Water Cycle Activity

In class we did an activity where we set up bowls representing diffrent water sources such as the ocean, lake, rivers etc. half of the class had spoons taking water from a certain source and putting it into another. (nobody had the same route) While the rest of the class had cups representing clouds and took the water from the spoons and put the water into a certain source. This activity taught me a lot about the water cycle and how water evaporates and ends up somewhere else. Also it taught me how a waters path can be disturbed and the water will end up not where it is supposed causing an increase in water in some places and a decrease in others. I would do this activity again because it taught me a lot and it is a fun activity.

Oil Lab

In class we did an oil lab where we traced 3 source maps on one piece of paper and marked all the spots where the 3 maps over lapped. Then we had split into groups and the groups had to use their coordinates to drill oil. From this lab i learned in order to be able to hold oil in a certain spot the spot has to have a resevoir, a trap and heat and pressure. I would do this lab again because i learned a lot and it is a fun activity to do with a group.

Extra Credit

Autumn a poem by Emily Dickinson, describes the changes of season in this case Autumn occuring. In this poem Ms. Dickinson had to have knowledge in weather because the entire poem is about weather. This knowledge helped her so she can describe various diffrences in the changes in Autumn.
If there was no mention of weather in this poem there would be no poem or the poem would be very dull because the whole poem is abotu weather. This poem helps me understand more about weather because it has some facts that i didnt know happened in the change of season.

Autumn by Emily Dickinson
The morns are meeker than they were;
The nuts are getting brown;
The berry’s cheek is plumper,
The rose is out of town.

The maple wears a gayer scarf,
The field a scarlet gown.
Lest I should be old-fashioned,
I’ll put a trinket on