Sneaky Water

Earlier this week Abby and Nathan started to converse about 'evaporation.' I can't remember the context. Anyway, Nathan asked Abby's teacher, Ms. Sherry, if they had done an evaporation experiment at school. We remembered an ice experiment of some sort. Sherry thought evaporation would be a great experiment, so they started the experiment that day. We heard throughout the week that the water was below the blue tape on the cup and how far. We thought this would explain evaporation to Abby. Well, not so much.

Tonight at dinner we asked how the evaporation was going. We got the usual response that the water was below the blue tape. Nathan asked Abby where it went. She said that every day when it was nap time some of the water left. All I can picture in my head is a little cartoon water droplet with feet and a face looking over the edge of the cup and motioning a la covert military operation style to other water droplets that the kids are asleep - the coast is clear.

Without too much laughing Nathan explained that the water went into the air. Of course, Abby didn't believe him. We ended up boiling water on the stove so Nathan could catch the steam in a baggie to show Abby that steam is water.

I don't think she really "gets" it, but it was fun anyway.