Water Cycle

After Aiden spilled a cup of water on the floor, Morah Mimi commented that he shouldn't worry about it because it will dry on its own.  Sammy questioned how that will happen.
Morah Mimi decided to do the experiment together.
First we found an area that was sunny with no shade.
While we were painting the children realized that their shadows created shade and found positions were they were able to paint out of each other's shadow.

We all had a great time painting outside.

Hannah makes an " E" for her sister Ellery.

Jordan makes a "J" for Jordan.

The next day we decide to do it again.  At first the children all gathered around the same circle (naturally), but we quickly realized we were all blocking the sun with our shadows.

Notice how some of the children are trying to turn away from the shadows.

We came up with a great idea.  We all went off to our own areas!
We were amazed at how the water disappeared.
We will continue with more experiments next week to understand what happens to the water.