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Why Do Puddles Dry Up?

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Title:

Why Do Puddles Dry Up?

URL:

https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/resources/k-8/inquiryinaction/kindergarten/chapter-1/why-do-puddles-dry-up.html

Content Source:

Other
American Chemical Society

Type:

Lesson/Unit Plan

Overview:

Students will be able to explain that puddles dry up because tiny particles of water (water molecules) break away from the puddle and go into the air. Students will be able to explain that the water from the puddle that went into the air can become part of a cloud and come back down as rain and make a new puddle. This process is known as the water cycle. Students watch a video of a puddle drying up and have a class discussion about where they think the water goes when it seems to disappear. Students investigate a one-drop “puddle” in the palm of their hand. Students see an animation of water evaporating from a puddle and forming water droplets in a cloud. Students then compare a water drop evaporating from the palm of their hand to one evaporating from the surface of a desk or table.

Content Standard(s):

Science
SC2015 (2015)
Grade: K

7 ) Observe and describe the effects of sunlight on Earth's surface (e.g., heat from the sun causing evaporation of water or increased temperature of soil, rocks, sand, and water).

NAEP Framework

NAEP Statement::
E4.7: The Sun warms the land, air, and water and helps plants grow.

NAEP Statement::
E4.8: Weather changes from day to day and during the seasons.

NAEP Statement::
E4.9: Scientists use tools for observing, recording, and predicting weather changes from day to day and during the seasons.

Unpacked Content

Scientific And Engineering Practices:

Planning and Carrying out Investigations

Crosscutting Concepts: Cause and Effect

Disciplinary Core Idea: Earth's Systems

Evidence Of Student Attainment:

Students:

Observe the effects of sunlight on the Earth's surface.
Describe the effects of sunlight on the Earth's surface.

Teacher Vocabulary:

Observe
Describe
Sunlight
Earth
Surface
Evaporation
Temperature

Knowledge:

Students know:

Sunlight warms the Earth's surface.
Know different patterns of relative warmth of materials in sunlight and in shade (e.g., hotter, warmer, cooler, and colder)
Materials on the Earth's surface can be investigated (e.g., dirt, sand, water) and described.

Skills:

Students are able to:

Investigate the effects of sunlight on Earth's surface.
Observe the effects of sunlight on Earth's surface.
Describe the effects of sunlight on Earth's surface.

Understanding:

Students understand that:

Sunlight causes an observable effect on the Earth's surfaces including: water, soil, rocks, sand, grass.

AMSTI Resources:

AMSTI Module:
Weather Walk
*Weather, STC
*Sunny Sandbox, ETA/hand2mind
*Clouds, GLOBE

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards

AAS Standard:
SCI.AAS.K.7- Give examples of the sun's effects on the Earth (limited to heat and light).

Tags:

evaporate, evaporation, heat, sun, water cycle, weather pattern

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Author:

Stephanie Carver

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Why Do Puddles Dry Up?