Earth & Space Science Lesson 2: Rain, Clouds & the Water Cycle

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Reading:

  

Activity 1: The Water Cycle

Complete this cut & paste worksheet on the Water Cycle.

Activity 2: How do Clouds Form?

Cloud in a Jar Activity (scroll down to 2nd experiment on bottom of page)

Activity 3: All About Clouds

Read a book about the different types of clouds. Over the course of the next 3 weeks, graph the types of clouds you see in the sky using this "Cloud Graphing" Worksheet.

  

Activity 4: Measure the Rainfall

Make a Rain Gauge
Be a meteorologist in your own backyard by creating your own rain gauge & taking measurements over the course of several weeks.