{"id":26583,"date":"2015-04-16T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2015-04-16T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/?p=26583"},"modified":"2020-05-04T12:53:09","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T16:53:09","slug":"easy-cloud-science-craft-and-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/easy-cloud-science-craft-and-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Cloud Science Craft and Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26727 size-full\" title=\"Easy Cloud Science Craft and Activity at The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/04\/Easy_Cloud_Science_Craft_Activity.jpg\" alt=\"Easy Cloud Science Craft and Activity at The Happy Housewife\" width=\"450\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/04\/Easy_Cloud_Science_Craft_Activity.jpg 450w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/04\/Easy_Cloud_Science_Craft_Activity-270x300.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Do your little ones know what a cloud is? Clouds are fascinating and there are many crafts and activities available online, but many of them are just that \u2013 crafts and activities. It\u2019s important for kids to know that clouds are made up of tiny water droplets or ice crystals.<\/p>\n<h2>Cloud Science Information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>All air contains water.<\/li>\n<li>Near the ground, it\u2019s usually in the form of an invisible gas called water vapor.<\/li>\n<li>Warm air rises, cools, and expands.<\/li>\n<li>Cool air doesn\u2019t hold as much water vapor as warm air, so the vapor condenses around dust particles.<\/li>\n<li>These droplets come together by the billions and form a visible cloud.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are great facts to start a cloud study with. Grab some cloud books at the library, and talk about the different types and kinds of weather patterns associated with them.<\/p>\n<h2>A Quick Cloud Science Activity<\/h2>\n<p>Facts are all well and good, but kids learn and retain best when they are actively involved in their learning. And that\u2019s why I love hands-on activities. Especially when they demonstrate a topic simply and effectively.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26606\" title=\"Easy Cloud Science Craft and Activity at The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/spoon-cloud.jpg\" alt=\"Easy Cloud Science Craft and Activity at The Happy Housewife\" width=\"550\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/spoon-cloud.jpg 750w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/spoon-cloud-300x280.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is a simple water vapor activity:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Grab a spoon.<\/li>\n<li>Have your kids look at it and hold it in their hands.<\/li>\n<li>Tell them to breathe on the spoon and take a look at what happens.<\/li>\n<li>Explain that the \u201cfog\u201d that forms is a little cloud. Water vapor that collected together on the surface of the spoon. That\u2019s exactly what clouds do around dust.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>A Simple Cloud Craft<\/h2>\n<p>Crafts have a place, too. Since the science activity is so simple and quick, do this cloud craft right afterward to give your kids a souvenir to remember the lesson. They&#8217;ll love it, and it will help cement their learning.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-26607\" title=\"Easy Cloud Science Craft and Activity at The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/PicMonkey-Collage1.jpg\" alt=\"Easy Cloud Science Craft and Activity at The Happy Housewife\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/PicMonkey-Collage1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/PicMonkey-Collage1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/PicMonkey-Collage1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cotton Ball Cloud Craft<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take 2 cotton balls and spread them out to resemble a fluffy cumulous cloud.<\/li>\n<li>Glue the cloud onto cardstock.<\/li>\n<li>Glue two googly eyes onto the cloud and let it dry.<\/li>\n<li>Cut the cloud out so that it has a stiff cardstock back.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Have your child tell a friend about how their pet cloud was formed when water droplets collected around a tiny dust particle. And let them enjoy their new science friend. Take their cloud friend on a cloud hunt and try to find new friends and pictures in the fluffy clouds overhead. <strong>Get them outside and enjoying nature for themselves this spring.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>You might also like&#8230;<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/summer-cloud-science\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Summer Cloud Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/little-cloud\/\" rel=\"noopener\">31 Days of Read-Alouds: Little Cloud<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/learning-about-the-water-cycle-experiment\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Learning About the Water Cycle Experiment<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>By contributing writer <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/WvA0b8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colleen<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do your little ones know what a cloud is? 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