In this science activity, learners investigate the water cycle by testing the water evaporated from leaves (transpiration). They investigate concepts of evaporation and the movement of water through the different states of the water cycle by various guided inquiry experiments. Students compare evaporation of trees in the shade and in the sun. Learners are asked to diagram their results for the experiment in their lab notebooks. Students are also asked to develop a testable question related to and formulate a method to evaluate their results. During another investigation, with a spin of the spinner, learners simulate the movement of water within the water cycle and track their results.

Concepts

condensation, evaporation, precipitation

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Additional Tags

ground water, water cycle, investigating the water cycle: using plants to study evaporation

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)