What did one raindrop say to its friends? Two’s company. Three’s a cloud. When is weather worst for mice? When it is raining
Why does it rain?
There is water all around us—on the land and in the
sea. This water evaporates and rises into the sky as
vapor. The vapor in the sky turns to water droplets
and makes clouds. The water drops fall from the sky
as rain. The rain goes into the ground and into the
sea. Then, some of the water from the rain
evaporates back to the sky and makes clouds again.
Standards Link: Earth Science: Water changes through the process of
evaportation and condensation.
Cut out the pictures and put
them in the correct order on
the Water Cycle.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow
simple directions; understand the water cycle.
cats and dogs.
Whacky Weather
Great galoshes! Gregg is in a goofy storm.
Can you find all the things that start with
“G”? There are 12 of them in this picture.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple directions.
Decoding and Word Recognition: Match initial consonant sound to letter.
Where is the ocean deepest? At the bottom.
What is the difference between a lion with a toothache and a rainy day? One roars with pain and the other pours with rain.
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What does the ocean do when it is leaving? It waves.
How to Make a
Cloud in a Jar
IMPORTANT: Work with an
adult family member on this
exciting science experiment.
STUFF YOU’LL NEED:
a clean empty jar with lid
boiling water
ice cubes
aerosol hairspray
AN ADULT SHOULD
DO THIS PART:
1. Fill your jar half full of
boiling water and swirl the
water around the jar.
2. Spray hairspray into the jar
and quickly seal with the lid.
KIDS CAN SAFELY
DO THIS PART:
3. Place as many ice cubes as
you can on top of the lid.
4. Observe the cloud forming
inside the jar.
5. When you can see the
cloud, take off the lid and
watch the cloud escape.
Weather
Watch
Look through
the newspaper
for news about
the weather.
How does the
weather affect
different
activities
mentioned in
the news?
Umbrella Math
Use the color code to color each umbrella section.
Standards Link:
Reading analysis:
Understanding cause
and effect.
Standards Link: Mathematics: Adding and subtracting number facts up to 20.
Water Facts
Do the math to discover these
amazing facts about water.
• In July 1861, more than ______ feet of rain fell
41-11
in one month on the town of Cherrapunji, India.
• _______ percent of the Earth is covered with
15 + 55
water.
• A watermelon is ______ percent water.
53 + 39
‡¬7KHUHLVDVPXFKZDWHULQBBBBBBLQFKHVRI
4 + 6
snow as there is in one inch of rain.
• About _______ percent of the Earth’s
14 + 36
freshwater supply is contained in five of the
Great Lakes.
EVAPORATES
GALOSHES
SHOWERS
WEATHER
CLOUDS
APRIL
WATER
CYCLE
VAPOR
LAKES
STORM
WATCH
RAIN
SNOW
SKY
Wet and Dry Headlines
Warm water created warm
air inside the jar. Some of the
water evaporated into the air.
When this warm vapor rose,
it reached the cold air below
the ice-covered lid. This vapor
then condensed onto the
particles of hairspray forming
the cloud. Your cloud should
swirl around as the warm air
rises and the cold air sinks.
I R E N D P R O O R
S E T A R O P A V E
D T L I T A S N O W
This week’s word:
U A L C V H Y I M O
EVAPORATE
O W P S Y K E A R H
The verb evaporate means
to change into vapor.
L A K E S C A R O S
C R E F A L L I T N
S E H S O L A G S G
The dew evaporated as
soon as the sun came up.
Try to use the word
evaporate in a sentence
today when talking with
your friends and family.
Why is the
ocean salty?
Start a poster collage of headlines and/or
articles that mention water. After several
weeks, look for a pattern in the stories.
What do they tell you about the water
situation in your community?
ANSWER: Wet Feet
Standards Link: Earth Science: Water and the community;
origins, availability and recycling.
R W A H C T A W R S
WHAT HAPPENS:
Make a list of your ideas and
discuss them with a parent or
friend. Your ideas can be
clever, silly or serious.