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Sunlight and Evaporation

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Here is a simple inquiry experiment designed to demonstrate that the energy from sunlight can evaporate water. Young scientists follow provided procedural steps to construct a model of our atmosphere using a bowl, a cup, water and plastic wrap. After observing what happens, they answer three short answer questions. This resource also includes a couple of paragraphs of background information for teachers.

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sunlight, the sun, wavelength, waves, energy, evaporation, gases, the atmosphere, the greenhouse effect, the water cycle, water

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energy, evaporation, sunlight, atmosphere, gas, greenhouse, inquiry, the water cycle, water, wavelengths, Experiment, science
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3rd - 4th
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Science
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2 hrs
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