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Build Your Own Water Cycle


You will need:

  1. jar
  2. plants
  3. bottle cap or
    shell of water
  4. soil
  5. sand
  6. small rocks
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(Fill the jar first with small rocks, then sand, then soil. Then add plants in the soil and place your bottle cap or shell of water in the jar.)

ll'te faut:

  1. un pot
  2. des plantes
  3. une capsule de
    bouteille ou
    une coquille
    remplie d'eau
  4. de la terre
  5. du sable
  6. des petites roches
Fill jar as in the picture and put the lid on. Put the jar in a sunny place and see how the water cycle works.
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Remplis le pot tel qu'indique sur le dessin et mets le couvercle. Place le pot dans un endroit ensoleille et observe comment le cycle de l'eau fonctionne.



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