Name: ______________

Weather Events Inquiry Sheet

Station 1: Precipitation

1. Watch video about how precipitation forms. Add anything new to your
accordion book.

2. Predictions: What do you think will happen when you pour food coloring
into the shaving cream?

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3. Directions:
1. Fill a jar with water and put shaving cream at top for clouds.
2. Add blue food coloring on top of the shaving cream

4. After: What were the results? Draw a picture of what you see below.

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Station 2: Thunder

1. Watch video on what thunder is. Add anything new to your accordion book.

2. Prediction: What do you think will happen?

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3. Directions:
1. Fill the plastic container two-thirds full of lukewarm water.
2. Let the water sit for a minute to come to air temperature.
3. Place a blue ice cube at one of the containers.
4. Drop 3 drops of red food coloring into the water at the opposite end of
the container.
5. Watch what happens and record in the space below.
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4. After: Was your prediction, right? If not, why?

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Station 3: Lightning

1. Watch video about how lightning works. Add anything new to your
accordion book.

2. Predictions: What do you think when the balloon touches the light bulb?
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3. Directions:
1. Turn all of the lights off in the room.
2. Rub the balloon on your hair for several seconds. 
3. Then hold the statically charged balloon near the end of the light bulb.
4. Record what happened below.
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4. After: Was your prediction right? If not, why?

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