My life as a Raindrop

Hello! My name is Dew and I am a raindrop. Did you wonder how I ended up here yet?               Well First, we go through evaporation. Evaporation is when the water turns into water vapour due to heat and evaporates into the atmosphere. Second, we begin to condensate. Condensation is when we turn back into liquid water and we all are trapped in a tight cloud. Next is precipitation. Precipitation is when the cloud has so much water in it, it begins to release the water. The water can fall as hail, sleet, snow, or just rain. Oh look where I am landing! The Great Barrier Reef! It is pretty hot here so I have a feeling I will evaporate soon enough, bye!

At the bottom of Mount Manaia there is a flowing river called Wairoa river. The still water slowly flows forward towards the plains then finally settling into the Pacific Ocean.

Where did the water go?

• Since the platform is tilted downhill the water probably flowed downhill
• The water might have evaporated
• Maybe the ground absorbed the water.

Week 1: Water cycle

What do I know about the water cycle:

– The Water Cycle has 4 main steps (Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Collection)

– Evaporation is when the liquid water becomes water vapour and float into the atmosphere

– Condensation is when the water vapour transforms back into liquid

– Precipitation is when the water vapour turns back into liquid water.

– Collection is when the water falls from the clouds as hail, sleet, snow or rain

What do I want to learn about the water cycle and cycles in nature:

– Who discovered the water cycle and when?

– Where was the discovery held of the water cycle?

– How did they know the water evaporated if water vapour is basically invisible?

What did you do on Tuesday’s session:
On Tuesday, Miss Wang created four large sized paper which each had a different thing written on them. Each papers theme had something to do with The water cycle like rocks and soil, air, lifecycle, water cycle, and plants. We all were sent off with a black pen to write something we know and can draw about that certain theme. After doing that, we all passed around some jars with ice in them, then went back to the papers and wrote how they were related to ice. Once everyone had a chance to do that, Miss Wang asked us all if we think that ice will weigh the same if it is melted. All of us had our own opinions but, I thought that the ice will weigh the same. Miss Wang split us into four groups because there were only 4 jars of ice and, went to each group and weighed it before the ice melted. Then she placed every groups jar into a bowl of hot water to melt, and we all waited. After the ice melted we all began to wipe our jars and weighed them again. My hypothesis was correct for the ice weighed the same.