daily activities

Wild Weather
Water Cycle Weirdness
Did you know that the water you drink today is the same water that dinosaurs drank? (For real.) Earth has been recycling water for over 4 billion years through the water cycle. If you've ever left a bowl of water outside on a hot summer day and noticed that it's gone the next day, you've witnessed the water cycle in action. Today you'll learn all about it, build a model of your own, and understand how the water cycle influences some of our planet's wildest weather.
what you’ll need
- Your Camp Kinda toolkit
- A glass jar (a jam jar works well)
- A paper plate or bowl
- Ice
- Hot water and room temperature water
- A zip lock bag
- Food coloring (preferably blue)
- Clear tape
- Shaving cream
FOR PARENTS
Ask About Today
What's one type of climate you didn't understand before today? What part of the world has that climate?
Dinner Discussion
If you could create your own ideal system of weather, what would the weather be like and what would you name it? (Ours would be "sunny with a chance of barbecues.")
Skip the Ads
Unfortunately, online videos often start with short advertisements. Remind your campers to click the "Skip" button as soon as they can to move ahead to the video.
Weekly Materials
This week's materials list includes a few items that are a little more unusual—like styrofoam plates, baby oil, and food coloring. If you can find them, we think they make for some really cool experiments. If you can't, no worries, just skip ahead.
explore
30-60 minutes
Bomb cyclone? Blood rain? Dive in and find out just how extreme the weather can get—all thanks to the water cycle.
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create
30-45 minutes
Now that you've got the basics of the water cycle down, it's time to make your own.
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move
30-45 minutes
Time to get dancing—to celebrate the weather.
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