As part of our IDL topic ‘Wonderful Water’, we have been learning all about the water cycle. We know the names of the four main stages of the cycle. The first is evaporation, next is condensation, after that it is precipitation and finally collection.

We were learning about what actually happens at each stage. To demonstrate the stages of the water cycle, we carried out a simple experiment called ‘Water Cycle in a Bowl’.

We half filled a clear glass bowl with boiling water. We put a mug in the middle of the bowl, making sure that no water got inside. We then measured what the water level was. We covered the bowl with cling film and watched what happened. We made our own predictions about what we thought would happen, based on what we know about the water cycle. It was very interesting! 🙂