What We Did: We put ice in a cup of regular (room-temperature) water.
What We Saw: Small drops of water formed on the outside of the cup.
What did you learn about the temperature when water drops form on the outside of the cup?
Sentence starter: I learned water drops form when the temperature is ____________________
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What We Did: We put a cup of ice water in a bag with no air and compared it to a cup of ice water surrounded by air.
What We Saw: The cup that wasn’t surrounded by air had much less condensation that the cup that was surrounded by air.
What did you learn about where the bigger water drops forming on the outside of the cup that was not in the bag came from?
Sentence starter: I learned water drops come from ____________________
Phases of Water
Read the pages below to learn about the different phases of water.
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Water Nanoscale Model
Follow the directions to draw on your model.
Explore the TES Sim
Investigating Condensation in the Sim
Click on the link: https://learning.amplify.com/earthsystem/
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What was the phase of matter and distance between the water molecules before they condense?
Sentence starter:
Before the water molecules condensed, the phase was ____________________ and the distance between the molecules were ____________________
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What was the phase of matter and distance between the water molecules after they condense?
Sentence starter:
After the water molecules condensed, the phase was ____________________ and the distance between the molecules were ____________________
TASK 2: Find a place where a lot of liquid water is forming in the atmosphere. Use the Atmosphere Window to zoom in on the molecules and see what happens when water vapor turns to liquid water.
Observe what is happening at the nanoscale (molecules) when water vapor condenses into liquid water to (hint: use the atmosphere window to zoom in and see what happens with the molecules).
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Re-watch in the sim from the beginning, and you should notice that when the water vapor condenses into liquid water, it does not fall as rain right away.
What do you notice about when raindrops form?
Sentence starter: Raindrops form when __________________
MM 2.3 Condensation Model
Click on the link: https://learning.amplify.com/modelingtool/#/tool/175/level/23_Condensation_id_2787
Make a model of condensation
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Explain why you chose Model A or Model B is more correct.
Sentence starter: Model (A or B) is more correct because ___________
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How do raindrops form?
Sentence starter:
Raindrops form when _______________________
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What We Did: We put an empty glass in the freezer.
What We Saw: The empty glass still had condensation in it when it came out of the freezer, even though it had no water inside it.
What did you learn about where (what part of the cup) does the water drops forming on the outside of the empty cup come from?
Sentence starter: I learned water drops come from ____________________
A) Inside of the cup
B) Outside of the cup
What phase of matter is water vapor?
A) Gas
B) Solid
C) Liquid
What do the molecules in water vapor look like?
A) Medium distance (close together, can move around each other)
B) Far apart
C) Very close together (cannot move around each other)
What phase of matter is water?
A) Gas
B) Solid
C) Liquid
What do the molecules in liquid water look like?
A) Medium distance (close together, can move around each other)
B) Far apart
C) Very close together (cannot move around each other)
How did the molecules move from water vapor (gas) to liquid water?
A) The molecules moved closer together
B) The molecules moved farther apart
What happens to the temperature when water vapor (gas) condenses into water (liquid)?
A) The temperature increases (goes up / hotter)
B) The temperature decreases (goes down / colder)
Do all the water vapor molecules that condensed into liquid water form rain droplets?
A) Yes, all the water vapor molecules that condensed into liquid water form raindrops.
B) No, not all the water vapor molecules that condensed into liquid water form raindrops.
Below are two student models of condensation. Which model is more correct?
Model A
Model B
Would a raindrop form if there were just a few water molecules in the air?
A) Yes, a raindrop would form
B) No, a raindrop would not form
Is there water in the air?
A) Yes, there is water in the air.
B) No, water is not in the air.
What is the water in the air called?
A) Ice
B) Water Vapor
C) Liquid water
What phase (state) of matter is the water in the air?
A) Liquid
B) Gas
C) Solid
What is the phase change called going from gas to liquid?
