Santapogue Fifth Grade Scientists Investigate Water Cycle
Fifth grade students at Santapogue Elementary School are learning about the water cycle as part of their science curriculum through an engaging, hands-on experiment.
To better understand the process, students filled plastic bags with water and placed them in a sunny location where they could observe the water cycle in action over the course of several weeks. As the days passed, they watched as the water evaporated, condensed and collected inside the bags, demonstrating the different stages of the cycle.
In addition to their observations, fifth graders created models of the water cycle and used science vocabulary to explain each step of the process, including evaporation, condensation and precipitation.
The activity provided students with a visual and interactive way to explore an important scientific concept while strengthening their understanding of the processes that occur in Earth’s natural systems.
