3.27 Understanding Evaporation
Lesson 37 (“Understanding Evaporation”) is a one-on-one mentoring activity from the National FFA Mentoring Program’s Grow Your PALS Program Guide, within the Environmental Science unit. Through discussion of the water cycle and a salt water painting activity, students develop an understanding of evaporation and observe firsthand what is left behind (salt) once water evaporates.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Develop an understanding of evaporation.
- Observe water evaporation through salt water.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 30 minutes.
- Materials
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- salt
- water
- 4-5 small containers
- food coloring (2-3 colors)
- paintbrushes
- paper
- solid and liquid measuring cups
- Precepts
- J. Mental growth — J4. Solve problems
- Unit
- Environmental Science
- Lesson Type
- One-on-One
- Key Terms
- evaporation
- Resources
- American Red Cross – Water Safety Tips
Downloads & Links
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NS.K-4.1Science as Inquiry