Discuss water and how the water soaks into the soil. Explain that the coffee can will be pushed and rotated into the ground about 2 cent. Then students will pour 250ml of water into the can, Record results. Test this same procedure at three different soil locations. Average the data that the students have gathered and have the students draw conclusions based on the data.
Teams form a hill out of sand and dirt at one end of the cookie sheet pan.
Elevate the pan so that one end of the pan is higher than the other. Poke three holes in the bottom of the Styrofoam cup using only the very sharp point of a pencil. Cover holes with tape. Fill the cup with 200 ml of water. Hold the cup about 12 centimeters above the hill.