The water cycle draws water from the ground, plants, and other bodies of
water.
4) How often does the water cycle occur?
a. The water cycle is an omnipresent process that is always occurring.
Tatiana Worley
E S 210-010
Mr. Murry
PROCEDURE:
Step 1
Print out the two “wheels” that will be used to make the water
cycle wheel.
Step 2
Color the first wheel however you would like.
Step 3
Cut out the four rectangles on the first wheel.
Step 4
Color in the rain and snow on the second wheel however you
would like.
Step 5
Put the two wheels together (wheel #1 being on top) and
connect them by placing a paper brad in the center.
Step 6
Using the tab on the second wheel turn it to see the water cycle
in motion!
**Wheels taken from http://www.epa.state.il.us/kids/fun-stuff/water-cycle/**
Tatiana Worley
E S 210-010
Mr. Murry
WHEEL #1
Tatiana Worley
E S 210-010
Mr. Murry
WHEEL #2
Tatiana Worley
E S 210-010
Mr. Murry
Ground Water Pollution Demonstration
MATERIALS NEEDED:
Food Coloring
White Bread (one slice)
Paper Towels
Plastic Wrap
Medicine Dropper
Water
WHAT WILL BE LEARNED:
By looking at how colored water (representing pollutants) moves through a piece
of bread (representing soil) we can learn how groundwater is polluted.
QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER DURING:
1) How is groundwater polluted?
a. Groundwater is polluted mostly from human activity but sometimes by
natural causes.
2) How do the “pollutants” move through the “soil” in this
demonstration?
a. The food coloring spreads out with the water, showing that pollutants
move through soil with the water contaminating not only the water but the
soil also.
*This experiment also shows that once the pollutants are in the soil it is very hard
to get rid of them*
Tatiana Worley
E S 210-010
Mr. Murry
PROCEDURE:
Step 1
Cover the demonstration area with plastic wrap to prevent
messes.
Step 2
Place a paper towel down and hold a piece of bread straight up
with the white side facing the audience.
Step 3
Put a drop of food coloring on the crust of the bread.
Step 4
Using the medicine dropper, drop two mL of water over the
food coloring.
Step 5
Wait approximately five minutes and watch what happens!
**Taken from http://camillasenior.homestead.com/Ground_Water_Pollution_Lab.pdf**