Water Fences

Could you devise an experiment that measures the effect that wind has on evaporation? Ideally you would end up with a graph that shows how increased wind velocity leads to more water loss in a given period of time.

Subject: Science
Topics: The Nature of Science and Technology, Physics
Grades: 5 - 9
Knowledge and Skills:
- Can create a chart for the collection of experimental results
- Can present experimental results clearly in written form
- Can design an experiment which isolates and evaluates the relationship between two variables
- Understands what factors contribute to rate of evaporation

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