Water Cycle

In class we studied the water cycle and how we effect it. In order to get a better understanding of the water cycle we did an activity that involved the whole class. We divided the class into three sections the clouds, the bodies of water, and the human use of water. Each section has a different purpose the clouds take water from the bodies of water and the human use of water which is called evaporation( we used spoons to put water into a cup). When the cloud(cup) is full it rains(pours) on a different location(a body of water or a human use of water). The bodies of water hold the largest quantities of water and transfer water to each other. The human use of water takes water from major bodies and pollutes it(polluted water was blue). Then the clouds take the polluted water and dump it into another body of water such as the ocean. This experiment demonstrates how water gets to different locations and how human use of water effects the envoirment. It was also very fun.

Kites

In science class we made kites to learn about the weather. My kite's name was The Weather Forecast it was aerodynamically designed. Even though it would have been able to soar high in the sky it didn't because there was a very weak local wind when we flew our kites. It did however get off the ground when I ran letting the kite trail behind me. I learned a lot about wind from making and flying kites such as a perfect place to fly your kite is at the beach because of sea and land breezes which help your kite stay airborne.