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Cloud Types Resources:
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Lesson 2: Cloud in a bottle experiment Resources:
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Cloud in a Bottle Experiment: Materials ● Clear plastic bottle with cap ● Enough water to wet the bottom of the bottle ● Incense stick (or you can use a paper match) ● Matches Procedure 1. Pour water into the bottle, place the cap on, and shake for 30 seconds. 2. Squeeze the bottle—What effect does this have on the environmental conditions inside the bottle? Now release the pressure on the bottle. What effect does this have on the environmental conditions inside the bottle? Did a cloud form? 3. After smoke from the incense or paper match is placed in your bottle, quickly place the cap on and then repeat Step 2. This time, did the cloud appear when you squeezed or when you released the bottle? What’s happening when you do this (i.e., what condition has been provided for clouds to form)? *Note*: You may want to do this experiment as a demonstration as there is matches involved. Curriculum Links: Strand: Natural Environments Strand Unit: Weather, Climate and Atmosphere |
The document above gives you the poem about clouds.
Idea: The group that is on class website duty for the month will write up on the iPad how to complete this experiment. |
* This comprehension on clouds could be used as an extension activity *