See the steam coming out of this kettle? You can make your own clouds and see how they work. Just take a tea kettle and fill it full of water and put it on the stove to boil (make sure this is okay with your folks). When the steam comes out, it makes a white cloud - that's the [...]
A big ocean wave The first molecules of water formed out in space, about 14 billion years ago, as part of the nebula left over after an early star exploded in a supernova. There were a lot of hydrogen and oxygen atoms floating around in these nebulae, and when they stuck together that [...]
Swimming in natural hot springs in Iceland When water gets very hot, it boils and turns into steam. This happens at 212 degrees Fahrenheit or 100 degrees Celsius. The water turns into steam because you (or something else: in the picture it is the volcano nearby) is adding energy in the form of [...]
Steam escaping from a tea kettle To see water turning into steam, boil some water in a pot. When it boils, do you see the steam? What does the steam do? Why? Try punching a hole in an aluminum pie pan and putting it over the steaming pot (Wear oven mitts). What happens [...]
