Cloud in a Jar

Teacher: Dani Grade: Kindergarten Date: 10/11/22

Unit Title: Earth & Human Activity Experiment: Cloud in a Jar

Essential Question: How do clouds form in the sky?

Materials/Resources Essential Vocabulary

Teacher: Student: Cloud

https://www.giftofcuriosity.co - Hairspray Vapor
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- Hot water Droplets
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- Ice Condensation
- Clear jar w/ lid Particles
- Picture of clouds
- worksheet

Learning Experience

Essential Standards: K-ESS2-1: Use and share observations of local weather to describe patterns over time.

I Can Statement: I can describe how water vapor attaches to particles to become a cloud.

Engage (Activating Strategy/Hook): Introduce self and meet students. Go through the behavior expectation card.
Questions:
- Have you seen clouds in the sky?
- What do they look like?
- How do you think they are formed?
Introduce experiment:
We are going to make a cloud in a jar. What do you think it’s going to look like?

Explore (Learning Experiences): Do the experiment.

1. Pour hot water into the jar.
2. Have students swirl the water to heat the sides of the jar.
3. Place the lid on the jar and put a few ice cubes on the lid.
4. Count to 10 twice with the students.
5. Have students lift the lid and ice off of the jar while you spray hairspray into the jar. Replace lids.
6. Let’s watch and see what happens.

Explain (Learning Experiences):

● Why did the cloud form?
● Does our cloud look like the clouds in the sky?
● How do we know the cloud is in there?
○ What if we took off the lid? - have students remove lid and watch the cloud
Elaborate (Extending & Defining):
● The warm water turns to water vapor.
● The vapor rises when it comes into contact with the cold air.
● It condenses (look at condensation) as it cools down.
● The water condenses on to the hairspray. (dust particles, pollen, air pollution)
● A cloud is formed when water vapor condenses into water droplets that attach to particles.
○ When the droplets join together, they form clouds.

Evaluate (Summarizing Strategy):

Worksheet: Draw what the experiment looked like.

Differentiation Strategies

Extension: Extra Support:

Assessment: Students will draw a prediction of what they think is going to happen. They will also draw what it looks
like after.

Teacher Reflection: